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1905 Nevada hotel opens to the public. Room and board: $1 per day. Local newspaper publishes guest register on front page and describes hotel as "first-class," "as comfortable a hostelry as can be found anywhere," with " large" rooms (10' x 10'), electric lighting, ventilation and steam heat radiators. No air conditioning. Original rooms with modern improvements are still in use - the oldest hotel in Las Vegas! 1907 Las Vegas' first telephone installed at One Fremont Street. The phone number? "Ring '1,' please." 1909 Gambling outlawed in Nevada. 1925 Fremont Street - destined for fame - paved for first time. 1927 Nevada Hotel installs large outdoor electric sign - a forerunner of the neon lights soon to dazzle Fremont Street 1931 Gambling legalized in Nevada - again. 1931 Nevada Hotel expands and changes name to "Sal Sagev," (Las Vegas spelled backwards.) "Cooling plant" to be added before the next summer. New owner: Italo Ghelfi 1955 Renamed Golden Gate Hotel Owner: Italo Ghelfi 1959 Golden Gate brings shrimp cocktail to Las Vegas at bargain price, starting a Las Vegas tradition. Locals vote it "Best of Las Vegas" year after Year. 1964 Hotel expanded. Metal screen facade conceals historical exterior of hotel in favor of "modern" look. Caesar's Palace soon will be built using a similar screen facade. 1990 Metal Facade Removed 1991 Golden Gate celebrates the sale of its 25 millionth shrimp cocktail. The significance of the event was marked by the attendance of the four Las Vegas mayors whose collective terms in office spanned the entire 32 years and all 25 million shrimp cocktails. 1995 Fremont Street Experience transforms the world's most famous neon street into an urban theater with landscaped paths, street performers, and a 10-story tall, 4-block long "space frame" with multi-sensory light shows choreographed to booming state-of-the-art sound and 17.1 million LED lights!
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