The New Frontier was a hotel and casino located on the famed Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, that had operated continually since October 30, 1942. It was the second resort that opened on the Las Vegas Strip. The Frontier closed its doors indefinitely at 12:00 A.M. (Pacific Time) on July 16, 2007^[1]. It was demolished on November 13, 2007^[2][3], to make way for construction of a new resort that will resemble the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Image File history File links Frontierlv. ... The cowboy, the quintessential symbol of the American Old West, circa 1887. ... El-Ad Properties is a real estate developer based in New York City, with extensive holdings in the United States, primarily New York City. ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Hotel (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The south end of The Strip; approximately one third of the entire Strip is represented here. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The south end of The Strip; approximately one third of the entire Strip is represented here. ... PST is UTC-8 The Pacific Standard Time Zone (PST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) resulting in UTC-8. ... The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel with a height of 250 feet (76 m) and length of 400 feet that (122 m) occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

History

The property started as a nightclub called Pair-O-Dice^[4] that opened in 1930, then The Ambassador Night Club in 1936 and was renamed to the 91 Club in 1939 for its location on US-91.^[4] It was subsequently rebuilt and renamed the "Hotel Last Frontier" in 1942. On April 4, 1955, it was renamed the "New Frontier," following a modernization of the resort. U.S. Route 91 is a north-south United States highway. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ...

The resort has the distinction of hosting Elvis Presley's first Vegas appearance in 1956, and the final performance of Diana Ross and The Supremes on January 14, 1970. “Elvis” redirects here. ... For the author-illustrator, see Diana Ross (author). ... For other uses, see Supremes (disambiguation). ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On September 22, 1967, the resort was purchased for about $14 million by billionaire Howard Hughes, who then shortened its name to "The Frontier". Mr. Hughes purchased the resort from the previous owners, which had also included Steve Wynn in one of his early ventures when he first moved to Las Vegas. is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... For the Welsh murderer, see Howard Hughes (murderer). ... The Las Vegas Strip is home to Steve Wynns largest and best known developments. ...

Billionaire developer Phil Ruffin bought the resort in 1998 from embattled owner Margaret Elardi and her two sons. In 1999, the name was changed back to The New Frontier. Phillip G. Ruffin is an American businessman and self-made billionaire. ...

The New Frontier closed its doors on July 16, 2007, and demolished by implosion on Nov. 13th (Clauss Construction and Controlled Demolition, Inc.). The entire property will be rebuilt as a new mega-resort on the Las Vegas strip.

Redevelopment plans

In 2000, Ruffin announced plans to raze the current facility and replace it with a megaresort with a San Francisco theme, but high interest rates and the attacks of September 11, 2001 scuttled those plans. In March 2005, with Las Vegas' fortunes on the rise, Ruffin announced new plans to demolish the current facility and replace it with a new resort with 3,000 rooms.^[5] After 65 years of continuous operation, the Hotel/Casino permanently shut down on July 16, 2007, although the lights from its sign were still lit at night up to its demolition. Lettering on the hotel's marquees was removed on August 1, 2007.) Megaresorts integrate the services offered by a hotel, casino, dining, entertainment, and shopping into a single, large, and highly stylized or themed venue. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Trump Tower

Donald Trump, in partnership with Ruffin, is building a high-rise luxury hotel-condominium on some of its property, to be named the Trump International Hotel & Tower. Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York, New York) is an American business executive, entrepreneur, television and radio personality and author. ... A condo-hotel or a hotel-condo is a building used as both a condominium and a hotel. ... The Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas is a 64 story hotel-condominium (condo-hotel) under construction on Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada. ...

Since part of the old building still exists, some call the New Frontier the oldest remaining Strip hotel and casino.

Montreux Las Vegas

Rendering of the proposed Montreux Resort intended to replace the Frontier.

Phil Ruffin planned to build a $2 billion resort, Montreux (IPA pronunciation: [mɒn tɹoʊ]), entirely funded by him (with no partners), on the site of the New Frontier. The name Montreux comes from the famed Swiss resort which sponsors the yearly Montreux Jazz Festival. Image File history File links Montreaux. ... Image File history File links Montreaux. ... Phillip G. Ruffin is an American businessman and self-made billionaire. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ...

The upscale 2,750 room resort was intended compete with the likes of the Mirage and Paris. It was to use jazz music as a draw. Ruffin said, "We don't really have a Strip casino that advertises good jazz music." A second Montreux Jazz Festival could have been a yearly event at the resort. The Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music festival in Switzerland. ...

The resort was to feature a 500 foot (152 m) tall Ferris Wheel similar in size to the famous London Eye. A Ferris wheel on the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey, USA. A Ferris wheel (or, more commonly in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [UK], big wheel) is a nonbuilding structure consisting of an upright wheel with passenger gondolas suspended from the rim. ... The London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, is an observation wheel that completed construction in 1999 and opened to the public in March, 2000. ...

The site has 38.5 acres (15.6 ha) left after selling 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) to Donald Trump for the twin Trump Towers condo project located at the back of the property.

The Montreux bears a striking resemblance to the nearby Bellagio (hotel and casino). Bellagio is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. It is owned by MGM Mirage and was built on the site of demolished Dunes hotel and casino. ...

El Ad purchase

On May 15, 2007 it was announced that El Ad Properties plans to purchase the New Frontier for $1.2 billion. El Ad, which also owns the Plaza Hotel in New York City, intends to demolish the New Frontier and replace it with a replica to be called the Las Vegas Plaza.^[6] is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... El-Ad Properties is a real estate developer based in New York City, with extensive holdings in the United States, primarily New York City. ... The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel with a height of 250 feet (76 m) and length of 400 feet that (122 m) occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Las Vegas Plaza is the working title of a future $5 Billion multi-use ultra-luxury hotel, private residence, retail and gaming complex to be developed on the Las Vegas Strip opposite Wynn Las Vegas by ElAd Properties. ...

On May 16, 2007, it was announced to the 1,000+ employees of the New Frontier that the property would be closing on July 16, 2007 and be imploded on November 13, 2007. is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

On November 13, 2007 at 2:30 am the tower was imploded with over 1,000 pounds of explosives.

The longest strike

From September 21, 1991 until February 1, 1998 members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 in Las Vegas staged a strike against the New Frontier and the Elardis. A settlement was reached on October 28, 1997 when Ruffin announced he would purchase the New Frontier from the Elardis for $165 million dollars. The strike ended when Ruffin officially took possession. is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

According to an article in the Las Vegas Sun, the following events occurred during the strike:^{[citation needed]} The Las Vegas Sun was one of Las Vegas, Nevadas two daily newspapers. ...

• 17 CWU Local 226 strikers died.
• 106 babies were born to CWU member mothers who have walked the picket.
• The Dunes, Landmark, Sands and Hacienda were all closed and imploded
• More than 21,340 hotel rooms were constructed in Las Vegas.
• Construction on an additional 19,000 rooms and suites was started.
• 235 of the original 550 strikers had walked the line in shifts manned 24 hours a day.

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References

1. ^ KLAS-TV Reports on closing of The New Frontier Hotel and Casino
2. ^ Vegas casino headed for the final frontier
3. ^ New Frontier demolition set for 2:30 am
4. ^ ^{a b} Las Vegas: An Unconventional History. American Experience. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
5. ^ http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/gaming/2005/mar/08/518412424.html
6. ^ http://www.lvrj.com/news/7530232.html

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External links

• Official Site of the New Frontier Hotel Casino
• KTNV New Frontier Implosion Coverage