![]() The Aladdin's roots go back to 1962 when New York toy manufacturer Edwin Lowe opened an English Tudor-style motel named the Tally-Ho. Previously, Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn had offered guests the highest unobstructed panoramic view of the Las Vegas Valley from the resort's third-floor Skyroom, a cocktail and dancing haunt of visitors, residents and celebrities. In 1955, the Riviera Hotel became the first Strip highrise in at nine stories. Those hotel names have survived but the properties have undergone numerous ownership changes. The Sands Hotel opened that same year, 1952. ![]() Two years later, Milton Prell opened the Sahara Hotel on the site of the old Club Bingo. Wilbur Clark, once a hotel bellman in San Diego, Calif., opened the Desert Inn in 1950. Resort building continued to accelerate in Las Vegas in the 1950s. This item is hand signed by the company's president and secretary and is over 82 years old. ![]() This historic document was printed by the Chipron Stamp Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of an eagle. Beautifully engraved Certificate from the famous Hollywood Durant-Star Motors, INC issued in 1928.
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