Bourbon Street Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Bella Ladies V-Neck Tee

Description

The Bourbon Street Hotel & Casino at 120 E. Flamingo Road was a New Orleans—themed, boutique gaming and lodging destination that operated from 1985 to October 18, 2005. Emerging from the ashes of the ill-fated Shenandoah Hotel (which opened 1980), the property underwent a dramatic transformation when Canadian real estate firm Carma Developers (formerly Allarco Holdings) seized the opportunity presented by Nevada’s 1985 law allowing foreign-owned gaming operations. The rebranding to “Bourbon Street” revived the venue with the addition of a casino, adding about 15,000 square feet of gaming space, offering slots and table games along with 166 cozy hotel rooms. Nestled near the Strip, Bourbon Street offered an intimate gaming ambiance with a festive Crescent City facade. It distinguished itself through modest size and a focus on local and value-oriented guests. By 1995, it hosted around 420 slot machines and 15 table games; 10 years later, the floor had slimmed to roughly 100 slots, operated by a route operator. Ownership changed hands several times—sold in 1988 to Hotel Investors Trust, nearly acquired by Crown Casino in 1995, bought by Tarsadia Hotels in 1996 (who closed the casino), briefly eyed by Florida Gaming in 1997, then acquired by Dallas’ Michael Block and Edge Resorts before finally being sold to Harrah’s Entertainment in March 2005 for over $60 million. In October 2005, before Harrah’s planned closure of the venue on October 31, a water-main break on the October 18 forced an early shutdown. The hotel was imploded on February 14, 2006. Though never a mega-player, Bourbon Street symbolizes the mid-sized Vegas gaming evolution—highlighting shifts in regulation, foreign investment, and consolidation by major casino operators. Its intimate setting and festive theme appealed to a niche crowd, while its lifecycle—from Shenandoah roots to Bourbon Street rebirth and ultimate demolition—reflects broader trends in Strip-era redevelopment and corporate strategy in Las Vegas. Today, the site serves as a parking lot supporting Harrah’s Las Vegas, a quiet marker of a bygone boutique-era lost to mega-resort expansion.