The glitz and glamour of vintage Las Vegas in the 1950s and 1960s lives on through postcards captivating a bygone era. From the iconic neon signs to glamorous casinos and showgirls, these postcards provide a unique window into the golden age of Sin City.

Let’s open the vault to Vintage Vegas…

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1950s & 1960s Las Vegas Vintage Postcards

“The Monaco”- 71 room motel with dressing rooms and queen size beds and a heated pool at the corner of Desert Inn Rd & the “Strip”. Postcard circa 1950s possibly early 1960s.

Source: Etsy

1950s Postcard of Wilbur Clark’s Desert Inn Motel.

Source: Etsy

Greetings from Las Vegas and the Pioneer Club.

Source: Etsy

Riviera postcard 1960s. Featuring Red Skelton, Peggy Taylor and Lionel Hampton.

Riviera Las Vegas Hotel Postcard Red Skelton Peggy Taylor Lionel Hampton vintage postcard

Source: Etsy

Vintage Postcard of The Stardust Resort Hotel and The World’s Tallest Sign and Home of the “Lido de Paris” Circa 1958.

Source: Etsy

Nevada’s Finest Cocktail Lounge-The “Cinnabar -Truly Western.”

vintage postcard of the cinnabar cocktail lounge las vegas nevada

Source: eBay

Sahara Hotel Pool Area-Look at that fruit arrangement on the balcony..wow!

hotel sahara las vegas nevada vintage postcard

Source: eBay

At “The Thunderbird” in the 1960s you could go swimming and then pop over to the putting green to hit a few golf balls after. Fun! Fun! Fun!

Las Vegas, Nevada Postcard THUNDERBIRD HOTEL Swimming Pool Scene c1960s vintage postcard

Source: eBay

Buffets are as popular now as they were in the 1950s, ice swan included!

Las Vegas Desert Inn Postcard Buffet Line c1950s vintage postcard

Source: Ebay

Thanks for stopping by friends and if you are interested in more photos and vintage advertising from “Sin City”, then please check out my other Vegas Blog Post…..

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Question Time: Do you collect postcards when you travel (and send them)? Maybe you collect vintage postcards? I would love to hear all about it in the comments below.

Liz

It’s that time of year again! I’m off to Las Vegas for a fun weekend celebrating German Karneval (Mardi Gras). I cannot wait to get out of Toronto because right now it’s so cold all my windows and patio doors are frozen shut! That is too cold way too cold. Bring on the sunshine and pools (even though many of the pools are closed during this time of the year as it’s offseason. Not my hotel though!).

Vintage black and white photograph of two girls by the pool in 1950s swimsuits and 1950s hairstyles. Las Vegas, 1955 — Las Vegas 1955. Source: Etsy

For today’s post, I put together a roundup of ‘Vintage Vegas’ images to help put me in a sunny mood for a visit to one of my favourite cities.

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Lets throw a quarter into the machine and begin the fun! -1950s Vintage Photo

Nevada Club, Las Vegas: Vintage RPPC Souvenir Photo, 1950s — 1950’s Nevada Club. Source: Etsy

TWA 1956 Travel Advertisement.

1950s Vintage TWA Las Vegas Travel Poster-1956 Advertisement — Source: Etsy

Alaska Motel, Las Vegas 1949.

1940s vintage photo of the Alaska Motel, Las Vegas, NV, July 1949 — Source: Etsy

The Sal Sagev Hotel (now the Golden Gate Hotel) on Fremont Street, Las Vegas.

The postcard also shows the El Trovatore Auto Court on Route 66 in Kingman, Arizona.

Sal Sagev now Golden Gate Hotel Fremont St Downtown LAS VEGAS NV Vintage Linen Postcard — Source: Etsy

Group photograph of entertainers at the Dunes, including Anna Bailey and Frank Sinatra.

Photograph of a showgirl posed at the swimming pool of Moulin Rouge Hotel and Casino, [May 22], 1955. The Moulin Rouge was the first desegregated hotel casino, it was popular with many of the black entertainers of the time, who would entertain at the other hotels and casinos and stay at the Moulin Rouge (source).