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Las Vegas Growth Tied to Rail, Water, and Early Hotels
The speaker traced Las Vegas development from Senator William Clark's Las Vegas railroad era and his Stewart Ranch water interests to Cahlan's 1922 arrival. He recounted pre Hoover Dam hotel plans, Tommy Hull’s success with El Rancho Vegas, and the 1930 bond effort funding the city’s first major roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ali Cahlan
Las Vegas
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Thunderbird
Kiwanis
Verte Wo Lee
Harry V. T. Gilbert
Montana
William Clark
Union Pacific
Stewart Ranch
Cahlan
Hoover Dam
Tommy Hull
el Rancho Vegas
Las Vegans
Henderson
Nevada
Harry Gilbert
Western Air Lines