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LOST VEGAS: The Railroad Cottages
Las Vegas was originally settled by railroad workers and laborers who needed places to live Between 1909 and 1911, Salt Lake (now Union Pacific) railroad built 64 cottages to house its workers Of the 28 cottages remaining in 1978, only...
— August 5, 2025
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Showgirls Still Dance on the Strip
— June 13, 2025
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Hoover Dam Bodies
— May 2, 2025
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— November 15, 2024
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— November 1, 2024
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Tony Hsieh Saved Downtown Las Vegas
— May 8, 2023
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VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Casinos Employ Coolers to Stop Hot Streaks
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Aug. 14, 2023....
— January 10, 2025
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Howard Hughes Bought Silver Slipper Just to Dim its Sign
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on May...
— January 3, 2025
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Traveling Welcome to Las Vegas Sign
— December 20, 2024
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Casinos Pump in Extra Oxygen
— November 15, 2024
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: ‘World’s Most Haunted Object’ at Zak Bagans Museum
— November 1, 2024
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Accidental Drunken Wedding
— July 5, 2024
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Dry Heat is Safer Than Humid Heat
— June 21, 2024
How to Not Die While Visiting Vegas in Summer Heat
— May 31, 2024
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Las Vegas Boasts 15K Miles of Neon
— May 31, 2024
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Streaks Can be Harnessed
In the long run, the law of averages always applies. All numbers, colors, and other symbols in randomized casino games will hit according to...
— May 20, 2024
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Sin City Has the Most Churches Per Capita
— February 16, 2024
Why the NFL Once Shunned Las Vegas and Why That Changed
— February 5, 2024
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: Las Vegas Details You Never Noticed
— January 26, 2024
Fontainebleau Las Vegas’s 6,145-Day Journey Into Opening Night
— December 15, 2023
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Bad Players Kill the Blackjack Game
— August 4, 2023
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Tony Hsieh Saved Downtown Las Vegas
— May 8, 2023
Fake History: ‘Historic’ Showgirl Sign isn’t the Original
— January 30, 2023
LOST VEGAS: Liberty’s Last Stand Was Not What It Seemed
— January 25, 2023
