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Bird Cage Club

Opened January 1, 1958

Closed 1959

The Bird Cage Club opened at First and Fremont Streets on January 1, 1958. The Neon Museum records that the casino lasted only sixteen months. The neighboring Mint expanded into its space in 1960.

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The Bird Cage Club opened at First and Fremont Streets on January 1, 1958. The Neon Museum records that the casino lasted only sixteen months. The neighboring Mint expanded into its space in 1960.

The business disappeared quickly, but its two-story petrified-wood wall survived through later changes. The Mint retained the wall, and construction at Binion’s exposed it again in 2019. This is a case where a surviving building detail tells a longer story than the casino name on the door.

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Sources and context

  1. The Neon Museum — Lost and Found

    The Bird Cage Club and the Mint: January 1, 1958 opening, sixteen-month operation, 1960 expansion, and 2019 rediscovery of petrified-wood wall. Published June 25, 2020; checked October 31, 2026.

The source gives a sixteen-month operating life rather than an exact closing date; 1959 is recorded at year precision.

The wall’s 2019 rediscovery is a historical event, not a guarantee of present access or visibility.

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Bird Cage Club

Historic casino at First and Fremont Streets in downtown Las Vegas, subsequently incorporated into the Mint. No current access point or precise footprint selected.

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Historical sources1 documents and records

  1. The Neon Museum — Lost and Found

    The Bird Cage Club and the Mint: January 1, 1958 opening, sixteen-month operation, 1960 expansion, and 2019 rediscovery of petrified-wood wall. Published June 25, 2020; checked October 31, 2026.

What remains uncertain2 notes on context and interpretation
  • The source gives a sixteen-month operating life rather than an exact closing date; 1959 is recorded at year precision.
  • The wall’s 2019 rediscovery is a historical event, not a guarantee of present access or visibility.
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