“Last Frontier Village, Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada.” C.T. Art-Colortone Postcard (ca. 1950).

            “Main Street of an early western town lives again.  Tourists and visitors gather daily at the free museums, original Chinese Joss House or view the completely restored buildings of an earlier day.”  [Text on the back]

“On the grounds of Western-themed Hotel Last Frontier, Bill Moore opened an actual theme park, a re-creation of old west town populated with artifacts from the collection of ‘Doby Doc’ Caudill, souvenir shops, contemporary retail, casino, restaurant, and banquet hall. The first business opened at Last Frontier Village in ‘48, following an adjacent race track behind the hotel. Last Frontier Village officially opened later along with Silver Slipper Casino, 9/6/50.

“The theme park appears in tourist photos and films throughout the 50s. Review Journal later claimed, ‘For almost a decade it was the Southwest’s No. 1 tourist attraction next to Hoover Dam’ (RJ, 7/30/67). Subsequent owners appear to have neglected the park and its closing date sometime in the early 60s is unclear. (Sportsdrome also closed in ‘60.)

“The Village was seen as late as 7/63 as a set piece in ‘Viva Las Vegas.’ The hotel and casino were demolished in ‘66 and there was talk of rebuilding the Village as late as summer ‘67 when the new incarnation of the Frontier opened. The park’s old west buildings may have survived the hotel demolition in ‘66 and lasted into the 70s but the park was never reopened.”  [Source: VintageLasVegas.com]

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Taken on: April 16, 2024

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