$3M in 1955 for an undeveloped patch of desert. Seems like a lot!
MozzLand
That’d be like $28,800,000 in today’s terms.
darrinofearth
What you don’t see is the already built up Las Vegas strip. This pic is angled to hide it. There were many casinos here at this time so the land was pricey.
zjp_716
“… This was a great man, a man of vision and guts. And there isn’t even a plaque, or a signpost or a statue of him in that town!”
Tigers19121999
Interesting fact: the Strip is actually not in the city of Las Vegas. The purposely built it outside of city limits to avoid building restrictions.
meabbott
How much for the car hood?
actualninjajedi
There will be a lot of bodies buried out there 20 years later..
MassProperties
The entire city of Vegas serves no purpose other than to drain resources.
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![What is now the fully developed Las Vegas strip, 1955. [494 x 492]](https://i.redd.it/mvmip6gk5le51.jpg)
Sephzilla
Why so expensive?
NervousAndPantless
$3M in 1955 for an undeveloped patch of desert. Seems like a lot!
MozzLand
That’d be like $28,800,000 in today’s terms.
darrinofearth
What you don’t see is the already built up Las Vegas strip. This pic is angled to hide it. There were many casinos here at this time so the land was pricey.
zjp_716
“… This was a great man, a man of vision and guts. And there isn’t even a plaque, or a signpost or a statue of him in that town!”
Tigers19121999
Interesting fact: the Strip is actually not in the city of Las Vegas. The purposely built it outside of city limits to avoid building restrictions.
meabbott
How much for the car hood?
actualninjajedi
There will be a lot of bodies buried out there 20 years later..
MassProperties
The entire city of Vegas serves no purpose other than to drain resources.
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