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Dunes Hotel and Casino

3600 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89109
(On the Strip) Southwest corner of Flamingo

More about Dunes Hotel and Casino:

The Dunes Hotel was built by John Replogle and Robert Dorr, Jr. in 1955 with tower and additions by Milton Schwarz in 1964.

The first installation of the Dunes had a huge 30 foot tall fiberglass "giant man" Sultan over the porte cochere and boasted a 90 foot long swimming pool and lagoon. In 1957 "Minsky Goes to Paris" (aka Minsky's Follies) at the Dunes was the first show to feature topless showgirls.

Perhaps the most missed landmark on the strip would be the classy Dome of the Sea eatery, imploded along with the famous 180 foot tall sign (Lee Klay, Federal, 1964), on Oct. 15, 1998. By the way, the sultan lived out his retirement on the Dunes golf course from 1964 until he "burned out" in 1985.

The Bellagio was built on the site of the Dunes.

Listed under:

Preservation Status: Demolished or Gone
Era: 1950s
Categories: Classic

Dunes in Las Vegas Movies:

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Diamonds Are Forever
Stark

Images:

Image (c) Stratton Collection Dunes Hotel Matchbook featuring illustration of main tower	Image (c) Stratton Collection Dunes Hotel Las Vegas casino interior	Image (c) Stratton Collection Postcard featuring the Dunes Hotel neon sign and Caesars Palace in the background in Las Vegas
Image (c) STRATTON Collection Dunes Hotel Monte Carlo Bar interior	Image (c) Stratton Collection Dunes Hotel ashtray circa 1960s or 1970s	Image (c) Stratton Collection Emerald Green Golf Course at the Dunes Hotel
Image (c) Stratton Collection Emerald Green Golf Course at the Dunes Hotel	Image (c) Stratton Collection Dunes Hotel logo from matchbook with primary color mark	Image (c) Stratton Collection Dunes Hotel pool in Las Vegas
Image (c) Stratton Collection Dunes Hotel pictures of rooms from old brochure	Image (c) STRATTON Collection Casino de Paris Brochure (produced and directed by Frederic Apcar) from the Dunes Hotel	Image (c) STRATTON Collection Casino de Paris brochure (presented twice nightly) from the Dunes Hotel
Image (c) STRATTON Collection Dunes Hotel brochure with showgirl on the cover circa 1950s 1960s	Image (c) STRATTON Collection Dune Hotel brochure brochure with shogirl on the cover circa 1970s or 1980s	Image (c) STRATTON Collection Postcard of the dune Hotel featuring the striking neon parking lot sign
Image (c) STRATTON Collection Top of the Strip Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge from Dunes Hotel brochure	Image (c) STRATTON Collection Postcard of the Dunes Hotel featuring the tower