What Happens In Vegas Stays In Vegas: A Throwback to the Glory Days of Sin City

The El Rancho hotel and casino was the first hotel to open on the street that would only years later become known as the Las Vegas Strip.

This photo was taken at the summer of 1942, during the years of World War Two. It demonstrates three girls and other vacationers bathing in the El Rancho pool, probably trying to ease their minds from news of the war.