Happy Nevada Day!!!
Today was National Nevada Day! So as a special Featured Photo presentation, I am sharing vintage 1994 photos of the Luxor Hotel & Casino in it’s infancy, and the Excalibur Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. . .
Happy National Nevada Day ! ! !
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Luxor Hotel & Casino:
Retro Photo: Luxor Hotel & Casino was opened on October 15, 1993. Less than three months after it’s opening, this photo was taken on January 1, 1994.
Photo #1 taken with a Nikon FE camera mounted on a mini-pod through a Nikon 26 mm lens, filter=NONE, Aperture=2.8 f/stop, shutter-speed 1/8th second, loaded with Fujicolor 400 Color 135 Negative Film processed with C-41 Processing Chemicals, and a Type C Print using the RA-4 enlargement paper process, onto a 4X6″ semi-gloss print.
Excalibur Hotel & Casino:
Retro Photo: Excalibur Hotel & Casino was opened on June 19, 1990. Less than four years after it’s opening, this photo was taken on January 1, 1994.
Photo #2 taken with a Nikon FE camera mounted on a mini-pod through a Nikon 26 mm lens, filter=NONE, Aperture=2.8 f/stop, shutter-speed 1/15th second, loaded with Fujicolor 400 Color 135 Negative Film processed with C-41 Processing Chemicals, and a Type C Print using the RA-4 enlargement paper process, onto a 4X6″ semi-gloss print.
UPDATE: A request for when the “National Nevada Day” started led me to this information: “Informal celebrations of this holiday began in the 1870s when it was called Admission Day.”
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Happy National Nevada Day
have never been there before nice pictures
I’ve never been there yet. It’s on my bucket list. Cool pictures!
How long has “National Nevada Day” been celebrated for?
It was hard to find the info, but “Informal celebrations of this holiday began in the 1870s when it was called Admission Day.”
Love these pix! I’ve been to these hotels/casinos. I lived in Vegas for 12 years, and every time a new place opened, we’d go to check out the buffet and the casino.
Very cool pictures, love the details.