Abstract
The collection consists of one scrapbook (2008) of postcards and photographs tracing the history of the Las Vegas property upon which the Wynn Las Vegas resort was built and four magazines featuring articles about Las Vegas (1940, 1947, 1955, and 1959). The scrapbook begins with several pages of historic postcards of the hotel originally built on the property, the Desert Inn, and continues with the establishment of the Wynn and the vision of its associated resort, the Encore. While the images primarily focus on the Desert Inn and the Wynn, there are also several pages of images of various other Las Vegas Strip properties accompanied by a brief timeline. The scrapbook contains approximately 76 images, dating from 1950 to 2008.
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Scope and Contents Note
The collection is primarily comprised of a scrapbook (2008) of postcards and photographs tracing the history of the Las Vegas property upon which the Wynn Las Vegas resort is built. The scrapbook begins with several pages of historic postcards of the hotel originally built on the property, the Desert Inn, and continues with the establishment of the Wynn and the vision of its associated resort, the Encore. While the images primarily focus on the Desert Inn and the Wynn, there are also several pages of images of various other Las Vegas Strip properties accompanied by a brief timeline. The scrapbook contains approximately 76 images, dating from 1950 to 2008.
The scrapbook was created by Ryan Areu, an employee of the Wynn, who presented it as a gift to Mr. and Mrs. Wynn in 2008. Also included are four magazines (1940, 1947, 1955, and 1959) featuring Las Vegas, which Areu gave to the Wynns with the scrapbook.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain in original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
Wynn Las Vegas is a resort and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It was constructed on the land previously occupied by the Desert Inn, which Steve Wynn purchased in 2000. Between 2001 and 2004, Wynn decided to implode most of the Desert Inn towers to make room for the Wynn Las Vegas. The Wynn opened April 28, 2005.
Source: "The Rise and Fall and Rise of an Icon". Las Vegas Today and Tomorrow, accessed May 27, 2015. http://www.vegastodayandtomorrow.com/desert.htm.
Preferred Citation
Wynn Las Vegas Scrapbook, 1940-2008. MS-00690. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated by Steve Wynn; accession number 2014-095.
Processing Note
Materials were processed by Dallas Reiber in 2015. Lindsay Oden revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.