LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Imagine Las Vegas in 1960.
The Sands Hotel is one of the hottest places on the Strip. Frank Sinatra is onstage in the Copa Room. Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. aren’t far away. Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop are part of the party, too.
The jokes are flying. The music is playing. And some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are helping create an image of Las Vegas that would survive long after the casino itself disappeared.
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