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20 Rare Photos Reveal The Old Glamour Behind America’s ‘Sin City’

Caesar’s Palace, 1971

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As time went on, hotels and casinos got bigger and more lavish. Caeser’s Palace was the first completely themed hotel on the Strip.

Fremont Street, 1979

Gary Thompson/Las Vegas Review-Journal

People have mixed feelings about Las Vegas now. Gamblers love a night of losing money, but, as you can see from this graffiti, others think it’s a town of moral decay. What do you think?

Credit: Allday

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