The City of Las Vegas: The Forties
A new Las Vegas is coming in the 1940s. Federal spending bring the city a wartime boom; after the war, the dollars come from tourists. In time, gambling, with its mob influences, will become... Read allA new Las Vegas is coming in the 1940s. Federal spending bring the city a wartime boom; after the war, the dollars come from tourists. In time, gambling, with its mob influences, will become the economic backbone.A new Las Vegas is coming in the 1940s. Federal spending bring the city a wartime boom; after the war, the dollars come from tourists. In time, gambling, with its mob influences, will become the economic backbone.