Photo from the Mark Englebretson Collection
| Silver Slipper |
| 3100 Las Vegas Boulevard South |
| 1951 - 1988 |
Photo from the Mark Englebretson Collection |
) Pam Goertler Grade 2 |
) Mitch Heller Grade 2 |
) Audrey Welshans Grade 2 |
) Mark Englebretson Grade 2 |
) Mike Klackle Grade 2 |
) Mike Klackle Grade 2 |
) Mike Klackle Grade 2 |
) Mike Klackle Grade 2 |
) Mike Klackle Grade 2 |
) Mark Englebretson Grade 2 |
) Michael Richter Grade 2 |
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| Opened as part of The Last Frontier Village, the Silver Slipper originally operated for a short time as the Golden Slipper, because there was a Silver Slipper on the Boulder Highway. Employees were dressed in Gay 90's attire, with the bartenders wearing striped or checked vests, and the cocktail waitress costumes resembled those of dance hall girls. When the Last Frontier Village was dismantled, the Silver Slipper remained open, a small but profitable casino. In 1967 Howard Hughes was living in the penthouse on the top floor of the Desert Inn, across the strip from the Silver Slipper. As the story goes, Howard was afraid someone was hidden inside the hollow slipper, spying on him. When the owners refused to fill the slipper, Hughes bought the Silver Slipper Casino, and had the revolving slipper sign filled with cement! The slipper revolved no more. My first trip to Las Vegas was in 1981. I can remember going to the Silver Slipper and seeing a dusty old 1954 Thunderbird, with flat tires, sitting at the entrance of the casino, under a "WIN ME!" sign. It occurred to me that if no one had won it since 1954, no one was likely to win it now. |
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