Let’s take a trip back in time, shall we?
Let’s jump into the convertible, donning our cat eye sunglasses and wrapping our beehives up in scarves, and drive to Vegas.
I know a place our two we could stay.
Let’s splurge for a room with a color TV and air conditioning.
After a few days, we’ll head home. Sunburned and less a few dollars in our pockets. But smiling all the way.
We stayed in downtown Las Vegas at the El Cortez Hotel, now on the national historic register as it’s the oldest casino still standing, since 1941.
I loved being in the older part of the city. I could not get over these hotels that looked like just like something out of the 60’s, complete with their neon signs and some still advertising RCA color TVs. Every image just screams for vintage processing, doesn’t it?
I could also not get over the light. Even in the morning, there is an intensity to it like nothing I’ve ever seen. Some of the images I captured look more like they were lighted by flash than the sun.
Downtown Las Vegas was a great place to be, considering I wasn’t interested in gambling or shopping. I was happy to wander around the streets and capture these hints of the Las Vegas of 50 years ago.
How funny, you were in my neck of the woods! Downtown LV is the new place to be and the El Cortez was a good choice. Where you around for First Friday?
No, I wasn’t around for First Friday. That would have been fun! I was teaching a workshop at Selah. What an awesome place! Be sure to look them up: selahlv.com. Hopefully we can meet the next time I’m down there!
Wow, not the Las Vegas you usually see, these are lovely, the sky is wonderful.
Love this view of retro Vegas. We always stayed on the Strip for our visits but I really like the architecture you found downtown. And that sky and light – wow!