The Stardust of Yesterday: Reflections on a Las Vegas Legend - Hardcover

Heidi Knapp Rinella

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1932173706 ISBN 13: 9781932173703

Publisher: Stephens Pr Llc, 2006

Synopsis

While other casino-hotels came and went on the Las Vegas Strip, the Stardust stood steadfast through tremendous change, enduring for almost 50 years. Opening in Las Vegas' ingénue era of boom-or-bust development, it was the dream of bootlegging and gambling figure Tony Cornero, who died suddenly - some say suspiciously - just as the world's largest hotel and casino at the time was about to open. The Stardust's future would include an era immortalized in Nicholas Pileggi's Casino and the movie of the same name, and eventual legitimacy as part of modern corporate-run Las Vegas. Lavishly illustrated with archival photos and memorabilia, the legend will live on through The Stardust of Yesterday.

About this title

About the Author:

Heidi Knapp Rinella is the restaurant critic and a features writer for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. A journalist for more than 25 years and the recipient of numerous journalism awards; she has worked for newspapers in Ohio, Florida and Nevada and has published a number of Las Vegas and Nevada travel books including Personal Favorites: The Chefs of Las Vegas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stephens Pr Llc
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1932173706
• ISBN 13: 9781932173703
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 184
• Editor: Mike Weatherford