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Las Vegas Strip (Nev.)


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    • n-us-nv
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    • Las Vegas Boulevard South (Nev.)
    • Strip, The (Nev.)
    • The Strip (Nev.)
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    • found: Work cat.: 2016028484: The Strip, 2017:galley (The Las Vegas Strip was born on April 3, 1941 when Thomas Hull opened El Rancho, the first casino complex on Highway 91 connecting Los Angeles to Las Vegas; nicknamed The Strip after the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles)
    • found: America's Byways (via Federal Highway Administration website), June 22, 2016(Las Vegas Strip; length: 4.5 mi; Las Vegas Boulevard is one of America's only nighttime byways; National Scenic Byway)
    • found: Avery Index online, June 22, 2016(subject: Streets-United States-Las Vegas (Nevada)-Las Vegas Strip)
    • found: Britannica online, June 22, 2016(under Las Vegas: area along Las Vegas Boulevard and its adjoining near-downtown streets-the famous "Strip"; portion of Las Vegas Boulevard (and adjoining side streets) running some 4 miles to the southwest)
    • found: Clark County, Nevada website, June 22, 2016(Las Vegas Boulevard South, "The Strip" [map]; the entire "Las Vegas Strip" falls in the unincorporated area of Clark County)
    • found: Wikipedia, June 22, 2016(Las Vegas Strip; a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada, internationally known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos along its route; approximately 4.2 miles (6.8 km) in length, located immediately south of the Las Vegas city limits; in the strictest sense, "The Strip" refers only to the stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard that is roughly between Sahara Avenue and Russell Road, a distance of 4.2 miles)
    • notfound: TGN, June 22, 2016
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    • 2016-06-22: new
    • 2017-01-31: revised
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