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25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

Tacky hotels? Scummy casinos? Stale performers? You're thinking of Vegas in the 70s.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Published 6 months ago in Wow

What comes to mind when you think of Las Vegas? 


Tacky hotels? Scummy casinos? Stale performers? If those were your answers, they're stereotypes that started in the 1970s. 


Thanks to his manager, Elvis was stuck performing at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino until his death in 1977. But Vegas still had more "viva" left to come. 


Here are 25 photos of Las Vegas and its people in the 1970s. 

  • 1

    The simpler Las Vegas stretch, 1970s.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 2

    Inside the Golden Nugget, 1972.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 3

    Sherry Srole at Binion's Horseshoe during a vacation in Las Vegas, November 1970.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 4

    At the craps table, 1970s.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 5

    Vegas showgirls get ready, 1970s.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 6

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 7

    Lady and a Plymouth Barracuda in Las Vegas, 1970s.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 8

    The stretch, Las Vegas, NV, January 1976. Photo by Hank deLespinasse.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 9

    Fremont St, Las Vegas Nevada, 1971.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 10

    Gambler, gangster, and founder of the Horseshoe Casino, Benny Binion sits at a poker table with his son Ted Binion in Las Vegas, 1970s.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 11

    Backstage Vegas, Sammy Davis Jr. and Elvis.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 12

    Friends playing slot machines at Diamond Jim's Nevada Club, a casino in Las Vegas, NV, 1970.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 13

    Honest John’s and Centerfold Casinos, 1975 Las Vegas.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 14

    A promotional photo for the cocktail lounge of the Howard Johnson Hotel, Las Vegas, 1974.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 15

    Hunter S. Thompson and "Dr. Gonzo" at Caesar's Palace in 1971 in Las Vegas.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 16

    The corner of Fremont and Main, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1978.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 17

    A woman stands next to the fountains of Caesar’s Palace with the Flamingo Hotel in the background. Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1971.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 18

    Electronic shooting gallery, Circus Circus Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 19

    A couple poses for a photo at the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970s.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 20

    Las Vegas circus photo shoot, 1977.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 21

    Elvis photographed with Merv Griffin, Tom Jones and Norm Crosby in Vegas, 1971.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 22

    Las Vegas Club, 1977.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 23

    Chefs preparing and serving dishes in Robatayaki, one of five restaurants located in the Las Vegas Hilton's Benihana Village in Las Vegas. 1974-75.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 24

    Elvis Presley's final show in Las Vegas. December 12, 1976.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

  • 25

    Tina Turner jumping rope with heavyweight boxer Ken Norton at Caesars Palace, 1977.

    25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

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