In The News: Department of History
While arcades are making a comeback across the U.S., they have been a mainstay in Las Vegas as many major casinos both on and off the Strip have long had some sort of arcade.
Sure, in the ’50s, he bought contracts to fix sporting events, earning multiple sports-bribery indictments. And sure, he was a suspect in multiple business and car bombings in Miami in the ’60s, which is allegedly why he fled to Las Vegas in 1968 in the first place. But Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal was also the very first operator of a Las Vegas Strip resort to hire female dealers for table games, which makes him a champion for women’s rights. And that makes up for at least some of the bad stuff in his legacy, right?
Across the Las Vegas valley, many parks, trails and roadways are named for Nevadans. Some of them came to Southern Nevada before Las Vegas was founded, and at least one is still practicing law in town.
Having grown up in Southern Nevada and spent a lot of time visiting, teaching and writing about Hoover Dam, I admire it and the people who built it.
The start of July marked the 65th anniversary of the opening of the now-defunct Stardust resort, although its history can still be seen through its neon sign.
Business attire has, traditionally, been taken incredibly seriously. Often considered as the representation of professionalism in the workplace, these ethics are still in transition today. From the 1950s, the American work style witnessed a transformation. Starting with women in tailored suits, silk shirts, and stilettos, and the expectation of black suits, ties, and pocket squares for men, the office was a place of conformity.
Fifteen thousand hotel workers across Southern California recently walked off the job. Workers at about 65 major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties went on strike Sunday morning, including front desk staff, housekeepers, and kitchen workers.
Sports have been around for thousands of years, whether it’s the Greek Olympics or the gladiator matches of the Roman empire.
Nearly a century ago, writer Aldous Huxley called Los Angeles “19 suburbs in search of a metropolis.” In many ways, Las Vegas is the 20th suburb. The two cities share such links as the Old Spanish Trail, the L.A. to Salt Lake Railroad and Interstate 15. Three Southern California architects also did a great deal to make Las Vegas look the way it has and does.
The mirrored, million-dollar canopy remains as it always was; the same can’t be said of the surroundings reflected in its silvery depths.
The NHL, WNBA, NFL and soon the MLB will have moved to Vegas in just the past six years
While Memorial Day weekend is renowned for being one of the busiest travel periods in the United States and symbolizing the unofficial start of summer, it is important to remember that at its core, this holiday holds a solemn significance.