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The half block of Fremont Street from 20 to 32 Fremont has been home to quite a few important and recognizable businesses in the past. The little alley between the Las Vegas Club and the Golden Goose sign is part of the original layout of Las Vegas as surveyed in 1905. I took the picture below in October 2013 and the list shows some of the businesses that took up residence in this tiny patch over the years.
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20 Fremont
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22 Fremont
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24 Fremont
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32 Fremont
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Las Vegas Coffee Shop
and Bakery
(ca. 1926)
State Cafe'
(ca. 1932-50)
October 28, 2020 to present
8 Fremont St.
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Bogg’s Bros Grocery
(ca. 1926-1931)
Las Vegas Barbecue
(ca. 1944-1952)
Copper Grill (1953-1954)
(Closed 2016)
October 28, 2020 to present
8 Fremont St.
Now sits over all these sites.
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Nevada Bakery (ca.1926-1931)
Nevada Shoe Shop
(ca. 1945-
Dixie Waffle & Sandwich Shop
Dixie Delicatessen
(ca. 1950-1963)
G & G Fremont
(Closed 2016)
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26 Fremont
Deluxe Barber (ca. 1932-1945)
Mack Louis Bail Bonds
(ca.1950)
Jay Jewelry & Loan
(ca.1952-1953)
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28 Fremont
Blanding's Palace Market
(ca. 1930-1932)
Ethels Delicatessen
(ca. 1934)
Ethel’s Liquor Store
(ca. 1937-45)
Thrifty Liquors
(ca. 1952)
Downtown Liquors
(ca.1953)
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30 Fremont
Oak Hotel
(ca. 1930-39)
La Bonita Hotel
(ca. 1944-1954)
October 28, 2020 to present
8 Fremont St.
Now sits over all these sites.
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Las Vegas Pharmacy
(ca. 1930-1953)
Cosmo’s Underground Italian Restaurant in the basement
of Sassy Sally's
October 28, 2020 to present
8 Fremont St.
Now sits over all these sites.
32 Fremont is the corner of
1st St. & Fremont St.
That corner has changed
many times over the years.
Click here to see
some photos
of that corner
over the last 85 years.
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32 Fremont
Las Vegas, NV
Silver Palace
June 8,
1956 to 1964
When the Silver Palace opened on June 8, 1956 it was one of the most modern buildings of the time.
It was the first two level casino in Las Vegas with 16,700 square feet of floor space featuring 200 slot machines, three dice tables, five 21 tables, one roulette wheel and Keno. It was also the first to install an escalator.
The Silver Palace was owned and operated by the Spinning Wheel Corporation. The general manager was Tommy Callahan who 10 years later would be operating the Four Queens.
"One of the larger clubs in Las Vegas, with 16,700 square feet of floor space on the two levels, the casino is designed for 200 slot machines, three dice tables, five 21 tables, one roulette wheel and Keno."
This original tourist photo shows the Silver Palace at 32 Fremont beginning construction in the summer of 1955.
Licensing information:
Marion B Hicks, Joe Wells, Clifford Jones 5/25/1956 to 11/30/1956
Myron D. Lewis, Donald K. Emery, Betty J. Gunter 4/27/1961 to 10/27/1963
Myron D. Lewis, Melvin Axler, Samueal Brechner, Harold Springston 10/28/1963 to 4/1/1964
Advertising for the Silver Palace in Fabulous Las Vegas Magazine-1959 and the 1956 Las Vegas Classifieds
Silver Palace Security Patch from the Jim Munding Collection.
A postcard and an original tourist photo with great views of the Silver Palace from the PGG Collection.
All of the properties shown on this page have fallen to the wrecking ball.
To the left is the site in February 2018.
Click here for more photos of the demolition of this block and the progress of the new downtown property.
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