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The Air-Conditioned Cowboy: A History of El Rancho Vegas

• pinewurst 6y ago
  "The Strip", the book that this is excerpted from, is _really_ a great, fun read.
  • ag56 6y ago
    Thank you and ordered. Amazon link for the lazy: https://www.amazon.com/Strip-Vegas-Architecture-American-Dream/dp/026203574X/ref=nodl_ https://www.amazon.com/Strip-Vegas-Architecture-American-Dre...
  • gxqoz 6y ago
    Agreed, this was a great book. One element it traces is the evolution of neon sign design in Vegas. Many casinos were essentially designed around their signs, which often dwarfed the buildings.
• Animats 6y ago
  Ah, the days of roadside attractions. Northern California once had The Nut Tree, in Vacaville. This was a roadside restaurant between SF and Sacramento, one so huge it had two exits on I-80, an airport, and a narrow gauge railroad. Operated 1921-1996. Now a mall.
  • pinewurst 6y ago
    The gift shop there had a great collection of airplane books.
  • morsch 6y ago
    I found this page of memorabilia[1] via Wikipedia[2]. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20150809233726/http://alamedainfo.com/nut_tree_CA.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20150809233726/http://alamedainf... Cheers for the Internet Archive [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_Tree https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_Tree
  • cbanek 6y ago
    On the random roadside attractions, who can forget Wall Drug? Get your free ice water! https://www.walldrug.com/ https://www.walldrug.com/