Robinson Hotel Apts, 200 West San Francisco (Sahara Ave) – 1950s “Pico, Frankie and The Meadows.” Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. Sources include Map of Las Vegas Valley, UNLV Special Collections P.
(3) Interior photo from Betty Ham Dokter Photograph Collection (PH-00012), UNLV Special Collections & Archives. Photos: (1) Edit of an undated photo from Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph andĪrchitectural Drawing Collection (PH-00265), UNLV Special Collections Third brother Tony Cornero - who has no verifiable, first-hand connection in building or operating the Meadows - later opened the SS Rex casino downtown, and founded the Stardust. The Corneros sold the Meadows in ‘35 the resort was destroyed by fire in ‘43. On the grounds, the earliest palm trees we’ve seen in Las Vegas. The location was off Boulder Highway, then out of the city limits, south of today’s E Charleston Blvd at S Mojave Rd. More than 10 years ahead of El Rancho Vegas and the Flamingo, and just weeks after modern legalized gambling, brothers Frank and Louis Cornero opened Meadows Club.
“A fashionable clubhouse located on the desert near Las Vegas, where gay throngs gather nightly to dine, dance and enjoy the romance and freedom of Nevada.”
The Meadows, the first resort hotel-casino in Las Vegas, 1931
