Nevada Yesterdays http://nevadayesterdays.com Short Looks at Las Vegas History Sun, 12 Jun 2011 19:19:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 In His Own Words http://nevadayesterdays.com/2011/06/12/in-his-own-words/ http://nevadayesterdays.com/2011/06/12/in-his-own-words/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 19:12:13 +0000 carolynhayesuber http://nevadayesterdays.stephenspress.com/?p=152 In a documentary for the Travel Channel, Frank Wright, author of Nevada Yesterdays, talks of the birth of the Las Vegas Strip.  Frank shares the story of Guy McAfee, who opened the 91 Club in 1939, long before the bright lights and buffets came along. Click here to see and hear Frank: frankontv

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Click here  to read Marchese’s article.

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Fremont Street in 1949.

Welcome to the web site for Nevada Yesterdays by Frank Wright. Check back to this site for updates on events and lectures.

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