Businessman Phil Ruffin eventually purchased the Frontier for $167 million. It became one of the longest strikes in U.S.

The Elardi family declined to renew a contract with the Culinary Workers Union, and 550 workers went on strike on September 21, 1991. A 16-story hotel tower was added in 1990. In 1988, Summa sold the Frontier to Margaret Elardi, and her two sons became co-owners a year later. Like his other casino properties, he owned the Frontier through Hughes Tool Company, and later through Summa Corporation. The ownership group also included several individuals who had difficulty gaining approval from Nevada gaming regulators.īusinessman Howard Hughes bought out the group at the end of 1967. Future casino mogul Steve Wynn was among investors in the ownership group, marking his entry into the Las Vegas gaming industry. Both were closed in 1965, and demolished a year later to make way for a new resort, which opened as the Frontier on July 29, 1967.

It operated concurrently with the Last Frontier. A modernized expansion opened on April 4, 1955, as the New Frontier. Resort ownership changed several times between different groups, beginning in 1951. The village consisted of authentic Old West buildings from a collector, and would also feature the newly built Silver Slipper casino, added in 1950. Following Griffith's death in 1943, Moore took over ownership and added a western village in 1948. Griffith and designed by his nephew, William J.

The western-themed property included 105 rooms, as well as the Little Church of the West.

The Hotel Last Frontier opened on October 30, 1942, as the second resort on the Las Vegas Strip. It was sold in 1941, and incorporated into the Hotel Last Frontier, which began construction at the end of the year. The property began as a casino and dance club known as Pair O' Dice, opened in 1931. The New Frontier (formerly Hotel Last Frontier and The Frontier) was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. October 30, 1942 81 years ago ( ) (Hotel Last Frontier)Īpril 4, 1955 68 years ago ( ) (New Frontier)

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