Las Vegas History
By Las Vegas Sun
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Podcast Description
How did an old-west outpost on Nevada's last frontier become both the largest city founded in the 20th century and the number one destination spot in the world? Take a journey through Sin City's history to see the people, politics, entertainment, and events that helped Las Vegas explode into the global phenomenon it is today.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoUSC Upstate vs UNLV | Kendall Wallace and Oscar Bellfield led the Rebels with 16 points each as UNLV cruised to a 88-58 win over South Carolina Upstate Saturday night. | 12/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoWeek 1: Green Valley vs Centennial | Thanks to a trick play and a stingy defense, Green Valley beat Centennial 10-7 to open the high school football season. | 8/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoLiberace | As the highest paid entertainer in 1955 making $55,000 a week at the Riviera, Liberace paved the way for a generation of marquee entertainers who would draw thousands of people to the Strip with just a mere flashing of their names in lights. | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoElvis Tribute Artists | "The King" of Rock and Roll has been gone for more than 30 years, but on any given night in Las Vegas the spirit of Elvis Presley lives on. For Elvis tribute artists like Trent Carlini, Jesse Garon, Darren Lee and Pete "Big Elvis" Vallee, the message they | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoJimmy Jazz | Longtime Las Vegas jazz musician Jimmy Mulidore reflects on the city's rhythm and blues hey days, but also how corporate casinos, an ever-increasing amount of entertainment options, and lack of local support has stripped the Strip of one its greatest genr | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoNew Vegas | Las Vegas' shift from a tumbleweed boomtown into the jewel of the desert has given way to its transformation into the party in the desert. With countless night clubs that host world class deejays, "New Vegas" is not as much a place for sight seeing as it | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoBoomtown: Part Nine | Description | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoBoomtown: Part Ten | Description | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoBoomtown: Part Eleven | Description | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoHughes Buys Desert Inn | Having overstayed his welcome, Howard Hughes was almost physically kicked out of the Desert Inn when Bob Maheu jokingly suggested to his boss that he buy the hotel in which he had taken up residence over the past four months. Hughes agreed and so began th | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoHoward Hughes' Legacy | In his lifetime, Howard Hughes was responsible for setting multiple air speed records, expanding the airline industry and producing an array of head turning films, but to Bob Maheu his contributions to Las Vegas, specifically on the Strip, is Hughes' lega | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoGetting Las Vegas Ready | Even though Howard Hughes owned much of the land that today has become the Las Vegas that people know and love, Bob Maheu reminds people that if it weren't for Hughes' death, much of that land would still be Hughes' and would still be a desolate desert. | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoHoward Hughes' Alter Ego | Bob Maheu describes how he transformed from Howard Hughes' right hand business man, into the billionaire's alter ego. | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoHughes Arrives In Vegas | When Howard Hughes arrived in Las Vegas in November 1967, many of the hotels were preparing their suites for the high rollers that would come stay for New Year's Eve. Bob Maheu recalls that he was finally able to get Hughes into one of the Desert Inn suit | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoLandmark Implosion | The Landmark was imploded on November 7, 1995. | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoAladdin Implosion | The Aladdin Casino was imploded on April 27, 1998. | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoSands Implosion | The Sands was imploded on November 26, 1996. | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoCastaways Implosion | Castaways was imploded on January 11, 2006. | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoStardust Implosion | The Stardust was imploded on March 13, 2007. | 5/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoNew Frontier Implosion | The New Frontier was imploded Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007. The 65-year-old casino, the second property built on the famous Las Vegas Strip, was the venue where Elvis Presley made his Las Vegas debut in 1956. It also housed entertainers like Siegfried and Roy, | 11/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Episodes |
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