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In late 1945, mobster Bugsy Siegel and his partners came to Las Vegas. Vegas reportedly piqued Siegel and his mob’s interest because of its legalized gambling and off-track betting. At the time, Siegel held a large interest in Trans America Wire, a racing publication.Hunter S. Thompson and Oscar Zeta Acosta stayed at the Flamingo while attending a seminar by the National Conference of District Attorneys on Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs held at the Dunes Hotel across the street. Several of their experiences in their room are depicted in Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream.

The 1991 film Bugsy starring Warren Beatty depicted Bugsy Siegel’s involvement in the construction of the Flamingo, though many of the details were altered for dramatic effect. For instance, in the film, Siegel originates the idea of the Flamingo, instead of buying ownership from Billy Wilkerson, and is killed after the first opening on December 26, 1946, rather than the second opening of the Flamingo in 1947.

Paula Abdul began a residency on August 13, 2019, with her Forever Your Girl production and is currently scheduled through January 4, 2020. Alongside Paula Abdul’s residency, RuPaul’s Drag Race Live! also debuted in January 2020, featuring drag queens that once competed on RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars such as Aquaria, Derrick Barry, and Yvie Oddly.

In 1998, Hilton’s gambling properties, including the Flamingo, were spun off as Park Place Entertainment (later renamed to Caesars Entertainment). The deal included a two-year license to use the Hilton name. Park Place opted not to renew that agreement when it expired in late 2000, and the property was renamed Flamingo Las Vegas.Allegedly, Siegel named the resort after his girlfriend, Virginia Hill. It was reported that Siegel called her this because of her long legs. However, this is an urban myth which is untrue. ‘The Flamingo’ received its name from Billy Wilkerson, the founding builder. Organized crime king, Lucky Luciano, wrote in his memoir that Siegel once owned an interest in the Hialeah Park Race Track and viewed the flamingos who populated nearby as a good omen. The “Flamingo” name is reported to have been given to the project at its inception by Wilkerson.

The property includes a 72,299-square-foot (6,716.8 m) casino along with 3,460 hotel rooms. The architectural theme is reminiscent of the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne style of Miami and South Beach. Staying true to its theme and name, the hotel includes a garden courtyard which serves as a wildlife habitat for flamingos. The hotel was the third resort to open on the Strip and remains the oldest resort on the Strip in operation today, and it has been since 2007 with the closure and demolition of The New Frontier. It is also the last remaining casino on the strip that opened before 1950 that is still in operation. The Flamingo has a Las Vegas Monorail station called the Flamingo & Caesars Palace station at the rear of the property. After opening in 1946, it has undergone a number of ownership changes.Siegel had also built a secret ladder in the “Presidential Suite” to escape if necessary. The ladder led down to an underground garage where a chauffeured limo was always waiting.

The Netflix original series Lilyhammer featuring E-Street Band guitarist and singer Steven Van Zandt features a nightclub in Lillehammer, Norway, named the Flamingo. During its construction, Van Zandt’s character, Giovanni Henriksen (aka Frank “The Fixer” Tagliano), referenced the hotel and casino, as well as Benjamin Siegel, as his inspiration for the nightclub.Flamingo Las Vegas (formerly The Fabulous Flamingo and Flamingo Hilton Las Vegas) is a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment.

Siegel began in 1941 by purchasing, with partners, shares in the El Cortez on Fremont Street for $600,000. His expansion plans were hampered by unfriendly city officials aware of his criminal background, so Siegel began looking for a site outside the city limits. Hearing that Wilkerson was seeking extra funding, Siegel and his partners posed as businessmen and directly bought a two-thirds stake in the project.In 2005, Harrah’s Entertainment purchased Caesars Entertainment, Inc. and the property became part of Harrah’s Entertainment. The company changed its name to Caesars Entertainment Corporation in 2010.

The Flamingo figures prominently in the Tim Powers novel Last Call. In the novel, the Flamingo is supposedly founded on Siegel’s mythical/mystical paranoia of being pursued and killed for his archetypal position as the “King of the West”, known mythologically as “Fisher King”. Supposedly the Flamingo itself was meant to be a real-life personification of “The Tower” card of the tarot deck.

On September 9, 2012, Port Adelaide Football Club AFL footballer John McCarthy died after falling 30 feet (9 m) from a rooftop of the hotel. The incident occurred at the start of a post-season holiday for McCarthy and other Port Adelaide players. They had arrived in Las Vegas only a few hours before the incident. After reviewing evidence, police said that McCarthy had attempted to jump off the roof onto a palm tree, but fell to the ground.In 1945, Wilkerson purchased 33 acres (13 ha) on the east side of U.S. Route 91, or about a half mile south of the Hotel Last Frontier, in preparation for his vision. Wilkerson then hired George Vernon Russell to design a hotel influenced by European style. The El Rancho Vegas and The Last Frontier were full service hotel casinos, and already open on what would become known as The Las Vegas Strip. Wilkerson also requested that the new ‘Flamingo’ hotel be different from the smaller “sawdust joints” on Fremont Street. He planned a hotel with luxurious rooms, a spa, a health club, a showroom, a golf course, a nightclub, an upscale restaurant and a French-style casino. Because of high wartime material costs, Wilkerson ran into financial problems almost at once, finding himself $400,000 short and hunting for new financing.

Siegel finally opened The Flamingo Hotel & Casino on December 26, 1946, at a total cost of $6 million. Billed as “The West’s Greatest Resort Hotel”, the 105-room property—and first luxury hotel on the Strip—was built 4 miles (6.4 km) from Downtown Las Vegas. During construction, a large sign announced the hotel as a William R. Wilkerson project. The sign also read Del Webb Construction as the hotel’s primary contractor and Richard R. Stadelman (who later made renovations to the El Rancho Vegas) as the building architect.

Headlining acts perform in the Donny and Marie Showroom. The throwback venue was remodeled in 2014 with many technological updates, improving the sound systems and lighting. It seats 780 with floor seating and a balcony. It maintains the style and feel of early Vegas with red and white themed booths and chairs, red velvet curtains as well as red carpets. It provides for close intimate interactions between the performers and audience due to the clam-shell layout. It was officially named the Donny & Marie Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas after the brother-and-sister duo that headlined for an 11-year span between 2008 and 2019. Starting late November 2019 the Donny & Marie Showroom went back to its original name Flamingo Showroom.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.

In 1953, the hotel’s management spent $1 million in renovations and remodeling. The original entrance and signage was destroyed. A new entrance with an upswept roof was built and a pink neon sign was designed by Bill Clark of Ad-Art. A neon-bubbled “Champagne Tower” sign with pink flamingos rimming the top was also installed in front of the hotel. From 1955 to 1960, the property was operated by Albert Parvin of the Parvin-Dohrmann Corporation. Parvin owned 30% of the stock while businessman Harry Goldman owned 7.5%; other investors included singer Tony Martin and actor George Raft.

Kirk Kerkorian acquired the property in 1967, making it part of Kerkorian’s International Leisure Company, but the Hilton Corporation bought the resort in 1972, renaming it the Flamingo Hilton in 1974. The last of the original Flamingo Hotel structure was torn down on December 14, 1993, and the hotel’s garden was built on-site. The Flamingo’s four hotel towers were built (or expanded) in 1977, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1990, and 1993. A 200-unit Hilton Grand Vacations timeshare tower was opened in 1993.The Flamingo site occupies 40 acres (16 ha) originally owned by one of Las Vegas’s first settlers, Charles “Pops” Squires. Squires paid $8.75 per acre ($21.6/ha) 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 on the Sunset Strip: Cafe Trocadero, Ciro’s and La Rue’s (Hollywood).

Also from 2008 through November 2019 the headlining show at the Flamingo featured brother-sister musical duo Donny and Marie Osmond. Their show premiered in September 2008, and was extended through November 2019 for an eleven-year run. The show was rated in The Best of Las Vegas online contest. Donny and Marie Osmond were voted “Best Performers of Las Vegas” in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The final show was on November 16, 2019 and holds the record for the longest-running musical act in Vegas history with 1730 performances with more than 9 million tickets sold during the production.Long running shows included Gladys Knight with her Pips who played the Flamingo in 2003. Toni Braxton’s show ran from August 2006 to April 2008 and closed due to Braxton’s health problems. Singer Olivia Newton-John maintained a long term residency at the Flamingo from April 2014 through December 2016.

Legendary past performers at The Flamingo include Judy Garland in 1958, Bobby Darin in 1963 (for several weeks), Fats Domino in 1963 (and for several years), Jerry Lee Lewis in 1963, and Ray Charles in 1963. The Supremes in 1966 and 1967, James Brown in 1967, Little Richard in 1967, Tom Jones in 1968 (for the album Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas), Wayne Newton (longtime Vegas resident) in 1968, and Ella Fitzgerald in 1970, and B.B. King in 1971.The first portion of SR 592 begins at Rainbow Boulevard (SR 595) and extends easterly to Interstate 15. The second section resumes at Paradise Road and continues east, skirting the northern edge of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus before reaching its terminus at Boulder Highway (SR 582).

Flamingo Road is an east–west section line arterial in the Las Vegas Valley. The road is named after Flamingo Las Vegas, which is located on Las Vegas Boulevard near where it intersects with Flamingo Road. Two discontinuous segments of the road totaling 8.487 miles (13.659 km) are designated State Route 592 (SR 592).Flamingo Road originally was called Monson Road, and only existed east of Las Vegas Boulevard, with a nearby street, Dunes Road connecting Las Vegas Boulevard with Interstate 15 (I-15). In the early 1980s, the Nevada Department of Transportation rebuilt the Dunes interchange at I-15, and constructed a six-lane Flamingo Road west to Rainbow Boulevard.

In 1922, one of Spain’s greatest writers, Federico García Lorca and renowned composer Manuel de Falla organised the Fiesta del Cante Jondo, a folk music festival dedicated to cante jondo (“deep song”). They did this to stimulate interest in this, by that time unfashionable, flamenco music style. Two of Lorca’s most important poetic works, Poema del Cante Jondo and Romancero Gitano, show Lorca’s fascination with flamenco.The word Flamenco in Spanish originally meant Flemish. It is supposed that during the Flemish kingdom of Karel V (Carlos I in Spain) some kind of popular confusion between flemish and gypsy culture led the people to use that word for the gypsy music.

“Nuevo Flamenco”, or New Flamenco, is a recent variant of Flamenco which has been influenced by modern musical genres, like rumba, salsa, pop, rock and jazz.Flamenco cante consists of a number of traditional (and not-so-traditional) forms, with characteristic rhythmic and harmonic structures. The rhythm (compás) is perhaps the most fundamental distinguishing feature of the different flamenco forms. The cante jondo, called the mother of flamenco, consists of 12 beats, with accents on the 3rd, 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th beats. Songs are composed of several falseta’s with rhythms defined by the song form.

The most fundamental palos are: Toná, Soleá, Fandango and Seguiriya. These four palos all belong in the cante jondo category and form the rhythmic basis for nearly all the other palos.

During the so-called golden age of flamenco, between 1869-1910, flamenco music developed rapidly in music cafés called cafés cantantes. Flamenco dancers also became one of the major attractions for the public of those cafés. Similarly, guitar players supporting the dancers increasingly gained a reputation, and so flamenco guitar as an art form by itself was born. Julién Arcas was one of the first composers to write flamenco music especially for the guitar.The flamenco guitar (and the very similar classical guitar) is a descendent from the lute. The first guitars are thought to have originated in Spain in the 15th century. The traditional flamenco guitar is made of Spanish cypress and spruce, and is lighter in weight and a bit smaller than a classical guitar, to give the output a ‘sharper’ sound.

The rhythmic patterns of the palo’s are also often called compás. A compás is characterised by a recurring pattern of beats and accents. These recurring patterns make up a number of different rhythmic and musical forms known as toques.The first time flamenco is mentioned in literature is in 1774 in the book Cartas Marruecas by José Cadalso. The origin of the name flamenco however, is a much-debated topic. Some people believe it is a word of Spanish origin and originally meant Flemish (Flamende). However, there are several other theories. One theory suggest an Arabic origin taken from the words felag mengu (meaning: ‘peasant in flight’ or ‘fugitive peasant’)

It was in this socially and economically difficult situation that the musical cultures of the Moors, Jews and Gitanos started to form the basics of flamenco music: a Moorish singing style expressing their hard life in Andalusia, the different compás (rhythm styles), rhythmic hand clapping and basic dance movements, see Andalusian cadence. Many of the songs in flamenco still reflect the spirit of desperation, struggle, hope, pride, and late-night partying of the people during this time. Much later other local traditional Spanish musical traditions would also influence, and be influenced by, the traditional flamenco styles.The classification of flamenco forms is not entirely uncontentious, but a common and convenient first classification is into three groups. The deepest, most serious forms are known as cante jondo (or cante grande), while relatively light, frivolous forms are called cante chico. Forms which do not fit into either category but lie somewhere between them are classified as cante intermedio. Many flamenco artists, including some considered to be amongst the greatest, have specialised in a single flamenco form.

Some of the forms are sung unaccompanied, while others usually have a guitar and sometimes other accompaniment. Some forms are danced while others traditionally are not. Amongst both the songs and the dances, some are traditionally the preserve of men and others of women, while still others would be performed by either sex. Many of these traditional distinctions are now breaking down; for example the Farruca is traditionally a man’s dance, but is now commonly performed by women too.While homes have gained value around the Las Vegas valley in the past few years, there are a few zip codes that saw higher percentages of appreciation. Different portions of the valley experience varying degrees of supply and demand. Consistent with recent years, zip codes with overall lower housing values have tended to report the higher rates of appreciation in percentage terms. The new home construction sector also posted positive returns in 2016, with the median price for the year reaching $349,512 – an increase of 7.4 percent — and $379,990 in the final month of the year — an increase of 11.7 percent. New home prices reached an all-time high in 2017.The median resale home price across the Las Vegas valley during 2017 was $226,000, which was up a 13.1 percent from the $199,900 reported during 2016. During the final month of 2017, the median reported value was $238,000, which gained 17.8 percent from the $202,000 posted in December of 2016.

The top 10 also includes 89104, 89109, 89103, 89169, 89011, 89032, 89015 and 89108. The fastest-appreciating zip codes in Southern Nevada tend to be located in neighborhoods in the central and more mature portions of the valley.

The zip codes with the highest home value include 89138, 89135, 89052, 89044, 89012, 89085, 89131, 89144, 89134 and 89141. These zip codes include areas in Summerlin and Henderson.The top zip code was 89030 with a 31.2 percent gain in median value, followed by 89101 with 30.4 percent. 89030 is located in North Las Vegas while 89101 includes downtown Las Vegas and areas north and east of downtown.

In addition to a tight supply of resale homes on the market, the performance of the real estate market was boosted by an increase in population and employment.Additionally, higher-end communities have tended to post lower rates of appreciation, but they remain closer to prior peak values experienced before the last economic downturn.

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There’s often a compromise between the size of a house vs. the cost of the home for sale in Las Vegas. Sometimes people will choose to have an additional bedroom as opposed to a smaller house in a lower crime area. What we think is important is that the home and area work for your lifestyle.

In general, Las Vegas is known for being a safe community with a good police presence. Not only do we have the City of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, but there are also Clark County Sheriffs, Henderson Police, and the North Las Vegas Police Department.Statistics are a little deceptive so look at crime types. Most Las Vegas neighborhoods are perfectly fine until someone finds their quiet street and siphons gas or follows a delivery truck. Safe neighborhoods still have a household that yells frequently or a car that blasts music. Random violent crimes are what I consider scary.Hotels take crime and safety seriously. Everyone from management to the valet parking staff is trained to notice red flags. Guns and firearms are now required to be checked in at each hotel security office. Every hotel employee looks for violators, and rooms are entered every 24 hours by an employee with no exceptions.The Southern Nevada Highway Patrol headquarters has its headquarters in Las Vegas. Besides city and county police forces, Las Vegas has a large 24-hour private security force located in every hotel and casino in Las Vegas.

The safest area of Las Vegas in 2022 will be any of the newer areas of Las Vegas. I believe new areas are the safest because there are numerous construction guards and cameras. Thieves haven’t discovered the new areas yet because there are fewer opportunities, and they’re further from home.We feel extremely safe walking anywhere for miles around when we leave home. Residential neighborhoods and shopping centers where we have lived are well maintained and secure. We also don’t venture into higher crime areas at 3 AM. There are no “gangs” at most local parks in the valley. In general, people smile and are friendly.The safest areas of Las Vegas in 2021 are still the safest areas of Las Vegas in 2022. What’s changed is technology. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD or Metro) has a tool called Vegas Safecam. Residents with security cameras register here. New, smart homes often are completely wired for surveillance, so new neighborhoods make sense. Separated by Reed International Airport, Henderson is 10 miles southeast of Downtown Las Vegas. In 1978, Green Valley in Henderson became the first master-planned community in Henderson, Nevada. There are now over 50 master-planned communities in Henderson. It’s obvious that there is a lot of celebrating, often with alcohol consumption taking place on The Strip. This leads to sexual assault reports twice the national average. People who lost money may look for crimes of opportunity. A lot of people using alcohol in a close proximity will have more assaults. We find that most perimeter zip codes in Las Vegas are the safest areas of Las Vegas despite occasional crime. We want you to be able to walk around your neighborhood at night without being assaulted and where hearing a gunshot is rare. Most violent crimes in residential areas tend to be isolated incidents with domestic violence and disputes. For most residents, Las Vegas is about quality of life, being happy, and having fun.“Kurt Grosse, a Top-Producing Southern Nevada Realtor, uses his skills and knowledge to protect their clients. Before joining his Realtor wife and now partner, Terri, he owned a Nevada Construction Engineering Firm.”

Most newer houses are in Master-Planned Communities. Master plans are typically family-friendly with an affordable neighborhood, a custom home high-end neighborhood, and everything in between. With a community center providing recreational activities, they encourage an active lifestyle for every member of the community.Call us and put us on your team. Let us be your tour guide as well as your real estate and new construction pros. One household can ruin a neighborhood for all the neighbors (crime-wise). Our teenage neighbor races his Camero around corners and does doughnuts making circular tire marks at every nearby intersection.

Henderson’s planning department realized that with side-by-side master-planned developments, the city is automatically master-planned. Homes in a master-planned community will cost more because of open areas and community facilities. They also knew that the type of residents living in the community changes with the cost of homes and rents.If the above map links don’t have the information you’re looking for, the next best website is the 2021 Clark County Crime Stats. There are numerous graphs and charts. The northwest, west, southwest, and southeast areas of the city are generally what we think of as the safest areas of Las Vegas to live in.

5 years ago, Las Vegas had the largest mass shooting in the US. It was committed by someone from out of town, staying in a hotel, shooting people on the Strip at a concert. Totally random and unpredictable. The good news is that we are more aware and better trained now as a result of it.The most popular zip codes in Las Vegas for safety are Summerlin zip codes and Henderson zip codes. See our Las Vegas zip codes map page with 7 interactive maps to search for homes. You’ll find that Summerlin covers the entire west side of the valley in the hills. The southern hills and Henderson are also higher-end and safer areas of town.

During the pandemic, crime on the Las Vegas Strip changed. When Las Vegas opened back up, room rates had fallen a minimum of $25-$50 a night. The demographics of tourists in Las Vegas changed to a more violent and destructive population, finally letting off steam. To quickly remedy this problem, room rates were raised, and additional security was added.

As a former Nevada building engineer, Kurt points out flaws and monitors the construction of clients’ new homes. Sellers and new home builders in Southern Nevada pay for you to have buyer representation. If you’ve been thinking about a Southern Nevada move, check out HomesForSale.Vegas or call them today at 1-702-750-7599.

The daily ¼ of a million tourists are not included in Las Vegas population numbers; however, their crimes and driving accidents are. You’ll notice on crime maps that high-density housing and alcohol use contribute significantly to crimes committed in the city.Below there are links to reports about crime rates for the entire Las Vegas Valley. As you can see, crime is prevalent in the older areas of town with higher density housing. As you move away from the downtown area, crimes tend to be less violent.

Historically, the Safest Zip Codes in Las Vegas will be around the outside of the valley. If the highest crime is in the oldest downtown area, the lowest crime should be in the newest areas of Las Vegas. The safest zip codes will be in master-planned communities and in a gated or guard-gated community in the hills.When a crime is committed in your area, Metro contacts people with cameras registered. They ask them to check their camera footage on a particular date. With more compiled evidence, Crimes Are Getting Solved.Summerlin is the best area to live in for beauty, temperature, and lower crime, but also important is its low traffic. We love Henderson and living on the hill with views of Red Rock Canyon and spectacular city views. Shopping and dining are established, and so is medical.Crime along the Strip corridor will generally be in parking lots and dark alleys. If you stay in well-lit areas with other people around, you are basically safe. If you are drunk and outside walking alone, that may not be safe. After winning a large jackpot, use common sense and ask security to escort you to your car or hotel room. The Las Vegas Strip parking garages are often shopping malls for vehicle theft. One benefit of casinos charging for parking is that there is more electronic monitoring which helps to reduce vehicle thefts. As a bonus, it’s common to catch national and international fugitives using facial recognition programs inside our casinos. Those “eyes in the sky” look for many things, and trained security is fast.Henderson has the highest income demographics in Clark County and has very little “low-rent housing.” There are many upscale golf communities in Henderson and businesses including Amazon, Google, and the Las Vegas Raiders headquarters. This blog was written by Terri Grosse. Terri has been a top-producing Las Vegas, Henderson, and North Las Vegas real estate agent for 29 years. Together with her husband, Kurt, they work with the goal of protecting their clients. With their combined construction, negotiation, and contractual knowledge and skills, you want them on your team. Las Vegas is honored to host a Homeland Security Terrorist Division. Homeland Security regularly conducts trainings for all of the hotel and hospitality staff around the city. Hotel staff with aware and educated employees only makes the city safer for everyone.The biggest problem in Henderson is that going up and down Eastern Blvd. on weekdays is time-consuming. So comparing the two, for me with all things being similar? I’ll choose the west side just because traffic is less on the west side of the city.

Usually, the further you go away from a city’s center, the newer development are being built. Downtown, USA, is typically the oldest part of every city. Housing in any Downtown area is old and built during a different era, usually with a higher density. As cities grow, housing expands out from downtown in a circular motion.Entry gates on a neighborhood are only a deterrent. People can figure out how to enter most communities. What we look for when we analyze an existing neighborhood are security cameras. As your Realtor, after you find a house that you like, we also look for neighbors to talk to before writing an offer.Living on the Las Vegas Strip is both convenient and exciting. The luxury high-rise condominiums off Las Vegas Blvd. were designed with “safety first” as a built-in feature. People have more cameras on their driveways and at their doors which deters crime. However, people also report more crimes because there is video proof. Murder is not common. Armed robbery is also rare. At other times, gangs may bring trouble with them from California. And with a common nickname of Sin City, some people think that crime is ok. The reality is that Las Vegas has a gazillion security cameras that are monitored by experts 24/7.

To find the safest areas of Las Vegas, first, you’ll want to check the crime maps. Once you’ve found the safest areas of Henderson, North Las Vegas, and Las Vegas, find houses in your price range.I found the Clark County Crime Stats (see above Metro link) interesting. They show multiple years since the 2020-2021 stats are skewed. Remember as you look at stats that most crime happens on the Strip. Residents living in the suburbs experience a completely different lifestyle than visitors.

Walking on the Las Vegas strip may get crowded during evenings and on weekends, but it’s safe in general. There are fat green pylons every few feet along the sidewalks to prevent pedestrians from being hit by a car.