# 1996 VHS • Nowhere But Las Vegas! 60 FPS

Nowhere But Las Vegas is a 1996 promotional travel video presenting the history, attractions, and casino resorts of Las Vegas, Nevada. The program opens with a brief historical overview, tracing Las Vegas from Rafael Rivera's 1829 discovery of an artesian spring along the Spanish Trail to Los Angeles, through the 1904 establishment of the tent town by the Union Pacific Railroad, the official founding on May 15, 1905, the legalization of gambling by the Nevada legislature in 1931, and construction of the Hoover Dam, which brought thousands of workers to the region. The program credits the downtown Fremont Street corridor as the first casino district, with the now-famous Strip developing during the 1940s. The program profiles specific resorts and attractions. The Flamingo Hotel is identified as one of the most celebrated 1940s Strip resorts. Casino competition is described as constant, with properties trying to outdo each other through exclusive gaming amenities, entertainment offerings, and spectacle. The Treasure Island resort's outdoor pirate battle theater is noted as staging a full-scale battle every 90 minutes, weather permitting. An opulent golden-white resort with a nightly citywide light display is described but not fully identified in the recoverable narration. The program notes Las Vegas as the largest American city founded in the 20th century and describes its draw of nearly 30 million visitors annually.

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1996
- By: The Vista Group®
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/TheVistaGroup-NowhereButLasVegas)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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