#silver slipper

[thepopculturearchivist]

MOTION PICTURE NEWS, June 19, 1926. This is most likely the most you'll see of the big slipper, as SUBWAY SADIE apparently is lost.

[vintagelasvegas]

Last Frontier Village and Silver Slipper, December 1958

Neon sign points to Ripley's Believe It or Not. Faded slide scan, VLV Collection.

New Frontier, Dec. 1958

Silver Slipper by day, Dec. 1958.

Desert Inn, Dec. 1958. "Newcomers of '28" - Rudy Vallee, Buster Keaton, and others.

[silverslipperclub]

This episode is really divisive.🫩

These 5 episodes are very mixed. I mean, I think it’s honestly disgusting that Cassie is there licking a foot, and she’s ordering a 30 cm dildo. I really don’t care about Nate’s storyline because it’s insanely boring, apart from the fact that they take about 5 minutes out of every episode for it. Like the part where the guy gets one of his fingers cut off.

So yeah, Rue’s part is mixed — I liked it, although I honestly would’ve preferred if Angel came back and it got more exciting. But I’m kind of interested in the part where they said there’s a drug courier; I’m curious who that is, because I was thinking what if Rue was planted in Alamo as an undercover, and Angel with Laurie’s group? It would make a lot of sense, especially since before rehab the same car was there, and a similar one showed up now when they were talking to Rue.

So I’m really curious what’s going to happen next. A lot of extra info unfortunately didn’t come out, but I hope the remaining 3 episodes really pick things up.

[silverslipperclub]

I want to make a mini series for Angel🥲

[silverslipperclub]

I thing Angel don’t die…

I don’t think Angel actually died in the second episode. She became way too important of a character, with a really interesting story, and she quickly became a fan favorite — honestly, she became my favorite character in the series too.

When they take her to rehab in episode two, it really feels like the show wants the audience to believe she’s dead, but I’m not convinced. Also, the actress was reportedly paid for six episodes. She was obviously in episode two, and I personally think she was in episode four as well, because I’m pretty sure she was the driver. The driver gave me serious Angel vibes, but I guess we’ll finally find out on Sunday.

And if she really appeared in those two episodes already, that would still leave four more episodes, which would perfectly match the “six episodes” rumor if she returns later on.

But hey, that’s just my theory.

[vintagelasvegas]

Las Vegas Strip, 1961 – Silver Slipper, Frontier, Desert Inn.

After the modernist "New Frontier" was built the older portion of Last Frontier Hotel remained until the mid 60s. Hank Henry hosts the burlesque show at Silver Slipper. Eddie Fisher headlines Desert Inn.

1,3 - 1961. 2,4,5 – Family photos from David Gilbert, May 1961.

[vintagelasvegas]

August 12, 1970 – Jean Brady became the first woman employed as a dealer by a Las Vegas Strip casino since the 1950s. She was hired from slot machine cashier to blackjack dealer at the Silver Slipper.

The City of Las Vegas banned women dealers in '58, at the request of men dealers. Strip appears to have followed their lead. The push for Las Vegas casinos to end the practice violating state and federal law, began in '69 with Mrs. Arden Johnson of North Las Vegas, who after being denied a job at the Desert Inn formed The Committee to Abolished Discrimination Against Women Dealers.

The Committee pressured local casinos with campaign of complaints to state and federal agencies including Nevada's State Labor Commissioner, the Gaming Commission, and the FBI.

City of Las Vegas ended its 12-year ban on women holding casino dealer jobs on 8/19/70. Jackie Gaughan at El Cortez was the first in the city to hire a female blackjack dealer. Shortly thereafter women were hired at several other downtown hotels. 

Mrs. Johnson charged several Strip and downtown casinos with discrimination in Dec. '70. An out-of-court settlement was reached Jun. '71 Mrs. Johnson be paid $1,000 per month collectively by the Strip hotels until she was given a dealing job. She was finally placed at the Thunderbird Hotel in Jan. '72 where she worked for several years. 

FBI Probes Women Dealer Push. Review-Journal, 2/12/70 p1; Ban on Female Dealers Downtown LV Lifted. Las Vegas Review-Journal, 8/20/70; Women begin moving into gaming. Las Vegas Review-Journal, 10/26/75.

[vintagelasvegas]

Desert Inn, Silver Slipper, Frontier. Photos from the Las Vegas Strip, June 1974.

Silver Slipper. Allen and Rossi. Girls, Nudes, $2. Breakfast 97¢. All bar drinks 50¢. Baccarat $2 minimum.

Las Vegas Plaza (across the road from Stardust) facing east towards Landmark, Somerset Shopping Center, Villa Roma Motel.

Desert Inn.

1, 3, 4. Kodachrome scan by VLV. Published 11/16/2015, updated 8/2/2025.