Timeline of Las Vegas
Sphere (venue) exosphere is lit by approximately 1.23 million LED pucks, each with 48 diodes.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Las Vegas , Nevada , United States.
20th century
1900s–1950s
1900
The population of Las Vegas, five years before it is founded as a city, is 22.[ 1]
1905
Las Vegas is founded as a city on May 15 when 110 acres (45 ha) of land adjacent to the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad tracks are auctioned off by the railroad company. The areas that were auctioned off were situated between Stewart Avenue on the north, Garces Avenue to the south, Main Street to the west, and 5th Street (Las Vegas Boulevard) to the east and would later become the downtown area.[ 1]
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad begins operating, linking Southern California with Salt Lake City and making Las Vegas an ideal refueling point and rest stop due to the availability of water.[ 1]
1906
1909
1910
Victory Hotel in business.
1911
June 1: Citizens of Las Vegas vote 168 to 57 in favor of incorporation.[ 1]
June 1: Peter Buol is elected first mayor of Las Vegas, Stewart, VonTobel, McGovern and Gaughlin become city commissioner and assure a "conservative city government".
"Helldorado Days. Louis Dufur, Pretty Las Vegas, Nevada. Debutante, “Sets ‘Em Up" for her Friends" at "saloon in downtown Las Vegas." The photograph is part of a series sent out by the Union Pacific Railroad's publicly department to promote the event.
1920
1930
1931
Gambling legalized.
Hoover Dam construction begins near Las Vegas.
1933
1934
The former Union Pacific Station in Las Vegas, c. 1940–1945
1940
1941
1943
Las Vegas YMCA active.[ 7]
Ansel Adams photograph of the Hoover Dam, was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West .
Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel, known as the Binion's Horseshoe neon sign at night
1951
1952
1953
City of Henderson chartered in vicinity of Las Vegas.
KLAS-TV , Las Vegas' first television station, signs on the air.
1955
Riviera Hotel and Casino in business.
Las Vegas' second television station, KLRJ-TV (now KSNV ), signs on from Henderson; it will move to Las Vegas by the end of the year.
1956
1957
1958
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada established.[ 11]
1959
Las Vegas Convention Center
1960s–1990s
1960
The population of Las Vegas has grown to 64,405, which represents more than 22 percent of Nevada's total population, even though with just 25 square miles it occupies less than 0.02 percent of the state's land.[ 1]
Plaque describing the Beatles' hotel stay in 1964. Sahara Las Vegas USA
Las Vegas Natural History Museum
The Liberace Museum
1964
1966
1967
1968
1970
1973
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
Paradise 6 cinema in business.[ 14]
National Finals Rodeo is first held Las Vegan with the help of Benie Binion.
1989
Exterior and interior of the dome – Mirage casino
Excalibur Hotel and Casino
1992
Cannon Aviation Museum established near city.[ 12]
1993
1994
1995
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Logo as The Source – KUNV 91.5FM TheSource
21st century
A view from the Mandalay Bay hotel looking north in 2003
The Mirage in 2005
Paris Las Vegas in 2006
The Venetian in 2007
Mandalay Bay Hotel Las Vegas, photo taken on July 15, 2008
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas at night in 2009
The Paris Casino in Las Vegas & the Bellagio Fountain in 2010
2009
2010
2011
Sahara Hotel closes for business.
Carolyn Goodman becomes mayor.
Population: 589,317; metro 1,969,975.[ 24]
Las Vegas new City Hall in February 2012
T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas in 2012
The Mirage in 2012.
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Park MGM opened in April.
NoMad Hotel scheduled to open in Fall.
Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas replaces Mandarin Oriental Hotel in September.
Sphere (venue) breaks ground on the 27th of September 27.
2019
2020
2021
The Sphere under construction in September 2022
See also
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Las Vegas" . City of Las Vegas. Retrieved December 28, 2015 .
^ a b c d "US Newspaper Directory" . Chronicling America . Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved March 12, 2014 .
^ "Y History" . Retrieved July 2, 2018 .
^ Fabulous Las Vegas . Beautiful America Publishing Co. 2006. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-89802-815-7 . Retrieved October 11, 2022 .
^ a b c Pluralism Project. "Las Vegas, Nevada" . Directory of Religious Centers . Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. Retrieved March 12, 2014 .
^ a b c d Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Las Vegas, Nevada" . Nonprofit Explorer . New York: ProPublica . Retrieved March 12, 2014 .
^ "Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada" . Retrieved July 2, 2018 .
^ a b c d American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Nevada: Las Vegas" . Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada . ISBN 0759100020 .
^ "KVVU on-air date" . Brainy History . Retrieved June 24, 2018 .
^ a b "Movie Theaters in Las Vegas, NV" . CinemaTreasures.org . Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2014 .
^ "Nevada". Official Congressional Directory . Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1985–1986. hdl :2027/mdp.39015022208436 .
^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 , US Census Bureau, 1998
^ "Welcome to Las Vegas" . Archived from the original on January 10, 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine .
^ Zapler, Mike (June 9, 1999). "Goodman elected in a landslide" . Las Vegas Review-Journal . Archived from the original on August 18, 2000.
^ Koch, Ed; Radke, Jace (July 9, 1999). "Damage assessed, area braces for more rain" . Las Vegas Sun . Retrieved January 6, 2023 .
^ "Clinton to make call on flood aid" . Las Vegas Sun . July 19, 1999. Retrieved January 6, 2023 .
^ "Las Vegas (city), Nevada" . State & County QuickFacts . U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2014 .
^ "Nevada" . Hackerspaces . Retrieved March 12, 2014 .
^ "Largest Urbanized Areas With Selected Cities and Metro Areas (2010)" . US Census Bureau. 2012.
^ "30 Cities: An Introductory Snapshot" . American Cities Project . Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts . 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2014 .
^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress" . GovTrack . Washington, D.C. Retrieved March 12, 2014 .
^ "Monte Carlo will transform to Park MGM in $450M makeover" . June 3, 2016.
^ "Construction progresses on Pawn Plaza, a Container Park-inspired restaurant and retail shopping complex planned by Rick Harrison of "Pawn Stars," located next to the Gold and Silver Pawn shop in d..."
^ "Chumlee finally opens Candy on the BLVD at Pawn Plaza" . June 21, 2017.
^ "Chumlee's candy store cuts hours; Harrison celebrates wedding" . June 30, 2017.
^ "New candy shop hits 'Pawn Stars' fave Chumlee's sweet spot" . May 2017.
^ Park, Madison (June 20, 2017). "How hot is it in the West? Let us count the ways" . CNN .
^ Holly Yan; Philip Victor; Darran Simon (October 2, 2017). "Weapons cache found at Las Vegas shooter's home" . CNN .
^ "Country music artists pray for victims of Las Vegas shooting near concert" . ABC News .
^ Lacanlale, Rio (August 24, 2020). "California woman declared 59th victim of 2017 massacre in Las Vegas" . The Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2020 .
^ Lacanlale, Rio (September 17, 2020). "Las Vegas woman becomes 60th victim of October 2017 mass shooting" . The Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved September 17, 2020 .
^ "6 dead in downtown Las Vegas apartment fire" . Las Vegas Review-Journal . December 21, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
^ nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/state-information/press-releases/
^ Stutz, Howard (October 25, 2020). "A gambler at heart: Derek Stevens opening first all-new resort in four decades in downtown Las Vegas" . The Nevada Independent . Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
^ Velotta, Richard N.; Shoro, Mike (March 25, 2021). "Virgin Hotels Las Vegas opens, marking a return to paradise" . Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
^ Komenda, Ed (June 25, 2021). "Resorts World, first new hotel-casino built on Las Vegas Strip in a decade, is now open. Look inside" . Reno Gazette Journal . Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
^ a b c Brewer, Ray (February 6, 2023). "Southern Nevada's big year ahead culminates decade of growth in the Valley" . VegasInc . Retrieved May 28, 2023 .
Works cited
C.P. Squires (1913), "Clark County" , in Sam P. Davis (ed.), History of Nevada , Reno, Nevada: Elms Publishing Co., OCLC 7990365
Federal Writers' Project (1957), "Las Vegas", Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State , American Guide Series , Portland, Or.: Binfords & Mort , hdl :2027/mdp.39015048749454 – via HathiTrust
Robert Venturi ; Denise Scott Brown ; Steven Izenour (1977) [1972]. Learning from Las Vegas . Cambridge MA: MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-72006-X .
Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Las Vegas, NV" , Encyclopedia of American Cities , New York: E.P. Dutton , p. 187+, OL 4120668M
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George Thomas Kurian (1994), "Las Vegas" , World Encyclopedia of Cities , Vol. 1: North America, Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, p. 479+, OL 1431653M (fulltext via Open Library)
"Las Vegas" , Re/code , 2014, archived from the original on May 15, 2015 (series of articles)
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