25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

Daniel Bonfiglio Published Yesterday in wow

What comes to mind when you think of Las Vegas?

Tacky hotels? Scummy casinos? Stale performers? If those were your answers, they're stereotypes that started in the 1970s.

Thanks to his manager, Elvis was stuck performing at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino until his death in 1977. But Vegas still had more "viva" left to come.

Here are 25 photos of Las Vegas and its people in the 1970s.

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The simpler Las Vegas stretch, 1970s.
2.
Inside the Golden Nugget, 1972.
3.
Sherry Srole at Binion's Horseshoe during a vacation in Las Vegas, November 1970.
4.
At the craps table, 1970s.
5.
Vegas showgirls get ready, 1970s.
6.
7.
Lady and a Plymouth Barracuda in Las Vegas, 1970s.
8.
The stretch, Las Vegas, NV, January 1976. Photo by Hank deLespinasse.
9.
Fremont St, Las Vegas Nevada, 1971.
10.
Gambler, gangster, and founder of the Horseshoe Casino, Benny Binion sits at a poker table with his son Ted Binion in Las Vegas, 1970s.
11.
Backstage Vegas, Sammy Davis Jr. and Elvis.
12.
Friends playing slot machines at Diamond Jim's Nevada Club, a casino in Las Vegas, NV, 1970.
13.
Honest John’s and Centerfold Casinos, 1975 Las Vegas.
14.
A promotional photo for the cocktail lounge of the Howard Johnson Hotel, Las Vegas, 1974.
15.
Hunter S. Thompson and "Dr. Gonzo" at Caesar's Palace in 1971 in Las Vegas.
16.
The corner of Fremont and Main, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1978.
17.
A woman stands next to the fountains of Caesar’s Palace with the Flamingo Hotel in the background. Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1971.
18.
Electronic shooting gallery, Circus Circus Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970.
19.
A couple poses for a photo at the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970s.
20.
Las Vegas circus photo shoot, 1977.
21.
Elvis photographed with Merv Griffin, Tom Jones and Norm Crosby in Vegas, 1971.
22.
Las Vegas Club, 1977.
23.
Chefs preparing and serving dishes in Robatayaki, one of five restaurants located in the Las Vegas Hilton's Benihana Village in Las Vegas. 1974-75.
24.
Elvis Presley's final show in Las Vegas. December 12, 1976.
25.
Tina Turner jumping rope with heavyweight boxer Ken Norton at Caesars Palace, 1977.

1.
The simpler Las Vegas stretch, 1970s.
2.
Inside the Golden Nugget, 1972.
3.
Sherry Srole at Binion's Horseshoe during a vacation in Las Vegas, November 1970.
4.
At the craps table, 1970s.
5.
Vegas showgirls get ready, 1970s.
6.
7.
Lady and a Plymouth Barracuda in Las Vegas, 1970s.
8.
The stretch, Las Vegas, NV, January 1976. Photo by Hank deLespinasse.
9.
Fremont St, Las Vegas Nevada, 1971.
10.
Gambler, gangster, and founder of the Horseshoe Casino, Benny Binion sits at a poker table with his son Ted Binion in Las Vegas, 1970s.
11.
Backstage Vegas, Sammy Davis Jr. and Elvis.
12.
Friends playing slot machines at Diamond Jim's Nevada Club, a casino in Las Vegas, NV, 1970.
13.
Honest John’s and Centerfold Casinos, 1975 Las Vegas.
14.
A promotional photo for the cocktail lounge of the Howard Johnson Hotel, Las Vegas, 1974.
15.
Hunter S. Thompson and "Dr. Gonzo" at Caesar's Palace in 1971 in Las Vegas.
16.
The corner of Fremont and Main, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1978.
17.
A woman stands next to the fountains of Caesar’s Palace with the Flamingo Hotel in the background. Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1971.
18.
Electronic shooting gallery, Circus Circus Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970.
19.
A couple poses for a photo at the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970s.
20.
Las Vegas circus photo shoot, 1977.
21.
Elvis photographed with Merv Griffin, Tom Jones and Norm Crosby in Vegas, 1971.
22.
Las Vegas Club, 1977.
23.
Chefs preparing and serving dishes in Robatayaki, one of five restaurants located in the Las Vegas Hilton's Benihana Village in Las Vegas. 1974-75.
24.
Elvis Presley's final show in Las Vegas. December 12, 1976.
25.
Tina Turner jumping rope with heavyweight boxer Ken Norton at Caesars Palace, 1977.