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History of the Flamingo Las Vegas
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Күн бұрынBilly Wilkerson's dream and vision was completed by Bugsy Siegel.
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@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
The history of the Flamingo Las Vegas is fuzzy but fascinating. Every effort was made to only go with information that was true but there was a lot of information that was murky and conflicting between different sources. I tried to only go with original sourcing, documents, newspapers or first hand accounts.
@mojomar7 3 жыл бұрын
An acquaintance of mine, who was connected, told me about walking through there in the ‘70s that some of the ceilings were very low with weird step downs and overall “quick and dirty” low budget construction.
@VegasVisual 2 жыл бұрын
@@mojomar7 That is very interesting, I just discovered that there was a small casino that was built before the Flamingo by Margaret Folsom so maybe that was part of the low budget construction.
@mojomar7 2 жыл бұрын
@@VegasVisual As I recall it was a Dell Webb project for Mr. Siegel, et. al. So they may have been doing the best they could not to spend their associates money. To no avail for the “Boss”.
@lisalove991 2 ай бұрын
The flamingo is one of the only hotels from that era that is still around. I cannot wait to show my daughter Las Vegas this summer, she is insistent that we stay at the flamingo because of how it looks and because of the live flamingos 😂 thank you for the history lesson it makes me want to stay even more
@VegasVisual 2 ай бұрын
Las Vegas and Flamingo has a very interesting history. The sad part is that none of the original buildings remain at the Flamingo.
@brianredmond4919 9 ай бұрын
Big credit for whoever designed and built that fabulous neon sign.
@MicheleMonroe 3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! I love vintage Vegas!
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
The Flamingo history is fascinating!
@vegastocali 3 жыл бұрын
Great job Vegas Visual VIsual
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Stef for all your support!
@steveosalterego948 2 жыл бұрын
Great vlog. Trying to catch up. You the man.
@VegasVisual 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve, it was great meeting you and Chrissy.
@NeonVacation 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent info, great research my friend!
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, now a need a neon vacation!
@NeilMacedo 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the history lesson @vegas visual 😊
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome Neil, I learned a lot too!
@NeilMacedo 3 жыл бұрын
@@VegasVisual 😊😊
@TheLaughingLion 3 жыл бұрын
The story of the flamingo is super fascinating. Well done research with the visuals and detailed detailed history. I learned a lot from this video and have a new appreciation for this old original resort.
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I didn't realize how much I didn't know about the Flamingo history.
@lashadow8 3 жыл бұрын
This is the Vegas content we crave…Superb.
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@truespirit730 Жыл бұрын
I lived in Las Vegas for 17 years. People who lived in Vegas all or most of their lives said Vegas was safer and customer service was way better when the mob ran the town. They said the mob killed their own and degenerate gamblers (86ed means buried in the desert 8 miles out, 6 feet deep). There were no street gangs. They said they felt safe not locking their front doors. People could get a steak dinner, see a show and be treated like royalty for very little money. Then drugs and greed ruined the mob control (watch Casino). Slot machines used to hit way more before corporations moved in. Parking and resort fees are a slap in the face to anyone who goes to Las Vegas. Bring back the 1940's mob (minus the sexism and racism). Meyer Lansky knew how to run a business. Side note: if you visit Las Vegas the Mob Museum and the Neon Museum are awesome
@VegasVisual Жыл бұрын
The true spirit of Las Vegas has been fading away for many years, the Corporate Gaming Act of 1969 changed many things.
@truespirit730 Жыл бұрын
@@VegasVisual I will look that up. Thanks
@senseofstile Жыл бұрын
The mob was generous to average folks.
@djquinn11 11 ай бұрын
Vegas was better when the Mob ran Vegas. For example, every muffin had the exact same number of blueberries.
@truespirit730 11 ай бұрын
@@djquinn11 You got that right😄
@mojomar7 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent Historical Piece! I remember staying there just before the demo of the original structure. Got the pics to prove it.
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Very cool, you are very lucky to have seen the original structure. The reason why some people like Fremont Street is because some of the hotels have kept a portion of the original structures.
@lancestaab2372 3 жыл бұрын
Once I saw this come up, I got excited to see it. Flamingo is one of my Favorite places to stay in Vegas
@TacoLover1 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Lance!
@lancestaab2372 3 жыл бұрын
@@TacoLover1 Hey Taco Lover
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
I only wish there was something about the current Flamingo that was original.
@SleeplessInLasVegas 3 жыл бұрын
Great job! Very interesting 🥤😃🍿
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ted!
@HNT63 3 жыл бұрын
Great video love to see more of these
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
I am working on two other hotel histories that are also interesting, hopefully there will be one a month if I can complete them.
@WrestlingErnestHemingway 2 жыл бұрын
@@VegasVisual yeah these videos are great. Even doing some of the history on the casinos from the 80s & 90s would be interesting. It might not be as well known but The Santa Fe Station has a pretty cool story attached to it. The old ice rink and so many changes at that place. And even Main Street Station especially has a long history that would be cool to show as a future video. Anyways, good stuff. Love these videos.
@VegasVisual 2 жыл бұрын
@@WrestlingErnestHemingway I have about 5 or 6 history projects lined up about Vegas hotels or Vegas people and I plan to do more. Each history project will probably take 1 to 2 months to complete, plus I am still doing the Monday weekly show and other vlogs so I have at least one or two years worth of projects lined up.
@LaurieToursVegas 3 жыл бұрын
Make more of these! Loved it
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I am working on two other Vegas hotels that also have interesting histories.
@TomE-11 3 жыл бұрын
Great Job. Im not a Vegas historian, so I learned alot-Ty
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'm not a Vegas historian either, so I learned a lot too.
@psfgtech 2 ай бұрын
Great job explanation
@VegasVisual 2 ай бұрын
Thank you
@joonaslehtonen7965 Жыл бұрын
I just wanna say i enjoy very much of these videos, especially DI parts. I encourage you to do more videos, especially of the old, glamorous, mob owned casinos like Stardust and Binions Horseshoe.
@VegasVisual Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I hope to do history videos on some of the old casinos. I am slowly collecting information and content on all sorts of Vegas history but I am tackling topics now that I have enough information and content.
@WrestlingErnestHemingway 2 жыл бұрын
Dug this video. Very informative on the history. Great video. It added lots I didn't realize and they didn't put in the movie "Bugsy". Every time I see the ending of the movie "Bugsy" it gives me chills. Probably the #1 Vegas movie end that truly defines Vegas. The capture at the very end of that movie that shows the past to the present is the part that gives me the chills.
@VegasVisual 2 жыл бұрын
"Bugsy" is a great film but like Hollywood they didn't stick to the facts when it came to what Bugsy did or didn't do. Because of the film "Bugsy" Billy Wilkerson's son wrote his book to correct the inaccuracies of the film.
@firestrikeriii5043 8 ай бұрын
False
@djudjamarinkovic9337 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@williameddyonlocation 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t know how I missed watching this earlier. Thanks Vegas Visual. 😀
@VegasVisual 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and the support
@SeekingVegasSunrise 3 жыл бұрын
Great video VV!
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you SVS!
@justsomedude333 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Right in the center of the casino there is a bar titled Bugsy's bar
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I forgot about the center bar!
@StraightOuttaVegas 3 жыл бұрын
Well done history lesson👏👏👏 The mob ties to Vegas is fascinating.
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I learned a lot just from researching the Flamingo history.
@winnington23 Жыл бұрын
Very Cool stuff you do, would love a video on the Thunderbird!
@VegasVisual Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Thunderbird is not on the immediate horizon but some day (year) down the road I might do yhe northern strip resort. There are a few other strip and Fremont resorts I want to do first.
@MichaelMiller-qz4fr Жыл бұрын
Perfect michael 👌 Miller respect
@VegasVisual Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@AceOfVegas 3 жыл бұрын
Well done video my man! The research and effort that went into this is clear and appreciated
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ace! I did this in part just to learn the history of the Flamingo, most of it I didn't know.
@Dewder 3 жыл бұрын
Cheers to that
@Dewder 3 жыл бұрын
@@VegasVisual Very cool
@mircomirco-zm6ji 5 ай бұрын
Excelent video thnx👍
@VegasVisual 5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@deluxedoorman 3 жыл бұрын
This video rules man!
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@TacoLover1 3 жыл бұрын
Nice job!
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@TacoLover1 3 жыл бұрын
@@VegasVisual Very informative, I really thought it was great. I didn't know about the history of the Flamingo. Please do Steve Wynn next.
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
@@TacoLover1 I'm working on two more hotel histories. I did a history on Shadow Creek Golf Course in North Las Vegas, which was built by Steve Wynn. The course is considered the 5th best public course in the U.S. and it is one of the most expensive in the world ($600 a round). And only 8 people from the public are allowed to play the course per day. Shadow Creek GC: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f8CaeJV7tb67fGw.html I'm not sure if I will do a Steve Wynn history or do his hotels individually.
@pal1216 3 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to this live or on the replay Vegas Visual!👍🏻One of my favorite hotels, esp their GO Strip view rooms.
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
The history of the Flamingo is a bit fuzzy but fascinating and the Flamingo might have the best history of any strip hotel. This will mostly be about the beginning of the resort.
@TacoLover1 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Pal!
@pal1216 3 жыл бұрын
@@VegasVisual so interesting. I’ll appreciate it more the next time I stay there. Had no idea the Palms were from Barstow. Thanks VV!
@pal1216 3 жыл бұрын
@@TacoLover1 Taco Lover! A collab between you and Vegas Visual would be epic. Two pros✅
@TacoLover1 3 жыл бұрын
@@pal1216 Thank you, Brother! This video was really good!
@MovestroVegas 3 жыл бұрын
Great job on this, I've always found "The Flaming O" interesting especially for its history. Flamingo also has "Bugsy's Bar" Which is their center bar pretty much and there's video poker on the bar tops.
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael! I forgot about the bar.
@martind6115 3 жыл бұрын
5 Star Thumbs UP
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
5 Thanks!
@vegasconfessionspodcast8202 3 жыл бұрын
This was awesome buddy well done and I used to always stay at “The Dirty Bird” 😂 and always found it fascinating nevertheless the history and stories behind it always makes me just love the history of the different properties and people that ran them back then 👏 Please do more of these Mr Watcher this wade AWESOME 🤙
@VegasVisual 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Two more hotel histories are currently in the works.
@Swee_tay 2 жыл бұрын
I'm staying there in 2 weeks maybe I'll bring some ghost hunting equipment 👻
@VegasVisual 2 жыл бұрын
There is a lot of history at the Flamingo for sure.
@carpy1252 2 ай бұрын
Wasn't El Rancho the first to make a resort style Casino complex?
@VegasVisual 2 ай бұрын
Here are the "firsts" on the Strip (Highway 91): 1931, Red Rooster (The Mirage site) is believed to have the first casino (first gaming license) on the Strip, opening days after the gambling ban was repealed. 1941, El Rancho Vegas is the first resort casino on the Strip. 1946, Flamingo is the first luxury resort casino on the Strip. You didn't mention the Strip so: The first resort casino in the Las Vegas Valley was the Meadows built in 1931 by Charleston Blvd. and Mojave Blvd. Also, El Cortez is considered the first luxury resort casino in Las Vegas having been built in 1941 on Fremont Street. The current El Cortez owner, Kenny Epstein, was also born in 1941.
@ArminiusRising Жыл бұрын
Bugsy!
@VegasVisual Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@carlrylander396 Жыл бұрын
A 3D printed casino, with a wild sown nature reserve, that's what I'd build. An eco powered casino, maybe even the first fusion powered casino. ;)
@karimelzein9115 2 жыл бұрын
Came here after watching Bugsy
@VegasVisual 2 жыл бұрын
Well produced film but too much inaccurate information. Billy Wilkerson's son wrote his book about his father, in part, because of the film "Bugsy".
@truespirit730 Жыл бұрын
@@VegasVisual I met his son and have his book. Bugsy is too inaccurate. Warren Beatty is a brilliant film maker (Reds is amazing) but he could have gotten more facts right. Love the video.
@waynemolloy4250 Жыл бұрын
Im gonna go get the papers get the papers
@michaelweaver9040 2 жыл бұрын
A degenerate gambler or an inveterate gambler? I hope he called himself the degenerate gambler. That would’ve been actually very witty.
@VegasVisual 2 жыл бұрын
Billy Wilkerson's son and his friends said he was a degenerate gambler, some said he was seriously addicted to gambling. Billy's gambling problem was likely the biggest impediment from him being able to build and own the Flamingo himself.
@michaelweaver9040 2 жыл бұрын
@@VegasVisual that’s fascinating. I wonder if they were making a joke since that means something very different.
@VegasVisual 2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelweaver9040 probably not but who knows!
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