In the 1990s, businesses, hotels, and casinos started looking for alternate ways of getting visitors to open their wallets, so they tried a different approach and promoted Las Vegas as a family vacation destination. The Excalibur Hotel, MGM Grand Adventures Park, and Casinos opened on the Las Vegas Strip started the Sin City’s family-friendly era. The 1990s was the era of mega-hotels and theme parks. In 1993, a unique pink-domed 5-acre indoor amusement park, Grand Slam Canyon, became part of the Circus Circus hotel. Las Vegas elected its first female mayor, Jan Laverty Jones. The Neon Museum was founded in 1996 that features signs from old casinos and other businesses displayed outdoors on 2.62 acres.
Several movies were also made that kept the freedom and pop culture of the city alive such as ‘Indecent Proposal (1993)’, ‘Leaving Las Vegas (1995)’ and ‘Showgirls (1995)’. Here below are some photos that will take you back to the 1990s Las Vegas.
Check out some other stunning photos of Las Vegas from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
Despite being 33 years old, I daydream about experiencing Las Vegas in the 80s and 90s without the presence of social media.
As someone born in 1970 who was present in Las Vegas during the 80s and 90s, I can attest that my imagination would often run wild during that time. The smaller casino hotels added an element of mystery to the city, as there was much we didn’t know. My favorite places to stay were the Imperial Palace and Circus Circus, both of which were popular at the time but not nearly as large as they are today.
I’m 56 and have been going to Vegas for work and play since about 1991. It’s been wild to see the changes but it was really special in the 90s.
In my opinion, everything went downhill when they discontinued the original Pirate Show at Treasure Island.
For me, the 1990s represented the pinnacle of Las Vegas.
These are amazing photos. In my opinion, Las Vegas was much more enjoyable during that time. I was a little surprised that there wasn’t a single picture of my personal favorite, the Stardust.
This was a great journey down memory lane.