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Remembering the 1950 Desert Inn
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Front of The Desert Inn seen from the side.
Desert Inn 'Painted Desert showroom' advertisement.
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1962 architectural rendition of the 1950 Desert Inn 10 story tower-addition and remodeling.
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The large front lawn and curved driveway of the Desert Inn.
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The rear pool area showing the large DI Skyroom.
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Menu for the Painted Desert Supper Club.
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Show advertisement for the Crystal Room.
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The flagstone and wood entrance gate. The metal plaque states ' Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn'.
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View of the DI front entrance, sign and Skyroom - which overlooked the barren desert, providing views of the
surrounding mountains of Las Vegas Valley and western sunsets over the Last Frontier and La Madre Mountains.
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The 1950 Desert Inn curved swimming pool with the glass-walled casino and skyroom in the background.
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The north-eastward view from the Skyroom of the pool, with Frenchman's and Sunrise Mountain in the distance.
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The Desert Inn Skyroom Bar (left) and view of pool area and Sunrise Mountain (right).
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View of the entrance at the original, two story, Desert Inn Hotel.
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Artist's rendering and photo of the 1950 Desert Inn entrance.
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The south gate of the original Desert Inn. Another such gate was at the north end of the property.
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View, from the back, shows the pool, room wings, glass windows of the casino area and the Skyroom.
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Night view, from the pool, shows the windows of the casino area & skyroom - overlooking the pool.
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Wider view of the DI pool and sign.
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The observation windows of the Skyroom were slanted to prevent interior reflections.
The Desert Inn Arch
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Desert Inn's Arch was built 17 years before the erection of the similarly styled 1967
St. Louis Arch. The 1963 Desert Inn Hotel Tower is seen in the background.
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At night - colored, propane flames lit up the Arch's Dance Pavilion, dancers and musicians.
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Wider view of the pool and arch looking northward.
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Eastward view of the DI pool and arch.
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Nightly dancing was held under the stars and flames, next to the pool.
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South-easterly view of the Desert Inn pool and arch.
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Southward view of Desert Inn from current location of the Encore's north hotel entrance.
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The Encore Las Vegas Hotel opens on this historic location in 2009.
Desert Inn Dining
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This full-fledged Desert Inn buffet was named the 'Snack Bar'.
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This view of the DI buffet speaks for itself.
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The Painted Desert Supper Club menu.
Desert Inn Shows
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The showgirls and chorus line inside the Desert Inn showroom.
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Although the first showrooms were smaller than current ones - the shows were extravaganzas.
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Mid-Fifties' advertisement for the Painted Desert Showroom.
Desert Inn Golf
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The Desert Inn Golf Course has been in existence since 1950. Now the Wynn Golf Course.
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The Desert Inn hosted the annual Tournament of Champions golf contest. NBC's media truck is at left.
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The Desert Inn Golf Course, now the Wynn, has been in existence since 1950.
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