The City of Las Vegas: The Forties
Video Overview & Insights
Tune in now for the latest documentary on the history of Las Vegas from Boyd Productions delves into the 1940's. It is a time historians say the city grew in population, tourism and organized crime. We take you back to that formative decade and hear how the start of the war brought our city together and brought in workers and military from across the country. We hear how the end of the war catapulted our tourism. We also hear how it was the decade when organized crime made a place for itself in Las Vegas.
53:00 Works that way everywhere and still to this day, you scratch my back and all
This is the fourth documentary chronicling our city’s history. Catch up on the other episodes here: https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/News/Blog/Detail/documentaryserieshistoryoflasvegas
Hey Las Vegas , why don't you just make this a documentary on the plight of the poor black people who decided to move there of their own volition and try to make a living like everyone else who moved there without griping and blaming their social woes on everyone else there.
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Well, what’s the African-Americans came in they did what they do. Look at Henderson now look at north Vegas wasn’t a great idea was it?.
@gilbertllamas8987I live on the Historic West side
@danielpetrusevski2572I live here. I wish it was like this now.
@danielpetrusevski2572now we have sales tax lol
@rldabomb33What a wonderful, informative history of Las Vegas. What’s wild is that there is so much more that could be shared and said about this city’s history. Fascinating stories and adventures that hopefully find their way to YouTube.
@awakenadventure119:41 "I ask that Congress declare ...".
🚩 That's the protocol as defined by the US Constitution.
The narrator has a pasty mouth
@jarednewman484At 47:30, the narrative goes silent mid sentence.
@urlost2God is in control
Impeach.
Richard Bryan's view point of growing up in Las Vegas is one of the best I have heard expressed! We need more first hand accounts like His and those in this video before we no longer have them. Great Job! You can never go home, but because of videos like this, we can visit it once in a while, most appreciated!
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