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Boardwalk Hotel and Casino

January 01, 1970

The Boardwalk Hotel and Casino[a] was a Coney Island-style hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The property began in 1966, as a Holiday Inn. Norbert Jansen added a gift shop to the hotel in 1972, and later opened the Slot Joynt casino. In 1985, Jansen renamed the Holiday Inn as the Viscount Hotel, part of a U.S. chain. Four years later, he merged Slot Joynt with the Viscount and renamed them as the Boardwalk. It rejoined the Holiday Inn chain in 1994, through a franchise deal which eventually ended in 2002.

Boardwalk Hotel and Casino
The Boardwalk in 2004
Location Paradise, Nevada
Address 3750 South Las Vegas Blvd[1]
Opening date1966 (Holiday Inn)
1989 (Boardwalk)
Closing dateJanuary 9, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-01-09)
ThemeConey Island
No. of rooms653
Total gaming space33,000 sq ft (3,100 m2)
Casino typeLand-based
OwnerMGM Mirage
ArchitectHomer Rissman (Holiday Inn, 1966)
Previous namesHoliday Inn (1966–1985)
Viscount (1985–1989)
Boardwalk (1989–2006)
Renovated in1968, 1995–96
Coordinates36°6′24″N 115°10′27″W / 36.10667°N 115.17417°W / 36.10667; -115.17417

A carnival facade was added in 1995, featuring non-functional ride replicas. A 15-story tower was finished in 1996, giving the Boardwalk a total of 653 rooms. The casino was also enlarged, bringing it to 33,000 sq ft (3,100 m2). The resort occupied 8 acres (3.2 ha). It was popular for its cheap food and rooms, and its small size compared to nearby megaresorts.

In 1998, the Boardwalk was sold to Mirage Resorts, which later became MGM Mirage. The resort closed on January 9, 2006, to help make way for MGM's 67-acre (27 ha) CityCenter project. The hotel's main tower was imploded on May 9, 2006. The former Boardwalk site is now occupied by CityCenter's Waldorf Astoria hotel.

History edit

The Boardwalk began as a 138-room Holiday Inn hotel with a restaurant, cocktail lounge, and meeting space with a capacity for 100 people.[2] Located at 3740 South Las Vegas Boulevard,[3] the hotel was designed by architect Homer Rissman,[4] and was completed in 1966.[4][5][6] It opened with a six-floor tower.[5][6]

In March 1966, employees of the Holiday Inn, who were represented by the Culinary Workers Union, began picketing in front of the hotel, alleging that they did not receive wages and conditions that were standard for the area.[7][8][9][10] Holiday Inn denied the claim, stating that wages and conditions were equal to or above local standards.[10] The union ultimately lost its fight.[11][10]

A second hotel tower opened in 1968,[5] and the hotel later became known as Holiday Inn South and Holiday Inn South Strip, differentiating it from other Las Vegas locations such as the Holiday Inn Center Strip.[12][13]

In October 1975, the hotel's innkeeper died in a fire that was believed to have been started by a cigarette. The fire was confined to the innkeeper's room on the fifth floor, and caused approximately $40,000 in damage. Guests of the fifth floor were evacuated, and approximately 10 were treated for smoke inhalation.[14]

Norbert Jansen, former owner of Pioneer Club, had opened a gift shop, Holiday Gifts, at the hotel in 1972.[5] It was later renamed Holiday Gifts South. Avis Jansen, Norbert's wife, eventually sought to install 15 slot machines at the gift shop. However, the Nevada Gaming Control Board voted against this proposal in December 1977. She had been rejected due to the fact that her husband was the landlord of the business; he had previously been convicted of tax evasion in the 1960s, and was also involved in a company that filed bankruptcy.[15][16] By 1981,[17] the Jansens had opened a casino known as Slot Joynt, which later became part of the hotel.[18]

In 1985, with little fanfare, the Jansens renamed the Holiday Inn as the Viscount Hotel, part of a chain with 14 other locations in the U.S. At that time, the six-story hotel included 204 rooms.[19]

In 1989, Jansen proposed the addition of a 21-story working slot machine, the world's largest, to be built in front of Slot Joynt. However, this idea was rejected by the Clark County Commission.[20][21] Despite receiving approval later that year,[22] Jansen decided against the idea due to its rising cost, going from $5 million to $7 million.[23]

Boardwalk (1989–2006) edit

 
 
The Boardwalk's carnival facade

In February 1989, Jansen converted the Viscount and Slot Joynt into the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino.[22][a] Boardwalk Casino Inc. became a public company in February 1994, following an initial public offering.[28] Two months later, plans were announced for a $9 million renovation and expansion that would include the enlargement of the casino, which measured 15,000 sq ft (1,400 m2).[29]

 
Close-up of the clown face

The hotel rejoined the Holiday Inn chain through a new franchise deal later in 1994,[30] and a Coney Island theme was added shortly thereafter.[31] A carnival facade was built in 1995, adding non-functional replicas of a parachute drop, roller coaster, and Ferris wheel, as well as a giant clown face and retail shops.[31][32][33][34] The casino was also expanded,[35] and a 15-floor, 451-room tower was finished in 1996.[32][36] That year, Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. made a $9 million investment in the Boardwalk.[37] In 1997, the resort added the 370-seat Surf Buffet,[38] which ran a television commercial starring professional boxer Butterbean.[39][32][40]

Jansen, speaking about his earlier proposal for a giant slot machine, said in 1995: "It's not officially dead. But I'd say that it's dying, that I probably won't see it in my lifetime".[21] Jansen died of cancer in January 1997, at the age of 78.[41][18] Avis Jansen continued to operate the gift shop until the Boardwalk's closure.[42]

The Boardwalk occupied 8 acres (3.2 ha).[43][44][45] In December 1997, Mirage Resorts agreed to purchase the resort and three adjacent parcels for $135 million.[46] The $105 million Boardwalk sale was approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission in June 1998.[47][48][49] At the time, the Boardwalk included 650 employees, 653 rooms and a 33,000 sq ft (3,100 m2) casino.[47] Minor improvements were planned for the Boardwalk, with no immediate plans to replace it.[48]

A decision to expand or replace the Boardwalk was expected within three or four years.[47] However, Mirage Resorts was acquired by MGM Grand, Inc. in 2000, forming MGM Mirage.[50][51] The newly formed company delayed its plans for a redevelopment of the Boardwalk site, choosing instead to focus on its new Borgata resort,[52] opened in Atlantic City in 2003. MGM took its time on a Boardwalk replacement, which was contingent on the success of Borgata.[53] The Holiday Inn name was dropped in 2002.[54][55]

In November 2004, MGM announced plans for CityCenter, a mixed-use project that would be built on 67 acres (27 ha), including the Boardwalk site.[56][57][45] The Boardwalk closed on January 9, 2006.[39][32] It had been popular for its cheap food and rooms,[32][1][58] as well as its small size compared to nearby megaresorts.[59] Columnist John L. Smith of the Las Vegas Review-Journal called the Boardwalk " a testament to the local belief that even a terribly tacky joint -- one with an Atlantic City theme, for crying out loud -- can grind out a cash flow if it happens to be located in the heart of the action on the Strip".[60]

 
Demolition of the 15-story tower in April 2006, prior to implosion

The Boardwalk's main hotel tower was imploded by Controlled Demolition, Inc. on May 9, 2006.[61][62][63] Much of the debris from the imploded structure was recycled as building material for CityCenter,[64] including its foundation.[65] Glass and bathroom fixtures were shipped to other countries for re-use.[66] Former lieutenant governor Lonnie Hammargren, a collector of Las Vegas memorabilia, purchased the Boardwalk's Ferris wheel, a Surf Buffet sign, the resort's wedding gazebo, and a 15-foot-high lighthouse.[67] The facade's clown head was demolished.[68] The Boardwalk site is now occupied by CityCenter's Waldorf Astoria hotel.[69]

Notable entertainers edit

The Unknown Comic performed at the Boardwalk in the mid-1990s.[70] Elvis impersonator Trent Carlini entertained in the casino's 100-seat Lighthouse Showroom from 1996 to 2001,[71][72][73] sharing the venue at one point with magician Dixie Dooley.[74] Purple Reign, a Prince tribute show, ran in the same venue from 2001 to 2006.[75][76][39]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Variations of the "Boardwalk" name were in use throughout the property's history, including Boardwalk Hotel & Casino, Boardwalk Holiday Inn,[24] Holiday Inn Boardwalk,[25][1] and Holiday Inn Casino Boardwalk.[26][27]

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External links edit

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The Boardwalk Hotel and Casino a was a Coney Island style hotel on the Las Vegas Strip The property began in 1966 as a Holiday Inn Norbert Jansen added a gift shop to the hotel in 1972 and later opened the Slot Joynt casino In 1985 Jansen renamed the Holiday Inn as the Viscount Hotel part of a U S chain Four years later he merged Slot Joynt with the Viscount and renamed them as the Boardwalk It rejoined the Holiday Inn chain in 1994 through a franchise deal which eventually ended in 2002 Boardwalk Hotel and CasinoThe Boardwalk in 2004Show map of Las Vegas StripShow map of NevadaLocationParadise NevadaAddress3750 South Las Vegas Blvd 1 Opening date1966 Holiday Inn 1989 Boardwalk Closing dateJanuary 9 2006 18 years ago 2006 01 09 ThemeConey IslandNo of rooms653Total gaming space33 000 sq ft 3 100 m2 Casino typeLand basedOwnerMGM MirageArchitectHomer Rissman Holiday Inn 1966 Previous namesHoliday Inn 1966 1985 Viscount 1985 1989 Boardwalk 1989 2006 Renovated in1968 1995 96Coordinates36 6 24 N 115 10 27 W 36 10667 N 115 17417 W 36 10667 115 17417 A carnival facade was added in 1995 featuring non functional ride replicas A 15 story tower was finished in 1996 giving the Boardwalk a total of 653 rooms The casino was also enlarged bringing it to 33 000 sq ft 3 100 m2 The resort occupied 8 acres 3 2 ha It was popular for its cheap food and rooms and its small size compared to nearby megaresorts In 1998 the Boardwalk was sold to Mirage Resorts which later became MGM Mirage The resort closed on January 9 2006 to help make way for MGM s 67 acre 27 ha CityCenter project The hotel s main tower was imploded on May 9 2006 The former Boardwalk site is now occupied by CityCenter s Waldorf Astoria hotel Contents 1 History 1 1 Boardwalk 1989 2006 2 Notable entertainers 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe Boardwalk began as a 138 room Holiday Inn hotel with a restaurant cocktail lounge and meeting space with a capacity for 100 people 2 Located at 3740 South Las Vegas Boulevard 3 the hotel was designed by architect Homer Rissman 4 and was completed in 1966 4 5 6 It opened with a six floor tower 5 6 In March 1966 employees of the Holiday Inn who were represented by the Culinary Workers Union began picketing in front of the hotel alleging that they did not receive wages and conditions that were standard for the area 7 8 9 10 Holiday Inn denied the claim stating that wages and conditions were equal to or above local standards 10 The union ultimately lost its fight 11 10 A second hotel tower opened in 1968 5 and the hotel later became known as Holiday Inn South and Holiday Inn South Strip differentiating it from other Las Vegas locations such as the Holiday Inn Center Strip 12 13 In October 1975 the hotel s innkeeper died in a fire that was believed to have been started by a cigarette The fire was confined to the innkeeper s room on the fifth floor and caused approximately 40 000 in damage Guests of the fifth floor were evacuated and approximately 10 were treated for smoke inhalation 14 Norbert Jansen former owner of Pioneer Club had opened a gift shop Holiday Gifts at the hotel in 1972 5 It was later renamed Holiday Gifts South Avis Jansen Norbert s wife eventually sought to install 15 slot machines at the gift shop However the Nevada Gaming Control Board voted against this proposal in December 1977 She had been rejected due to the fact that her husband was the landlord of the business he had previously been convicted of tax evasion in the 1960s and was also involved in a company that filed bankruptcy 15 16 By 1981 17 the Jansens had opened a casino known as Slot Joynt which later became part of the hotel 18 In 1985 with little fanfare the Jansens renamed the Holiday Inn as the Viscount Hotel part of a chain with 14 other locations in the U S At that time the six story hotel included 204 rooms 19 In 1989 Jansen proposed the addition of a 21 story working slot machine the world s largest to be built in front of Slot Joynt However this idea was rejected by the Clark County Commission 20 21 Despite receiving approval later that year 22 Jansen decided against the idea due to its rising cost going from 5 million to 7 million 23 Boardwalk 1989 2006 edit nbsp nbsp The Boardwalk s carnival facade In February 1989 Jansen converted the Viscount and Slot Joynt into the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino 22 a Boardwalk Casino Inc became a public company in February 1994 following an initial public offering 28 Two months later plans were announced for a 9 million renovation and expansion that would include the enlargement of the casino which measured 15 000 sq ft 1 400 m2 29 nbsp Close up of the clown face The hotel rejoined the Holiday Inn chain through a new franchise deal later in 1994 30 and a Coney Island theme was added shortly thereafter 31 A carnival facade was built in 1995 adding non functional replicas of a parachute drop roller coaster and Ferris wheel as well as a giant clown face and retail shops 31 32 33 34 The casino was also expanded 35 and a 15 floor 451 room tower was finished in 1996 32 36 That year Jacobs Entertainment Inc made a 9 million investment in the Boardwalk 37 In 1997 the resort added the 370 seat Surf Buffet 38 which ran a television commercial starring professional boxer Butterbean 39 32 40 Jansen speaking about his earlier proposal for a giant slot machine said in 1995 It s not officially dead But I d say that it s dying that I probably won t see it in my lifetime 21 Jansen died of cancer in January 1997 at the age of 78 41 18 Avis Jansen continued to operate the gift shop until the Boardwalk s closure 42 The Boardwalk occupied 8 acres 3 2 ha 43 44 45 In December 1997 Mirage Resorts agreed to purchase the resort and three adjacent parcels for 135 million 46 The 105 million Boardwalk sale was approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission in June 1998 47 48 49 At the time the Boardwalk included 650 employees 653 rooms and a 33 000 sq ft 3 100 m2 casino 47 Minor improvements were planned for the Boardwalk with no immediate plans to replace it 48 A decision to expand or replace the Boardwalk was expected within three or four years 47 However Mirage Resorts was acquired by MGM Grand Inc in 2000 forming MGM Mirage 50 51 The newly formed company delayed its plans for a redevelopment of the Boardwalk site choosing instead to focus on its new Borgata resort 52 opened in Atlantic City in 2003 MGM took its time on a Boardwalk replacement which was contingent on the success of Borgata 53 The Holiday Inn name was dropped in 2002 54 55 In November 2004 MGM announced plans for CityCenter a mixed use project that would be built on 67 acres 27 ha including the Boardwalk site 56 57 45 The Boardwalk closed on January 9 2006 39 32 It had been popular for its cheap food and rooms 32 1 58 as well as its small size compared to nearby megaresorts 59 Columnist John L Smith of the Las Vegas Review Journal called the Boardwalk a testament to the local belief that even a terribly tacky joint one with an Atlantic City theme for crying out loud can grind out a cash flow if it happens to be located in the heart of the action on the Strip 60 nbsp Demolition of the 15 story tower in April 2006 prior to implosion The Boardwalk s main hotel tower was imploded by Controlled Demolition Inc on May 9 2006 61 62 63 Much of the debris from the imploded structure was recycled as building material for CityCenter 64 including its foundation 65 Glass and bathroom fixtures were shipped to other countries for re use 66 Former lieutenant governor Lonnie Hammargren a collector of Las Vegas memorabilia purchased the Boardwalk s Ferris wheel a Surf Buffet sign the resort s wedding gazebo and a 15 foot high lighthouse 67 The facade s clown head was demolished 68 The Boardwalk site is now occupied by CityCenter s Waldorf Astoria hotel 69 Notable entertainers editThe Unknown Comic performed at the Boardwalk in the mid 1990s 70 Elvis impersonator Trent Carlini entertained in the casino s 100 seat Lighthouse Showroom from 1996 to 2001 71 72 73 sharing the venue at one point with magician Dixie Dooley 74 Purple Reign a Prince tribute show ran in the same venue from 2001 to 2006 75 76 39 Notes edit a b Variations of the Boardwalk name were in use throughout the property s history including Boardwalk Hotel amp Casino Boardwalk Holiday Inn 24 Holiday Inn Boardwalk 25 1 and Holiday Inn Casino Boardwalk 26 27 References edit a b c Padgett Sonya September 11 2002 Dining Safari Las Vegas Review Journal Archived from the original on September 18 2002 Innkeeper Named for Holiday Las Vegas Sun June 27 1965 Retrieved August 30 2018 via NewspaperArchive com Police Grab A Suspect Las Vegas Sun May 12 1966 Retrieved August 30 2018 via NewspaperArchive com a b Rissman and Rissman and Associates University of Nevada Las Vegas December 1 1968 Archived from the original on August 30 2018 Retrieved August 3 2018 a b c d Las Vegas Strip hotels motels casinos race books vintagelasvegas tumblr com Retrieved 23 June 2017 a b Holiday Inn Vintage Las Vegas February 19 2015 Archived from the original on February 21 2015 Culinary Union Resumes Las Vegas Sun March 25 1966 Retrieved August 30 2018 via NewspaperArchive com Inn Tells Union No Dice Las Vegas Sun May 26 1966 Retrieved August 30 2018 via NewspaperArchive com LV Inns Las Vegas Sun May 31 1966 Retrieved August 30 2018 via NewspaperArchive com a b c Picketing Ordered Away From Holiday Las Vegas Sun September 3 1966 Retrieved August 30 2018 via NewspaperArchive com Signboard for Rent Las Vegas Sun June 2 1966 Retrieved August 30 2018 via NewspaperArchive com In Las Vegas we give you a choice instead of a chance Los Angeles Times April 22 1975 Retrieved August 30 2018 via Newspapers com Where they hang their lucky hats New York Daily News March 8 1981 Retrieved August 30 2018 via Newspapers com Strip Innkeeper Dies In Blaze Las Vegas Sun October 3 1975 Retrieved August 30 2018 via NewspaperArchive com Gift Shop Loses Bid For 15 Slots Las Vegas Sun United Press International December 8 1977 Retrieved August 30 2018 via NewspaperArchive com Two New York men lose bid to set up book Reno Gazette Journal Associated Press December 16 1977 Retrieved August 30 2018 via Newspapers com Slot Joynt search results Las Vegas Review Journal Retrieved February 9 2023 a b Bates Warren January 9 1997 Casino developer Jansen dies of cancer at age 78 Las Vegas Review Journal Retrieved February 6 2023 Dye Tom June 16 1985 Viscount hotel opened in Las Vegas Las Vegas Review Journal Retrieved February 8 2023 Weier Anita March 9 1989 Commissioners jam reels on Slot Joynt remodeling Las Vegas Review Journal Retrieved February 8 2023 a b Lawrence Christopher November 28 2022 400 foot cowboy boots and 2 San Franciscos The Strip that could ve been Las Vegas Review Journal Retrieved February 7 2023 a b Giant slot machine planned Las Vegas Review Journal August 6 1989 Retrieved February 8 2023 Projects Las Vegas Review Journal January 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