Thursday, June 15, 2006

Get a closer look


With no guard rails, you can get close to the edge. One guy even put his legs over the edge and sat down.

Las Vegas City History - 1905 - Senator Clark's railroad is completed, and plans are announced for auctioning off lots on his town site.
May 15: On reduced railroad tickets people travel from Los Angeles and Salt Lake City to buy Las Vegas lots at Senator Clark's auction. Las Vegas is born as Clark sells 600 lots for $265,000.
September 5: The McWilliams Town Site burns to the ground.

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