![]() And it was the first gaming property purchased by Derek Stevens and his brother, Greg, in 2008. Its ownership group in the 1950s is credited with bringing the shrimp cocktail to the city. It pushed through the 21 years when gambling was outlawed, from 1910 to 1931, and the Prohibition era between 19. Operating as the two-story Hotel Nevada, it opened in part to service railroad passengers. ![]() The historic property at the corner of Fremont and Main streets is celebrating its 117th anniversary Friday, and as the city’s first hotel it boasts a front row seat to some of the area’s most identifiable memories. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Vegas may have a reputation for tearing down its vintage buildings, but there’s one piece of history still standing: Golden Gate. Las Vegas’s first hotel will be celebrating its 117th anniversary Friday. A line marks the original 10 rooms and everything that came after in a hallway at the Golden Gate in downtown Las Vegas Thursday, Jan.
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