6. Summerlin neighborhood (1990s) Las Vegas had typically expanded its suburban development eastward from downtown and the Strip, eventually spreading out towards Henderson. In the 1980s ...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Strip attracted shady characters right from the start. In 1939, a cop named Guy McAfee arrived in Vegas after fleeing Los Angeles under accusations of corruption.

Dee Dee Jasmin / Bryan Haraway The newest casino in Vegas was a 40-foot ... t set foot in the lounges on the Strip,” says Michael Green, professor of history at the College of Southern Nevada.