April 23, 2024
RIVIERA HOTEL CASINO Las Vegas FLAMINAIRE Black Gold SOUVENIR lighter NIB NOS
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Old Riviera LIGHTER IN original BOX -LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. RIVIERA LAS VEGAS is NICELY screened on one side. EXCELLENT condition!! Unus ed -COMES in original PLASTIC Luminair Paris display box (partial faint yellowing). Black metal with gold tone metal highlights. Bottom of cigarette / cigar lighter is stamped M ade In France A VERY cool item ! A great Nostalgic ITEM From the Past!! SOME HISTORY; The Riviera opened on April 20, 1955 as the first high-rise and the ninth resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The Riviera is one of the oldest and most famous casino resorts in Las Vegas. The Riviera also broke new ground in its design: previously, Strip resorts resembled roadside motor courts. The opening of the Riviera, along with the Dunes and the Royal Nevada casino resorts within a month were the subject of a famous issue of Life Magazine, on June 20, 1955 with a Moulin Rouge showgirl on its cover. The headline was Las Vegas—Is Boom Overextended? and a story about how Las Vegas had built too many hotel rooms to be profitable. The Riviera was built by a group of investors from Miami. The resort has gone through many ownership changes over the years, including a period of control by owners linked to the Mafia (as was the case for many Vegas resorts in the 1960s and 1970s). Harpo Marx and Gummo Marx held minority interests at the opening.
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