I pinned your great comet. Thanks! I did not know about the MTM props until you mentioned it. I just subscribed to your channel. Thank you for watching and thank you for leaving a wonderful comment. best regards, lc (please check out many of my other vids which, although in in LV, will give you a good sense of where we, as a country were, as where we are going. lc
Great video and memories. I used to go every year, driving from Los Angeles, in the 60s through 80s, first with my parents and later with some gambling buddies. Last stayed at Aria Skysuites about 5 years ago. Amazing city.
Once in LV as we came to land the skies were very cloudy. It was disappointing to be there without the sun. Around 4pm there was a very heavy wind storm. You had to be inside because of all the sand blowing. When it was over in about 20 minutes the winds blew all the grey clouds out and for the next 5 days of our trip it was nothing but sunshine.
A similar thing happened to me. The sands blew so hard I could barely cross the street. The sand ended up in my mouth regardless how I clenched my teeth and kept my mouth shut. Those winds last for 2 or 3 days. When they ceased, it was about time to head back East. Thank you very much for your extended comet and thank you for watching! lmc
This is so great! I was there in 1982, I wish I was making videos back then. Staying at Ballys very cool. I cannot believe that wall paper! Wow! That is a crazy sand storm. Having lived in Kingman, Arizona for a year, and spending a lot of time in Nevada, I can tell you those sand storms can be crazy and dangerous! I love those vintage views of the strip and Flamingo and The Barbary Coast. Very cool. I just love this vintage footage and sights. Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks so much for this extended reply. By the way, believe it or not, I have a few shots (more recent of course) of Kingman, AZ !!! on my channel. best regards and thanks again for watching and leaving those observant comets!!!!
@@mcdeadsquirrel - That is true! I remember when we went my buddy was using an 8 or 16mm video camera! We were on a month long trip of the west. Seven West Virginia boys!
MTM recommended your channel. This video is a great blast from the past. My 1st trip to Vegas was in 86 so this brought back good memories before Vegas turned corporate. Thanks for posting this.
Thanks, Mark. UA-cam only lets me pin 1 comet at a time..I'll rotate yours through if you don't mind. thanks for watching and even more thanks for leaving a nice comet. lc
@@wworden3868 Thank you....with a trained eye, I am sure you can pick out things that I either miss or an completely unaware. You are more than welcomed to comment freely here.
@@wworden3868 more: If there is anything you would like to put in the description, please let me know and I will include it and credit you. If you go to my Historic Key Biscayne video you can see where I had a local person write up the timeline of what I taped, and then I put it in the description so all could benefit from his trained eye. Thanks.
@@mcdeadsquirrel I have spent TOO MUCH time in Bally's. From like 2000-2010 we lived in Castaic Ca. and the wife would play .25 slots all night so we would get rooms and not much else really. We needed to ask for more. When Caesars owned 'em all we would go once a month. Stayed at the Rio a bunch in the glory days. Met Vince Neil there at WSOP when Joe Cada won.
I can't say much on the BC, never having been a guest there. I have stayed at the old Frontier (gone now). I became a fan of the Palace Station because it was off the Strip and close to the local shopping areas. I would always have a car rental and that me allowed to do local shopping if need be. There are several Station hotels, at least there used to be. I don't know what is there now. I old section of the PS was only 2 stories high so you could get in and out and get to your car in a hurry. It was kind of quiet hotel, small swimming pool where you could talk with normal people from the Midwest and other Western states. Further, I was informed that the PS is the place where locals like to use the casino. The food is top shelf there, too.
MtM sent me as well - reminds me somewhat of my first road trip stop in Vegas at the Riviera in 1962 on our way to LA…Grand old days but no fotos or film, Darn It…
Love these kind of videos and nice to see Shawn recommend this as I will be doing it too as I love to see old skool vegas videos and stumbled upon this and looks like you had a great time and thanks for showing me Barbary Coast 🎉
Thanks for your extended comet!!! I never thought there would be UA-cam in 1987 so I was pretty much making these vids for myself. Please feel free to stumble through the rest of my vids on UA-cam. Some have some hisotrical value, I hope...others, well, belong in the digital shredder...ha! Thanks again. lc
Interesting that the windows howled in the wind 36 years ago too. We stayed at Horseshoe (Bally's) 2 weeks ago with 70 mph gusts and the windows were howling so loud I thought they might get sucked out of the building. Came here from MTM
@@jamesoreily1472 The Jubilee Tower wasn't finished when the fire in the Resort Tower happened. The Jubilee Tower is where this video and my comment were based on.. Now the Jubilee Tower has been handed over to Paris to become the Versailles Tower..
Heard about this on the MTM podcast. So cool to see Vegas in 1987. This guy was definetly 30+ years ahead of his time to vlog this experience. Thanks for sharing this awesome footage !
Well...I'm the guy. ha! I was just making these vids back then for myself....never having any idea that UA-cam was on the way.....I have some historic video of Key Biscayne and other places that have not passed the test of time. Thanks for watching and more thanks for the comet..... lc
Those people are happy in the airport because they got off a plane that actually had a comfortable seat, leg room and a meal also they didnt have to deal with TSA and pay for a checking a bag.
I was using the first release of the 8mm format. The camcorder was a Kyocera, but I think made by SONY. The zoom lens was 2x or maybe 3x. And that's it. I did use a wireless mic in some of the scenes for better sound. Thanks for watching and many more thanks for the great comet!!!
Excellent++ video! I was looking forward to some time capsule footage from what was also my own first year visiting Vegas. I got that plus some vintage amateur radio fun! 14.313 eh? Yes! de Wb8yqj Don since 1976.
Hi. Do you know what intersection that is at 26:17? I was wondering if it is Harmon Ave and Paradise Rd(site of the future Hard Rock Hotel now Virgin Hotel). Or, maybe Flamingo and Paradise(?). This is going into my collection of “vintage Las Vegas” videos. Thanks for posting this!
I don't really know since I have only be back a few times. Possibly someone who really knows are the area can help you out. I have a few other LV vids posted on my channel but they are scattered about. I think the key word would be Palace Station. however. Thanks for watching, the questions, and the comets....lmc
@@mcdeadsquirrel Thank you. Yeah I think that was Palace Station, so not Harmon and Paradise. I was hoping. Before it closed the Hard Rock was my favorite Los Vegas destination. Thanks again
Thanks for watching and you are 100% correct. You could use real coins and get paid in real coins. I had no idea in 1987 that UA-cam was on the way so I made these vids mainly for me. Glad you enjoyed it. Please subscribe if you can. Also, there are more recent vids from LV that I have that you might enjoy. Thanks again. Do you have your own studio? I'll subscribe to your channel now.
It's crazy, I've been going to Vegas for 11 years or so and even in THAT time there's been an unreal amount of change, turnover, new casinos, etc. I can't imagine 40 years.
Even in 1987 they knew slot machines were a bad gamble. Also nice to see this guy not get all upset that his room wansnt made up and blast negative comments and demand something for free like these vloggers today.
Because it was 1 guy and it was rare. Now there are slot vloggers, food vloggers, poker vloggers a bunch of other people filming and setting up tri pods with 4 people standing around a slot machine while one person plays its fuking annoying and glad they are cracking down.
This is very true. If you wander through my channel you will see more evidence of what you have said and how correct you are. I was the proverbial "fly on the wall". Many thanks for your spot on comet.!!
@@ttrivett2000 Thanks...the cam had only a 2x zoom...but I think I had a wireless mic in some of the scenes. I am still not much of a videographer but I am still at it. I have gone through 4 generations of format...actually 5 if you include VHS. Thanks for watching...but you do great work, too. !!
I remember when scientific posters looked like that. I did two back in the early 90s sorta of like that. Don't pass today. I will do a poster a couple weeks from now in Anaheim. "Modern" style. And I do like Vegas!
Some of the folks who looked 70 are probably dead by now or 105 years old in 2023. It is trippy how much slots have changed the are massive in size nowadays compared to the coin slots.
I think shortly after this was taped, many casinos went from these smaller machines to those coinless, giant and themed machines. By themed, I mean those that have TV themes, viz, Wheel of Fortune, etc and movie themes. The buckets of coins disappeared in favor of paper receipts. I went back to LV a few times and marveled how quickly things changed. It think an era had ended just about the time that we arrived. Many people have cometed, as you have, that it has never been the same (and probably won't be) again. Thank you very much for watching. lc
more: You are spot on re the folks who are no longer around these days. The older fellow in our group passed away some 10 years ago or longer. Your remark was poignant in that it reminds us all of our mortality. Thanks again.
I remember that John from back in the day.. I was on the stroll a little off the strip when we worked out a deal. He couldn't get it up and blamed it on the back alley.. nice guy and I took my money anyway 😢
This is the Las Vegas i wish i could've seen in person, it's beautiful. Thanks for the great video. MTM gave you props for the wonderful footage.
I pinned your great comet. Thanks! I did not know about the MTM props until you mentioned it. I just subscribed to your channel. Thank you for watching and thank you for leaving a wonderful comment. best regards, lc
(please check out many of my other vids which, although in in LV, will give you a good sense of where we, as a country were, as where we are going. lc
@@mcdeadsquirrel Will do and thank you, but i just post stuff to get it off of my phone lol.
@@ebo9963 😀😃😄😂
Thank you for such an awesome look at 1987 Vegas!
@@Milestomemories Thank you for appreciating it...very much.
Here from the Miles to Memories Vegas channel shout out. Looking forward to watching this.
ha! Came here to say the same! Love this vintage footage!
Thank so very much!!!!
Just curious, what airport are you at in the very beginning of the video? 😊
My first trip to Las Vegas was in 1982 when I turned 21! I remember this Las Vegas and I certainly do miss it.
Yeah my first trip to Vegas was in 1988 when I turned 21. Stayed at the Tropicana ❤ I miss this Vegas
13:58 construction of The Mirage, opened Nov. '89
Thank you!!!
Amazing. No cellphone, ipad, laptop. Just briefcases everywhere.
Great video and memories. I used to go every year, driving from Los Angeles, in the 60s through 80s, first with my parents and later with some gambling buddies. Last stayed at Aria Skysuites about 5 years ago. Amazing city.
Once in LV as we came to land the skies were very cloudy. It was disappointing to be there without the sun. Around 4pm there was a very heavy wind storm. You had to be inside because of all the sand blowing. When it was over in about 20 minutes the winds blew all the grey clouds out and for the next 5 days of our trip it was nothing but sunshine.
A similar thing happened to me. The sands blew so hard I could barely cross the street. The sand ended up in my mouth regardless how I clenched my teeth and kept my mouth shut. Those winds last for 2 or 3 days. When they ceased, it was about time to head back East. Thank you very much for your extended comet and thank you for watching! lmc
This was a very good video, he spent a lot of time in his room in the beginning, lots of old school footage, classic
Gotta love that Datsun 280z and those shorts and sweater. WOW!
Wow! Thank you for this, Its crazy how much the city has changed.
Love the throwback content. Interesting to see the Dunes on the now Bellagio land.
Came here from Miles To Memories. This is an amazing video. Thanks!
Thank you for watching and double thanks for the comet!!!!
This was the year of my first trip to LV! Thanks for posting.
This is so great! I was there in 1982, I wish I was making videos back then. Staying at Ballys very cool. I cannot believe that wall paper! Wow! That is a crazy sand storm. Having lived in Kingman, Arizona for a year, and spending a lot of time in Nevada, I can tell you those sand storms can be crazy and dangerous! I love those vintage views of the strip and Flamingo and The Barbary Coast. Very cool. I just love this vintage footage and sights. Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks so much for this extended reply. By the way, believe it or not, I have a few shots (more recent of course) of Kingman, AZ !!! on my channel. best regards and thanks again for watching and leaving those observant comets!!!!
more: don't forget consumer camcorders did not get into the hands of most of us (in any format) until after 1982...so don't feel bad!!!
@@mcdeadsquirrel - I will check out the Kingman stuff soon!
@@mcdeadsquirrel - That is true! I remember when we went my buddy was using an 8 or 16mm video camera! We were on a month long trip of the west. Seven West Virginia boys!
@@FrontiersmanAdventures It's nothing much...just a road stop that I took some vid on the way to the Grand Canyon...really, it's nothing. lc
MTM recommended your channel. This video is a great blast from the past. My 1st trip to Vegas was in 86 so this brought back good memories before Vegas turned corporate. Thanks for posting this.
Thanks, Mark. UA-cam only lets me pin 1 comet at a time..I'll rotate yours through if you don't mind. thanks for watching and even more thanks for leaving a nice comet. lc
@@mcdeadsquirrel Here from MTM also . Can't wait to watch. Thank you.
@@wworden3868 Thank you....with a trained eye, I am sure you can pick out things that I either miss or an completely unaware. You are more than welcomed to comment freely here.
@@wworden3868 more: If there is anything you would like to put in the description, please let me know and I will include it and credit you. If you go to my Historic Key Biscayne video you can see where I had a local person write up the timeline of what I taped, and then I put it in the description so all could benefit from his trained eye. Thanks.
@@mcdeadsquirrel I have spent TOO MUCH time in Bally's. From like 2000-2010 we lived in Castaic Ca. and the wife would play .25 slots all night so we would get rooms and not much else really. We needed to ask for more. When Caesars owned 'em all we would go once a month. Stayed at the Rio a bunch in the glory days. Met Vince Neil there at WSOP when Joe Cada won.
I really loved the BC hotel. The Venetian Room had great food.
I can't say much on the BC, never having been a guest there. I have stayed at the old Frontier (gone now). I became a fan of the Palace Station because it was off the Strip and close to the local shopping areas. I would always have a car rental and that me allowed to do local shopping if need be. There are several Station hotels, at least there used to be. I don't know what is there now. I old section of the PS was only 2 stories high so you could get in and out and get to your car in a hurry. It was kind of quiet hotel, small swimming pool where you could talk with normal people from the Midwest and other Western states. Further, I was informed that the PS is the place where locals like to use the casino. The food is top shelf there, too.
MtM sent me as well - reminds me somewhat of my first road trip stop in Vegas at the Riviera in 1962 on our way to LA…Grand old days but no fotos or film, Darn It…
It hasn’t changed a bit in Las Vegas other than the length of your short pants. Short pant are now a little longer. Thanks for posting
Love these kind of videos and nice to see Shawn recommend this as I will be doing it too as I love to see old skool vegas videos and stumbled upon this and looks like you had a great time and thanks for showing me Barbary Coast 🎉
Thanks for your extended comet!!! I never thought there would be UA-cam in 1987 so I was pretty much making these vids for myself. Please feel free to stumble through the rest of my vids on UA-cam. Some have some hisotrical value, I hope...others, well, belong in the digital shredder...ha! Thanks again. lc
Surprised the Fountain Blue isn’t in the background. It’s been just sitting there for 100 years or so.
Interesting that the windows howled in the wind 36 years ago too. We stayed at Horseshoe (Bally's) 2 weeks ago with 70 mph gusts and the windows were howling so loud I thought they might get sucked out of the building.
Came here from MTM
because the building had a bad fire back in the day
@@jamesoreily1472 The Jubilee Tower wasn't finished when the fire in the Resort Tower happened. The Jubilee Tower is where this video and my comment were based on.. Now the Jubilee Tower has been handed over to Paris to become the Versailles Tower..
one of the first Las Vegas Vloggers!
When i first saw this video over the weekend it had 70 views! now over 2,800! :)
I thought the same thing. He might've been the first person to film himself playing a Slot Machine. 😊
Heard about this on the MTM podcast. So cool to see Vegas in 1987.
This guy was definetly 30+ years ahead of his time to vlog this experience.
Thanks for sharing this awesome footage !
Well...I'm the guy. ha! I was just making these vids back then for myself....never having any idea that UA-cam was on the way.....I have some historic video of Key Biscayne and other places that have not passed the test of time. Thanks for watching and more thanks for the comet..... lc
Dang! This is so great! Thank you for sharing OG Vegas video and showing us the grand old days!
Damn, the 80s may as well have been a hundred years ago. So much has changed
Light years ago!!! yes!!! Thanks for watching!!
Amazing ... is that domed structure at the convention center/
No, was part of the Dunes? Maybe a restaurant?
No selfies just enjoying the moment miss those days so so much The original Hydroflask🤣
I’m loving everything about this video. Yesss Sir…
wow…the barbary coast. And you can see the landmark! This is great!
Thank you for the time machine!!
Beautiful footage
nice video
Incredible footage! I have to compliment you on not moving the camera quickly.
Fantastic footage of the old days! Thank you for uploading!
Wallpaper in Bally’s room?? Interesting!!💕
Yes, ma'm..there was real wallpaper!!!
Those people are happy in the airport because they got off a plane that actually had a comfortable seat, leg room and a meal also they didnt have to deal with TSA and pay for a checking a bag.
1988, that's the Mirage under construction at 7:05.
You are very correct!! Thanks!
OMG just as I been their back in the 80's since I had no camera nor video (super pricey then) simply wonderful!!!
I was using the first release of the 8mm format. The camcorder was a Kyocera, but I think made by SONY. The zoom lens was 2x or maybe 3x. And that's it. I did use a wireless mic in some of the scenes for better sound. Thanks for watching and many more thanks for the great comet!!!
what a blast from the past
Excellent++ video! I was looking forward to some time capsule footage from what was also my own first year visiting Vegas. I got that plus some vintage amateur radio fun! 14.313 eh? Yes! de Wb8yqj Don since 1976.
I’m going back in December I go like once a year. It’s funny you can’t even bring your own water now. Lol.
You are so very right!!!!
Miles to Memories Vegas channel sent me here
Me too Panjo
Feels like only yesterday that it was still Barbary Coast
You are so very right. Thanks for watching and more thanks for leaving a nice comet!!!!
Hi. Do you know what intersection that is at 26:17? I was wondering if it is Harmon Ave and Paradise Rd(site of the future Hard Rock Hotel now Virgin Hotel). Or, maybe Flamingo and Paradise(?). This is going into my collection of “vintage Las Vegas” videos. Thanks for posting this!
I don't really know since I have only be back a few times. Possibly someone who really knows are the area can help you out. I have a few other LV vids posted on my channel but they are scattered about. I think the key word would be Palace Station. however. Thanks for watching, the questions, and the comets....lmc
@@mcdeadsquirrel Thank you. Yeah I think that was Palace Station, so not Harmon and Paradise. I was hoping. Before it closed the Hard Rock was my favorite Los Vegas destination. Thanks again
👍@@ELMENDORFX
Whenever I see old videos like this, I kick myself for not investing in more real estate.
You and I both!!! Thanks for watching and the comment!!
Fascinating time capsule. Vegas is pretty much unrecognizable today.
Agreed 100%
As a regular visitor to Sin City I can tell you that this is unrecognizable compared to today. Vegas is constantly changing.
You were so ahead of your time!
thanks for sharing
MTM sent me
Me too!
This was when you could actually still put a real quarter in a slot machine. I moved to Vegas in 1985.
Thanks for watching and you are 100% correct. You could use real coins and get paid in real coins. I had no idea in 1987 that UA-cam was on the way so I made these vids mainly for me. Glad you enjoyed it. Please subscribe if you can. Also, there are more recent vids from LV that I have that you might enjoy. Thanks again. Do you have your own studio? I'll subscribe to your channel now.
Heh, a ham radio user. Wow, blast from the past.
😢😢😢El landmark ❤❤❤❤
Gracias por su comentario de L.
It's crazy, I've been going to Vegas for 11 years or so and even in THAT time there's been an unreal amount of change, turnover, new casinos, etc. I can't imagine 40 years.
Is that a mini Sphere behind what I think might be Ceasars at 12:45?
I can't really say since I never went back to LV until a decade later. Thanks for the question, and double thanks for watching.
love your video
Thanks for watching and nice comet!!!
I'm here from miles to memories. Because what says memories better than watching this then to see Las Vegas getting destroyed now.
Even in 1987 they knew slot machines were a bad gamble. Also nice to see this guy not get all upset that his room wansnt made up and blast negative comments and demand something for free like these vloggers today.
Miles to Memories raid!
You could film back then, and no one would get upset!
Because it was 1 guy and it was rare. Now there are slot vloggers, food vloggers, poker vloggers a bunch of other people filming and setting up tri pods with 4 people standing around a slot machine while one person plays its fuking annoying and glad they are cracking down.
This is very true. If you wander through my channel you will see more evidence of what you have said and how correct you are. I was the proverbial "fly on the wall". Many thanks for your spot on comet.!!
love it love it obsess!!!
Wow this guy so much in advance of all the v bloggers now
That camera must have been huge lol
It was actually the first model of the 8mm format. Kyacera (sp?) made it.
@@mcdeadsquirrelexcellent quality for 1987 and good sound capture!
@@ttrivett2000 Thanks...the cam had only a 2x zoom...but I think I had a wireless mic in some of the scenes. I am still not much of a videographer but I am still at it. I have gone through 4 generations of format...actually 5 if you include VHS. Thanks for watching...but you do great work, too. !!
Was Howard Hughes living at The Landmark at that time?
Howard died in 1976, so this was a little late for him, but it's cool you thought of him. He was an interesting part of Vegas history.
He may have been. I am not certain. I can check.
He lived in the Acapulco Princess.
He pulls a thermos out of his suitcase, times have changed
I remember when scientific posters looked like that. I did two back in the early 90s sorta of like that. Don't pass today. I will do a poster a couple weeks from now in Anaheim. "Modern" style. And I do like Vegas!
Thanks for watching and the poster "update" Thank you!!
My how Vegas has changed
Can you imagine trying to get that rocket launcher / thermos through airport security?
Some of the folks who looked 70 are probably dead by now or 105 years old in 2023. It is trippy how much slots have changed the are massive in size nowadays compared to the coin slots.
I think shortly after this was taped, many casinos went from these smaller machines to those coinless, giant and themed machines. By themed, I mean those that have TV themes, viz, Wheel of Fortune, etc and movie themes. The buckets of coins disappeared in favor of paper receipts. I went back to LV a few times and marveled how quickly things changed. It think an era had ended just about the time that we arrived. Many people have cometed, as you have, that it has never been the same (and probably won't be) again. Thank you very much for watching. lc
more: You are spot on re the folks who are no longer around these days. The older fellow in our group passed away some 10 years ago or longer. Your remark was poignant in that it reminds us all of our mortality. Thanks again.
I remember that John from back in the day.. I was on the stroll a little off the strip when we worked out a deal. He couldn't get it up and blamed it on the back alley.. nice guy and I took my money anyway 😢
hahahaha Thanks for watching!!! and the funny!!
Wow! Caesars in it's Maximum Security Prison and Casino livery!
Wow check out the gas prices@ .025min 12sec..
A year after Mob enforcer Tony Spilotro was murdered.
Yes, Tony "The Ant" and his brother were murdered nearby. Thank you.
@@mcdeadsquirrelNot really, The Spilotro brothers were killed in Indiana.
@@rapman5791 You are correct. I stand corrected. Thank you for the correction. lmc
@@rapman5791 Thanks, and I just subscribed to your channel. Thanks again for the correction!!
Unless you knew Vegas of old it's hard to emphasis just how much they have destroyed it!
Very very true.