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    Posted 10 years ago

    tom61375
    (433 items)

    An object of antiquity like this is a hard thing to walk away for...without paying the $0.75 asking price to call ones own.

    The land that the Castaways was built on was first used in 1931 for the Red Rooster Nite Club. That structure was destroyed by a fire in 1933 and it was rebuilt. In 1942, the San Souci Auto Court was built next to the Red Rooster. Later it was absorbed by the Sans Souci Hotel, Inc., which in October 1957 opened the Sans Souci Hotel. In 1963, the property became the site of the Castaways Hotel & Casino. The latter experienced financial trouble and was sold and renamed Oliver's New Castaways Casino. During the 1960s, the hotel had a 15,000 gallon aquarium behind the front desk. Three times a day a show was put on by three naked women in the aquarium. In February 1970, the Castaways was sold to billionaire Howard Hughes for $3 million as part of his spree of buying Las Vegas properties. The resort operated until July 1987, when it and the surrounding property were purchased by Steve Wynn. Wynn then proceeded with his plans to develop a new resort on the Castaways' former grounds using the working name Golden Nugget on the Strip. The resort became Mirage and opened on November 22, 1989. A few years later, the Treasure Island was built on more of the land that had been used as the Mirage's parking lot and additional adjacent undeveloped land. A historic wooden temple St. Louis Jain temple, originally a part of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, stood besides the pool. It has now been reconstructed at the Jain Center of Southern California, Los Angeles.

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    1. tom61375, 10 years ago
      LOL Phil, thank you & thank you! =)
    2. tom61375, 10 years ago
      Thank you aghcollect! =)
    3. tom61375, 10 years ago
      Thank you geo26e! =)
    4. tom61375, 10 years ago
      Thank you nutsabotas6! =)
    5. tom61375, 10 years ago
      Thank you vetraio50! =)
    6. tom61375, 10 years ago
      Thank you Manikin! =)
    7. tom61375, 10 years ago
      Thank you mikelv85! =)
    8. tom61375, 10 years ago
      Thank you SteveTx76! =)
    9. tom61375, 10 years ago
      Thank you pops52! =)
    10. tom61375, 10 years ago
      Aloha valentino97, that is an awesome story. I can't wait to see yours, now that you've seen mine, =^} LoL
      Many many thanks! =)
    11. tom61375, 10 years ago
      Thank you PastimePro! =)

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