Landmark Casino Las Vegas History! 1969-1990

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Welcome back! Today we are talking about the history of the Landmark Casino that was in Las Vegas from the early 1960s, but didn't open until 1969, until finally closing in 1990. The Landmark was a building concept that hadn't really been seen before. Many would say that the Space Needle inspired the Landmark's building concept, but that's untrue since the Space Needle had just started construction a few months before the Landmark. At the beginning the Landmark was having financial problems. Construction starting in the early 1960s and the original opening year was supposed to be 1967. That unfortunately didn't happen and in 1968 Howard Hughes would buy the property for $17 million and an additional $3 million that were needed for refurbishing the guest rooms along with maintenance equipment etc. Hughes would make sure that the Landmark was going to open as it should and it did finally on July 1st of 1969. Opening night was a hit, so much so that there were constant traffic jams at Paradise and Convention Center Dr. People had been watching it get built for years and couldn't wait to go inside to finally check it out. It originally had two casino floors. One on the ground floor and an additional casino on the 27th/29th floors. There was a golden spiral staircase that lead you to that casino. The Landmark was seen in the background of many movies/TV shows such as Viva Las Vegas, Diamonds are Forever, Mars Attacks!, VEGA$ and more. Hughes Tool Company changed its name to Summa Corporation and then years later it was sold to a group of investors from the Midwest. They did well, but it didn't take long for the SEC to figure out that something was up. One of them was caught with over $32 million in embezzlements and shortly after they didn't have anything to the with the Landmark anymore. On January 2nd of 1990, the Landmark filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after Morris' gaming license lapsed when the resort was $500,000 behind in taxes and penalties. There was an interested party thinking about buying the Landmark, but after an over two hour court hearing no bids were made on the property and within an hour of that hearing Gaming Control board agents arrived at the Landmark to oversee the shutting down of tables games. After closing the Landmark was seen with advertising banners along the tower for the COMDEX show in 1992 and was used in the 1994 film, Casino. Today the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall occupies that space that the Landmark and Riviera once used to. It's a 1.4 million sq ft expansion to the original Convention Center and it includes 150,000 sq ft of dedicated meeting space and 600,000 sq ft of exhibit space. I hope you all enjoyed! Please share your memories below so we can all look back on the amazing Landmark!
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@mrradio2187 10 ай бұрын

I was there in 74 and remember the skybar drinks were very expensive but the 360 degree view of the city was amazing.

@Locutus 4 ай бұрын

Anything like a skybar will have skyhigh prices!

@ChrisBCartagena 8 ай бұрын

I was a busboy there in 72...great video!

@holdenc3082 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I enjoyed this. I really wish I had a chance to see more of the older hotels before they were knocked down, but I’m grateful for the ones I was able to see. The Landmark, Sands, and the Dunes are the ones I unfortunately missed and really wish I could have seen.

@LegendaryForces Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I appreciate it.

@TruckerJohn3 Жыл бұрын

I remember, as a kid driving by the Landmark with my parents . I always thought it was the coolest building in Vegas! I was sad to see it brought down.

@martiniangoldberg 11 ай бұрын

Same here, @TruckerJohn3.

@user-po6je9np4x 20 күн бұрын

Dad and I had Sunday brunchs at the top. Great views.

@a1abama 8 ай бұрын

At the 52 second mark of this video, the building shown under construction, is the Las Vegas Hilton, not the stratosphere. What is now the Westgate, and was once the Las Vegas Hilton is located immediately north of the convention center, and on the opposite side of Paradise Road, from where the landmark was located.

@Variety1985 11 ай бұрын

I remember seeing the BUILDING as a kid and found it KOOL ... but never an opportunity to see inside.

@jdsdeepcutsundaytracks4426 Жыл бұрын

Cool video ! I love seeing old videos of classic Vegas, I just stayed at Resorts World and that close to the convention center and circus circus, can’t believe Landmark was so close ! The old Stardust sat on same property wjere RW is now !

@MitchHeller Жыл бұрын

Great job Oscar! Super informative

@LegendaryForces Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mitch!

@teptime Жыл бұрын

My grandmother supervised the advertising and publicity department at LANDMARK in the 70s. By her accounts, that hotel was practically running on autopilot from the day it opened. At any given time, many who worked there weren't even sure who their boss was, due to the endlessly revolving door of in-charge personnel. I covertly obtained entrance to the building after it had stood vacant for a decade. It had an internal ecosystem of feral cats, raccoons, and bugs of every variety, and the substructure was filled with waist-deep water that smelled like a slave-ship in July.

@beyondalpha1072 23 күн бұрын

i am a loss vegas Native and there wee ZERO raccons in the Las vegas Valley

@teptime 23 күн бұрын

@@beyondalpha1072 I, too, am a Vegas native, and there certainly are racoons in the valley(they're rare nowadays, but then, I never see lizards or snakes anymore, either). Most wildlife has been driven into the wash over the years, but we do still get random coyotes, mountain lions, and other critters walking the streets once in a while.

@Antny.25 Ай бұрын

I hope there’s a movie made about this casino hotel in the future…It was in turmoil from the very beginning, Sad but had it’s shine I’d say Thanks for covering this 👏

@KevinShaughnessy-mt9jt 9 ай бұрын

It takes me back to when, The Chateau Vegas & Alipine were around

@louistaylor2769 7 ай бұрын

Albert mangeraly own it chateau Vegas the old alpine was across the hacienda hotel good year's that's when Vegas was Vegas not this Disneyland we have now. The politician's have destroyed these beautiful town😢

@ettaplace6716 Ай бұрын

Chateau Vegas was a class act bar back then ❤

@tallballer09 Жыл бұрын

Best memories of Vegas!’

@marstondavis 3 ай бұрын

I knew a guy, Dan Koko, that jumped off of that tower into a giant air bag. They paid him a million bucks to do it. Lucky him.

@EvilNeuro_IITPP 4 ай бұрын

I miss the landmark it was the coolest hotel and casino

@VegasWinner55Slots Жыл бұрын

Well done!!!

@LegendaryForces Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@thirdsquirrel 9 ай бұрын

I stated there a few times. There were only 8 Rooms Jerrynanderd on each floor like puzzle pieces. Nice small place something lacking these these Days! Great Documentary Although a Big Fan of Howard Hughes's, he and his accountants changed (ruined?) Vegas forever. When thy made every department to be a "Profit Center" instead of only the Casino. In the past, it was the Only "Profit Center" needed.

@KevinShaughnessy-mt9jt 9 ай бұрын

However It was the bravest, maneuver in Las Vegas history to own an unheard of monopoly A step toward legal legitimate operations Buying the D. I. out from under Dalitz, was a message Laxault, wanted a pawn, & he knew where to find him. And no one was the poorer for it at the time Our city is officially a mega resort for Mr. Hughes Mr. Kerkorian & Mr. Wynn. It was about thinking ahead. Too far ahead for anyone to know what they had in mind Was Howard Hughes mentally unstable ? In today's society it's just a common prescription drug addiction. Las Vegas 2023 was vision He wasn't crazy Look at what the man accomplished o. m. g. 😮

@Locutus 4 ай бұрын

Casinos have always been profit based. They wouldn't have been able to stay in business for long otherwise. What you might mean is value. In the last 10-20 years, Las Vegas is not as cheap as used to be, but that's because of demand. It no longer has to be cheap or offer value because it doesn't have to. Las Vegas is at a point of critical mass, where it doesn't have to do much to attract people.

@dorothylouisegage5286 Ай бұрын

When I was a kid about 13 years old in 1969. My parents took me up to the top I think it was a restaurant and bar.. it was beautiful. There was a slight Vegas wind storm outside but on top of the Landmark the wind was far worse and those big tilted panel windows you see were rattling and leaking air very badly, I was wondering if they were going to blow out.

@ronernesto3322 Жыл бұрын

I have a slot machine from it!!

@buzzkincaid5521 Жыл бұрын

I remember

@louistaylor2769 7 ай бұрын

I remember going to it there and there with Linda Joy Jansen good year's never will I forget good food

@waverly2468 12 күн бұрын

I saw "Melinda First Lady of Magic" there. Unfortunately magic shows have fallen out of favor in LV. To be fair, the nearby Riviera was going downhill fast at the same time as well as the Debbie Reynolds Casino (The Paddlewheel).