Flamingo Hotel
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| Location | Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| Address | 3555 South Las Vegas Boulevard |
| Opening date | December 26, 1946 |
| Theme |
Art Deco Miami |
| No. of rooms | 3,626 |
| Total gaming space | 77,000 sq ft (7,200 m2) |
| Permanent shows |
Donny and Marie Olivia Newton-John |
| Signature attractions | Wildlife Habitat |
| Notable restaurants | Center Cut Steakhouse Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville |
| Owner | Caesars Entertainment Corporation |
| Previous names | The Fabulous Flamingo Flamingo Hilton |
| Renovated in | 1967, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1990, 1993, 2004, 2009 |
| Coordinates | 36°6′58″N 115°10′14″W / 36.11611°N 115.17056°WCoordinates: 36°6′58″N 115°10′14″W / 36.11611°N 115.17056°W |
| Website | caesars |
Flamingo Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corporation.
The property includes a 77,000-square-foot (7,200 m2) casino along with 3,626 hotel rooms. The 15-acre (6.1 ha) site's architectural theme is reminiscent of the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne style of Miami and South Beach, with a garden courtyard housing a wildlife habitat featuring flamingos. It was the third resort to open on the Strip, and it is the oldest resort on the Strip still in operation today. The Flamingo has a Las Vegas Monorail station, the Flamingo/Caesars Palace station, at the rear of the property. After opening in 1946, it has undergone a number of ownership changes.
The Flamingo site occupies 40 acres (16 ha) originally owned by one of Las Vegas' first settlers, Charles "Pops" Squires. Squires paid $8.75 an acre for the land. In 1944, Margaret Folsom bought the tract for $7,500 from Squires, and she then later sold it to Billy Wilkerson. Wilkerson was the owner of The Hollywood Reporter as well as some very popular nightclubs in the Sunset Strip: Cafe Trocadero, Ciro's and La Rue's.{Los Angeles}La Rue Restaurant's Sunset Blvd. RN-086-4 1949
In 1945, Wilkerson purchased 33 acres (13 ha) on the east side of U.S. Route 91, about 1-mile (1.6 km) south of the Hotel Last Frontier in preparation for his vision. Wilkerson then hired George Vernon Russell to design a hotel that was more in the European style and something other than the "sawdust joints" on Fremont Street. He planned a hotel with luxurious rooms, a spa, health club, showroom, golf course, nightclub, an upscale restaurant and a French style casino. Due to high wartime materials costs, Wilkerson ran into financial problems almost at once, finding himself $400,000 short and hunting for new financing.
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