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The Boulder Club
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The Boulder club was one of the first casinos to open to serve the workers of the Boulder dam in 1929
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The Boulder Club made the news in 1931 when the famous evangelist Minnie “Ma”
Kennedy came to Las Vegas and gave a sermon on top of one of the Boulder Club blackjack
tables.
Ma Kennedy is also the mother of the more famous Aimee Semple McPherson who dissapeared
in 1926 while swimming. She later re-appeared claiming to have been kidnapped. The
disappearance was never solved.
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This is the Boulder club advertising the visit of Ma Kennedy, the day after she
made her sermon on the blackjack table.
This is pre-electric signage.
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But the Boulder club really rose to fame when it erected the first electric light display in
1934. And as such become responsible for what is known a “Glitter Gulch”.
The sign was erected by the Young Electric Sign Company
which became responsible for almost three quarters of Las Vegas’ electric signage.
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The Boulder Club in the process of errectng it's electric signage in 1934.
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The boulder club closed its doors in 1960, but not without leaving a permanent mark
on Las Vegas, making itself an integral part in the history of the gambling world.
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Significant Dates |
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21 December 1928
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The signing of the Swing-Johnson Bill was anounced. The bill sanctioned the building of a dam at or near Boulder canyon.
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1929
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The Boulder club opens it|s doors, to cater to all the Boulder Canyon Project workers.
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March 1931
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Nevada legalizes gambling.
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1934
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The Boulder club errects the first electric signage
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29 May 1935
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The construction of Boulder dam completes, ahead of schedule and under budget.
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Above: Boulder Club Chip
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Did you spend more tonight than you originally planned? |
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