The MGM Grand Hotel and Casino was a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip at the intersection with Flamingo Road. Built on a 43 acre (174 km²) site, by Kirk Kerkorian, the hotel with 2,084 rooms opened on December 5, 1973 and was the largest hotel in the world at that time. The south end of The Strip. ... An acre is an English unit of area, which is also frequently used in the United States and some Commonwealth countries. ... Kirk Kerkorian Kirk Kerkorian (b. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

The hotel had a movie theme to reflect Kirk Kerkorian's interest in movies from his ownership of MGM and the hotels use of MGM in its name. The hotel was designed by architect Martin Stern, Jr. MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Martin Stern, Jr. ...

History

The MGM Grand Hotel fire on November 21, 1980 killed 87 people.

The site was first occupied by the Bonanza Hotel and Casino. It was later renamed the New Bonanza Hotel and Casino shortly before construction on the MGM Grand began. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

It suffered a fire that started in a casino restaurant and traveled up into the hotel, killing 87 guests on November 21, 1980. It was rebuilt in only eight months with the remodel adding a tower which opened in 1981. See MGM Grand Las Vegas hotel fire for more details. Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The MGM Grand Hotel fire on November 21, 1980 killed 87 people. ...

The hotel was sold in 1986 to Bally Entertainment Corporation and reopened as Bally's Las Vegas. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Ballys Las Vegas hotel/casino. ...