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VEGAS, BACK THEN...

The legendary casinos, forgotten neighborhoods, personalities, businesses, and true stories that shaped old Las Vegas.

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Before the megaresorts and the modern Strip, there was a whole different Vegas. Step into the city that built Sin City.

Before the Neon, There Was Water: The Lost Oasis That Created Las Vegas
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Before the Neon, There Was Water: The Lost Oasis That Created Las Vegas

Before the casinos, before the Strip, before Las Vegas was even a city, natural springs transformed a patch of Mojave Desert into a place people couldn't afford to ignore. This is where the story of Las Vegas begins.

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