Never-Before-Seen Photos of the Glory Days of Las Vegas

Groundbreaking

The Hotel Apache was first built in 1932, when Herbert Hoover was president and the Great Depression was, well, depressing everybody. As America was reeling, the Hotel Apache was creating a one-of-a-kind experience for all visitors to the Las Vegas strip in the early days. Not only did Hotel Apache feature stained-glass windows, it was also the first hotel in Las Vegas to have an elevator.

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