Vintage Photos from the Golden Age of Las Vegas

This colorful snapshot of Fremont Street in the 1950s shows The Mint and Boulder Club, two staples of Las Vegas nightlife during its golden age. Neon lights, flashy marquees, and the steady line of classic cars capture the city at a time when it was quickly becoming the entertainment capital of America.

Fun fact: Fremont Street earned the nickname “Glitter Gulch” thanks to its dazzling concentration of neon signs. By the mid-1950s, the city was home to some of the brightest lights in the world, visible for miles across the Nevada desert and luring travelers into its casinos.