November 23rd, 2024

Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada

By Editing Luke on October 30, 2023.

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Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
Opened in 1971, the Plaza Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada was originally called the Union Plaza after being built on the site of the former train station. At the time of its opening it was promoted as the largest hotel casino in the world, and became an immediate icon with its dominant position at the end of Fremont Street (and now the Fremont Street Experience).Over the year’s the Plaza Hotel & Casino has featured prominently in pop culture, from Biff’s casino in Back to the Future: Part II to a memorable scene in the domed restaurant between Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone in Martin Scorsese’s Casino – as well as in music videos from The Killers, The Weeknd, and U2. The Plaza remains an icon of Las Vegas, Fremont Street, and of the old school cool that makes vintage Vegas so much fun to revisit time and time again. 

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