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 1955 Opened - 2901 Las Vegas Blvd. S
1965 Addition (Tower) $11 M
1974 Addition $4.3 M
1977 Remodel / Addition $40 M
1981 Casino Expansion $28 M
1988 Addition: 24-Story Monaco Tower
1990 Facade Remodel
April 20, 1955 - The Strip's Ninth resort,
Riviera opening with 300 rooms. The Riviera was the first high-rise
hotel on the strip. The Riviera hotel casino is
located on the southeast corner of Riviera Blvd. and Las Vegas Blvd.
opposite Circus Circus. The Riviera is long established on the Strip. It
has 2,100 rooms including 158 suites and is conveniently located on the
Strip just a short distance from the Convention Center. There is a
pool, wedding chapel, shopping arcade, health club and 2 lighted tennis
courts as well as 105,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space.
Highlighting the meeting areas are the 45,000 square food Grand Ballroom
and the penthouse "Top of the Riv" ballroom with views of the Las Vegas
skyline. A ten minute walk from the Las Vegas Convention Center. The
Riviera has 4 showrooms, more than any other hotel in Las Vegas and
includes a varied mix of entertainment.
Riviera, 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
In 1955 the Riviera opened its doors for the first time ever. Under
design by Roy France & Son with J. Maher Weller, the then small hotel
and casino cost Gus Greenbaum $10 million to construct. The hotel stood
at a mere 9 stories high and had only 291 rooms available. In 1974 the
Riviera under went an $11 million addition of 300 rooms and changed
ownership to Riviera, Inc. In 1977, a new addition and remodel was
completed at a cost of $4.3 million, which added 6 new stories to the
structure. In 1981 and 1988 the casino would undergo two more additions
costing $40 million and $28 million, respectively, including a 24 story
tower which boosted the room count to over 2100. Both '80s additions
were designed by Architect Martin Stern, Jr. Finally, in 1990 the hotel
underwent a façade remodel by Nikita Zukov, Architect.
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Riviera Hotel and Casino - Image Gallery
Chip scans courtesy of Ross Poppel
and Silver State Treasures
Ads from Fabulous Las Vegas Magazine
Click on picture for full-size view
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