El Cortez is a hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas, a block from the Fremont Street Experience and Las Vegas Boulevard. It opened on Fremont Street on November 7, 1941, and is one of the oldest casino hotel properties in Las Vegas, alongside the nearby Golden Gate Hotel and Casino. The building is primarily Spanish Colonial Revival in style, reflecting a 1952 remodel that modernized its facade. On February 22, 2013, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountLas Vegas, United States 3 Completed Year Heritage DesignationUS National Register of Historic Places 1 Classification
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On February 22, 2013, the structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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El Cortez, a hotel and casino, is a relatively small downtown Las Vegas gaming venue a block from the Fremont Street Experience and Las Vegas Boulevard.
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It opened on Fremont Street on November 7, 1941, and is one of the oldest casino-hotel properties in Las Vegas, along with the nearby Golden Gate Hotel and Casino.
In Style: Spanish Colonial Revival Architecture, Introduction
Primarily Spanish Colonial Revival in style, it reflects a 1952 remodel when the façade was modernized.
In Group: Hotels and Grand Hotels, Lead paragraph
El Cortez, a hotel and casino, is a relatively small downtown Las Vegas gaming venue a block from the Fremont Street Experience and Las Vegas Boulevard.
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3. El Cortez (Las Vegas) (Wikidata)
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Wikidata item Q5351073, property P131/P17 (location): Las Vegas, United States
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