{"product_id":"el-cortez-las-vegas-1950s","title":"El Cortez, Las Vegas 1950s","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe El Cortez Hotel was constructed in 1941, the first major resort in downtown Las Vegas, and has a storied history that continues today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 1945, it was briefly purchased by the infamous mobsters Bugsy Siegel, Moe Sedway, Gus Greenbaum and Meyer Lanksy who were awaiting the opening of their new property, the Flamingo Hotel and Casino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAfter that opening, memorably portrayed in the 1991 film Bugsy, one of the original founders John Kell Houssells reacquired the El Cortez.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHe expanded it over the course of several years, adding a nightclub, barber shop, swimming pool and a four-story bedroom wing. The Rose Room bar was re-named the Buccaneer Bar and cocktail waitresses served guests dressed in pirate outfits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThere was a grand re-opening of the ‘new’ hotel in 1952 and El Cortez neon signs were installed on the roof – still significant landmarks in Downtown Las Vegas today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Supper Club was also given a pirate’s theme and re-named the Pirate’s Den. Its maître d’ in 1955 was a lady called Pat Gallagher, the only female maître d’ in Las Vegas at that time. The pirate theme was phased out in the late 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLegendary casino operator Jackie Gaughan – who had stakes in many casinos - bought the El Cortez and oversaw the construction of a 15- story hotel tower in the 1980s. He and his wife Bertie lived in a 2,700sq ft penthouse on the top floor of the tower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe El Cortez changed hands again in 2008 and remains one of the top destinations in Las Vegas, the first hotel to be placed on The National Register of Historic Places for its signage and Spanish ranch-themed architecture that has remained gloriously the same for more than 80 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis image of a glamorous lady pirate in swashbuckling boots is taken from an original 1950s version of a souvenir menu from the El Cortez coffee shop when hamburgers cost all of 50c.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCourtesy Private Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eEach order includes a print of the interior menu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll printed in USA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Menu Art","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":57491760054438,"sku":"hyx1790052251326","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491760087206,"sku":"doo1790052251327","price":18.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491760119974,"sku":"wpe1790052251328","price":27.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491760152742,"sku":"ush1790052251329","price":39.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491760185510,"sku":"uxj1790052251330","price":66.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491760218278,"sku":"jzk1790052251331","price":93.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/el-cortez-las-vegas-1950s_1.webp?v=1790052255","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/el-cortez-las-vegas-1950s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}