Las Vegas 1962 from Jeff Altman on Vimeo.
A fascinating little look at Las Vegas, circa 1962. Jeff Altman digitized some 16mm footage from what appears to be a couples trip to what is now considered 'Old Vegas,' Fremont Street. That's where most of the classic casinos still stand, including the Golden Nugget, Binions, Four Queens and a few others. Compared to the modern Las Vegas (Aka, 'The Strip'), you can definitely feel the history when you're on Fremont street.
Old Vegas is now known as the 'Fremont Experience,' because of the incredible roof they installed over the street that is covered in 12.5 million LCD's and supported by a 550,000 Watt sound system. I had a chance to see it in person and was pretty blown away. Check out a video of one of the shows below.
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