Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 - Sin City (2005)

Directed by Stephen Ives1h 17mHistory,Documentary

Traces the often surprising, endlessly entertaining history of the country's most outrageous playground. Interviews with Las Vegas insiders as well as everyday citizens in search of the American Dream chronicle how Las Vegas transformed itself from remote frontier way station into the Depression-era "Gateway to the Hoover Dam," then into the mid-century gangster metropolis known as "Sin City," and finally into a family vacation destination and the fastest-growing city in the United States.

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2005
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
14 November 2005
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