New casinos were built off the Strip, Downtown, and in other cities like Reno. Las Vegas retained the lions-share of casinos, but they were not as dominant as they had in the 60s and early 70s. Here below are some photos that will take you back to the 1990s Las Vegas.Ĭheck out some other stunning photos of Las Vegas from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The 1980s ended the golden age of Vegas lounge entertainment. Several movies were also made that kept the freedom and pop culture of the city alive such as ‘Indecent Proposal (1993)’, ‘Leaving Las Vegas (1995)’ and ‘Showgirls (1995)’. The Neon Museum was founded in 1996 that features signs from old casinos and other businesses displayed outdoors on 2.62 acres. Las Vegas elected its first female mayor, Jan Laverty Jones. In 1993, a unique pink-domed 5-acre indoor amusement park, Grand Slam Canyon, became part of the Circus Circus hotel.
The 1990s was the era of mega-hotels and theme parks. The Excalibur Hotel, MGM Grand Adventures Park, and Casinos opened on the Las Vegas Strip started the Sin City’s family-friendly era. Through the 80s, two new hotel towers were opened, and the riverboat casino was. In the 1990s, businesses, hotels, and casinos started looking for alternate ways of getting visitors to open their wallets, so they tried a different approach and promoted Las Vegas as a family vacation destination. Las Vegas, Vintage, Las Vegas Strip, Vegas Casino, Casino Las Vegas.
