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  2. El Rancho Vegas - Wikipedia

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    El Rancho Vegas was the first resort to be built on the Las Vegas Strip, still known then as part of Highway 91. [20] [36] Hull and the El Rancho are credited with the creation of the Strip, [21] [37] [38] as the property's unexpected success prompted other developers to open resorts in the vicinity, eventually transforming Highway 91 into the ...

  3. El Rancho Hotel and Casino - Wikipedia

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    The El Rancho Hotel and Casino (formerly known as the Thunderbird and Silverbird) was a hotel and casino that operated on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It originally opened on September 2, 1948, as the Navajo -themed Thunderbird. At the time, it was owned by building developer Marion Hicks and Lieutenant Governor of Nevada Clifford ...

  4. Las Vegas in the 1940s - Wikipedia

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    Cashman and his associates showed him a number of sites. But Hull had his own preference and built the El Rancho Las Vegas hotel at a large site of his choice. He built the hotel with a sprawling casino, coffee shops upscale restaurants, well-turned gardens and parks, a swimming pool and a large parking lot which could accommodate 500 cars.

  5. Las Vegas Strip - Wikipedia

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    The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about 4.2 mi (6.8 km) long, and is immediately south of the Las Vegas city limits in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester, but is often referred to simply as "Las Vegas".

  6. El Cortez (Las Vegas) - Wikipedia

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    El Cortez, a hotel and casino, is a relatively small downtown Las Vegas gaming venue a block from the Fremont Street Experience and Las Vegas Boulevard.Slots, table games, and a race and sports book occupy one floor of the main pavilion, at this historic casino.

  7. Wayne McAllister - Wikipedia

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    His 1941 El Rancho Vegas was the very first resort hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, and his iconic 1949 Bob's Big Boy restaurant in Burbank, California is a California historical landmark. He created iconic circular drive-in restaurants in Southern California, including Simon's, Herbert's, and Robert's in the 1930s.

  8. List of restaurant chains in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Tampa, Florida. 895. 580 (Checkers) 315 (Rally's) Nationwide. Checkers in the Southeast and Northeast, Rally's in the Midwest and California. Cheeburger Cheeburger. Sanibel, Florida. 1986. Fort Myers, Florida.

  9. Talk:List of restaurants in the Las Vegas Valley - Wikipedia

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    This article can be expanded with notable restaurants located within casinos and resorts. See below for examples. North America 1000 11:06, 1 March 2016 (UTC) There are really endless restaurants in the area, I'm assuming by "notable," in this case we mean restaurants that have enough coverage to stand on their own? Or just "of note" in some way?