![A marker on the street in Las Vegas commemorating the closing of the downtown red-light district in 1942 Stock Photo - Alamy A marker on the street in Las Vegas commemorating the closing of the downtown red-light district in 1942 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/C1806D/a-marker-on-the-street-in-las-vegas-commemorating-the-closing-of-the-C1806D.jpg)
A marker on the street in Las Vegas commemorating the closing of the downtown red-light district in 1942 Stock Photo - Alamy
![The Little Church of the West is the oldest building on the Las Vegas strip. It was built in 1942 & intended to be a replica of a pioneer church. It is The Little Church of the West is the oldest building on the Las Vegas strip. It was built in 1942 & intended to be a replica of a pioneer church. It is](https://i.redd.it/3edu6bq8zwl71.jpg)
The Little Church of the West is the oldest building on the Las Vegas strip. It was built in 1942 & intended to be a replica of a pioneer church. It is
![Rise and fall of the Nevada Biltmore. One of 4 Las Vegas resorts built 1941- 1942. – Vegasarchive.com aka Vegasrecord.com aka Captainhistory.com aka Bigfootnote.com Rise and fall of the Nevada Biltmore. One of 4 Las Vegas resorts built 1941- 1942. – Vegasarchive.com aka Vegasrecord.com aka Captainhistory.com aka Bigfootnote.com](http://captainhistory.com/wordpress1/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/the-nevada-biltmore-linen-post-card-1024x623.png)
Rise and fall of the Nevada Biltmore. One of 4 Las Vegas resorts built 1941- 1942. – Vegasarchive.com aka Vegasrecord.com aka Captainhistory.com aka Bigfootnote.com
The Mob Museum - The second resort built on the Las Vegas Strip, the New Frontier Hotel opened this month in 1942. Featuring an iconic western theme, the Last Frontier was once
![Fremont & 2nd, circa 1942-1944. The Oasis Café sign on the left was the first neon sign in Las Ve… | Fremont street las vegas, Downtown las vegas, Las vegas photos Fremont & 2nd, circa 1942-1944. The Oasis Café sign on the left was the first neon sign in Las Ve… | Fremont street las vegas, Downtown las vegas, Las vegas photos](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/20/cf/71/20cf71733edc378be18bcea1cd6d481d.jpg)
Fremont & 2nd, circa 1942-1944. The Oasis Café sign on the left was the first neon sign in Las Ve… | Fremont street las vegas, Downtown las vegas, Las vegas photos
![MGM Vice President Eddie Mannix, a shell-shocked Clark Gable, and Gable's close friend Al Menasco at the El Rancho in Las Vegas on Jan. 19, 1942. (Courtesy of Robert Matzen) | Las MGM Vice President Eddie Mannix, a shell-shocked Clark Gable, and Gable's close friend Al Menasco at the El Rancho in Las Vegas on Jan. 19, 1942. (Courtesy of Robert Matzen) | Las](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/web1_gable-mannix-menasco_7748301.jpg)