Landmark
Landmark opened in 1969 and closed in 1990, after 21 years, on the Las Vegas Strip, with up to 524 rooms. On the site today: The Las Vegas Convention Center's West Hall (opened 2021).
The story
Frank Caroll started building the Landmark tower in 1961, but work stopped in 1962 for lack of money with the building about 80 percent done. Howard Hughes bought it for $17.3 million and opened it on 1 July 1969 with 503 rooms. The domed top held restaurants, lounges and a second casino on the 29th floor, the first high-rise casino in Nevada. In the 1970s it was known for country music acts, and guests included Danny Thomas and Frank Sinatra. After years of losses and a 1985 bankruptcy, it closed on 8 August 1990. The convention authority demolished it in November 1995 for parking, and the convention centre's West Hall opened on the site in June 2021.
- Opened1969
- Closed1990
- RoomsUp to 524
- There nowThe Las Vegas Convention Center's West Hall (opened 2021)
Nearby, also gone
- El Rancho 1948–1992 · up to 1,007 roomsNow: Fontainebleau Las Vegas (site of the Thunderbird, later the El Rancho)
- Riviera 1955–2015 · up to 2,075 roomsNow: Convention center space on the eastern part; the Strip frontage is for sale
- Westward Ho 1963–2005 · up to 777 roomsNow: Mostly empty land and a McDonald's, between Resorts World and Circus Circus
Old Vegas: where to still see it
Facts from Landmark on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).