13 Facts About Sands Hotel

Sands Hotel and Casino was a historic American hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, United States, that operated from 1952 to 1996.

Sands Hotel was established in 1952 by Mack Kufferman, who bought the LaRue Restaurant which had opened a year earlier.

In 1967, Sands became the first of several Las Vegas hotels to be purchased by Howard Hughes.

On November 26,1996, the Sands Hotel was imploded and demolished, and The Venetian built in its place.

Every guest was given a Chamois bag with silver dollars, and Sands Hotel ended up losing $200,000 within the first eight hours.

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Sands Hotel made his debut performing at the hotel on October 4,1953, after an invitation by the manager Jack Entratter.

Entratter replaced Freedman as the president of the Sands Hotel following his death from heart surgery on January 20,1958.

In 1955, limited integration came to heavily segregated Las Vegas when the Sands first allowed Nat King Cole to stay at the hotel and perform.

The name "Sands Hotel", written in elegant italics, featured a 36 feet high letter "S", and the name was sprawled across an egg crate grill, cantilevered from a pillar.

Beneath "Sands Hotel" was the tagline "A Place in the Sun", written in smaller capital letters.

Copa Room was the showroom of Sands Hotel, named after the famed Copacabana Club in New York City.

Live at the Sands Hotel is an album featuring Mary Wilson, formerly of The Supremes.

The Sands Hotel is where Freddie Bell and the Bell Boys performed the rock 'n' roll-song "Hound Dog", seen by Elvis Presley.