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Barbara “Felicia” Atkins joined Tropicana revue in ‘58 and was principal showgirl in Folies Bergere from ‘59-‘78. Atkins died in NSW Australia in 2016. Photos by Michael Nagro https://t.co/qBDN1Wc3YE — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 31, 2024

Tropicana showgirl Felicia Atkins, Las Vegas, 1958. Photo by Bill Bridges. https://t.co/cdk1fva8lr — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 31, 2024

@z72917378 and Jolly Trolley, featuring the renowned Jolly Follies, "Naked but Nice". https://t.co/wzm1gwv4yp — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 30, 2024

1972, same time, close to the same place, facing north. Jay Sarno's Big Wheel casino was the original form of that sign that is now Bonanza Gifts. The broken white picket fence was from the former El Rancho Village. Both photos by Bruno Werndl. https://t.co/4M5levytpY — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 30, 2024

On the Strip, 1972. https://t.co/2T62scpsSe — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 30, 2024

Tropicana showgirl Marilyn Johnson Resnick at the fountain, circa 1957. https://t.co/AYJmnEqpWG — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 28, 2024

@WendyBirdOZ March 1973, going by that lineup at Golden Nugget. — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 28, 2024

@JesparDalVar Yes, apparently, but Bally's hasn't yet shared the details. https://t.co/b0dAlmPflo — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 27, 2024

Timeline of the Trop. https://t.co/mUFCyohLlJ — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 27, 2024

These were found by Kristen Lindholm of https://t.co/wEhyllvSQb in West Palm Beach FL. https://t.co/cZgCgnG9Rl — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 27, 2024

Renderings of the Tropicana, signed by designer M. Tony Sherman in 1955. Three paintings were found at a thrift shop in Florida. https://t.co/393FL5esm4 — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 27, 2024

@LuvTheUSAzeal Worth considering, the people were likely all shills modeling for a professional photographer, they same way they do casino advertising today. https://t.co/cqV7IKZCQv — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 27, 2024

Baccarat room, Riviera, 1981. https://t.co/blCkAisLBw — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 27, 2024

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Convention Center Dr, 1969. Empty lots, space-age shapes, and the biggest hotel in the world. https://t.co/Veu9R1gPYo — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 26, 2024

@372333N1158083W @KathleenKeesla1 They were an early consumer loyalty program, circa 1900s-60s. — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 25, 2024

@JEV1A Sal & Golden Gate were run my old timer businessmen just like Plaza, The Mint had been corporate for over ten years, Wynn was just joining the board at Golden Nugget. — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 23, 2024

At the Union Plaza, 1972 https://t.co/NKXRthu3JC — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 23, 2024

Photo by the team West Light (Tom Campbell & Gary Boulanger), taken from the Tropicana. — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 21, 2024

Las Vegas Strip, 1980 https://t.co/VwbMkExCQf — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 21, 2024

Fremont & 1st, 1987 https://t.co/97AU0h3a7b — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 20, 2024

Fremont & 1st, 1968 https://t.co/UkMWGoWtdR — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 20, 2024

@las_when I assume these were taken at the same time, but from where – helicopter or Bellagio construction site? https://t.co/z0sGtpHXN0 — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 18, 2024

Drink and Eat Too (Harmon & Koval) - 1995. This place later turned into Ice Nightclub, demo'ed last year for the F1 thing. https://t.co/ZtAVybK9BQ — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 16, 2024

On March 17, 1953, this home furnishings shop Las Vegas has a sale that starts the minute the St. Patrick's day atomic bomb is exploded. https://t.co/Wdrr970zZH — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 16, 2024

SpaceQuest Casino at Las Vegas Hilton, 1998. https://t.co/E2xGME6XwC — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 16, 2024

Neon long gone, the sign has been in @NeonMuseum storage for a while. It will be restored and loaned to the Las Vegas Medical District. https://t.co/0OZYX30dCS https://t.co/TaH425iAxT — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 12, 2024

Free Aspirin & Tender Sympathy, 1995. The station & sign lasted until about 2001. https://t.co/TQORGt7Li4 — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 12, 2024

The 'Free Aspirin' sign dates back to '57 or 58. RJ, 12/9/58 – "A service station attendant got some of his own 'free aspiring and tender sympathy' last night on the Strip after he was slugged twice with a crescent wrench by two teenagers who attempted to rob him." https://t.co/TwUgdBGBMn — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 12, 2024

Free Aspirin & Tender Sympathy. Union 76, Las Vegas Strip, 1961. Slide scan from Yesterdays Trails. https://t.co/dfr6HVUDnu — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 12, 2024

Las Vegas Motels, 1970. Photo by #ArtShay https://t.co/yT0f4mnG0z — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 11, 2024

Las Vegas Strip, March 1964 https://t.co/Ll1HiZcC3y — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 8, 2024

@CircusVegas @VitalVegas Is this staying? https://t.co/02aHk2TGe8 — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 8, 2024

Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme, Caesars Palace. https://t.co/Ins9Bv6YyX — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 8, 2024

a "feather" of this sign was retired years ago to the Neon Museum boneyard. Pretty sure this is one of the pieces they're planning on restoring & lighting up again. https://t.co/aF6pKHhfyE — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 7, 2024

@BossHook "We pimp park everyone sir, even those who stole a pickup in Parhump" — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 7, 2024

Flamingo, 1978. Photo by Stephen Shore. https://t.co/oabTc5JfLo — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 7, 2024

The story about Howard Hughes and the Silver Slipper ... https://t.co/o3osEqOXhF — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 7, 2024

Silver Slipper 1965, 1967 https://t.co/NweUbpUBRP — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 7, 2024

@VitalVegas La Concha (1961) and Félix Candela’s Los Manantiales (1958) in Mexico City. https://t.co/cVHLDFX5uo — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 7, 2024

@JeffMSquared Miles in the distance, it's the tower at @ElCortezLV. It was opened in 1984. https://t.co/vepQ6zJDIy — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 6, 2024

Las Vegas Strip, 1982 / 1985 https://t.co/3B7FdGKSdw — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 6, 2024

@Jim_SchaefferLV It is not a "Tiffany glass" ceiling. You've correctly said it was made by Judson Studios. Tiffany glass is from a NY studio that closed in the 1930s. — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 5, 2024

@mrjcocktails Mazzola died in 1999 — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 5, 2024

Rain Man (1988) - filmed at Caesars. Vegas Vacation (1997) - Klondike. Casino (1995) - Riviera. MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice (1994) - Desert Inn. Mazzola was also in a show called Hearts are Wild (92) which I couldn't find. — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 5, 2024

Caesars dealer Nick Mazzola played a dealer in every Las Vegas movie of the 90s. https://t.co/TAv7ikg7Ce — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 5, 2024

Las Vegas Strip, March 1974. Photo by RF Suarez. https://t.co/MfO6LWYKkM — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 3, 2024

North view from the Dunes, 1974 https://t.co/F0PnZBDyy2 — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 1, 2024

Windy day at the Dunes, March 1974 https://t.co/Z7uQJAwunq — Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) Mar 1, 2024