The Frontier began on Highway 91 in 1942 as the Hotel Last Frontier. Renovations brought the New Frontier name in 1955; a rebuilt resort opened in 1967 and became the Frontier under Howard Hughes. Phil Ruffin restored the New Frontier name after buying the resort in 1998. It closed on July 16, 2007, and was imploded that November.
Start with its historyIllustration of the Frontier Hotel and Casino, with its roadside sign, hotel frontage and period cars, based on a supplied historical photograph.
A brief history of Frontier Hotel and Casino
The Frontier began on Highway 91 in 1942 as the Hotel Last Frontier. Renovations brought the New Frontier name in 1955; a rebuilt resort opened in 1967 and became the Frontier under Howard Hughes. Phil Ruffin restored the New Frontier name after buying the resort in 1998. It closed on July 16, 2007, and was imploded that November.
Its changing names and buildings trace the Strip's shift from western-themed roadside resorts to larger casino hotels. The Frontier also became the focus of a Culinary Workers Union strike that began in 1991 and ended in 1998.
Read the full historyBiographical / Historical Note and chronology, 1942–2007.
Architectural drawing sky001310, July 18, 1966; revised November 7, 1966. Site Name: Frontier; Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South.
Frontier entry in the project-location map: 36.129066, -115.168791. Approximate representative historical-site point.
The resort was rebuilt during the 1960s; this Property record follows the resort's historical identity rather than implying that its original buildings survived throughout.
No present-day parcel condition, viewing position or visitor access has been verified.
The map pin is an approximate historical-site point from UNLV, not a surveyed footprint or visitor entrance.
Former Frontier Hotel and Casino site at 3120 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, on the Las Vegas Strip.
The map marks an approximate site. It does not identify an entrance or a walking route.
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Biographical / Historical Note and chronology, 1942–2007.
Architectural drawing sky001310, July 18, 1966; revised November 7, 1966. Site Name: Frontier; Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South.
Frontier entry in the project-location map: 36.129066, -115.168791. Approximate representative historical-site point.
Vegas Retold · AI-generated illustration
Source reference: User-supplied reference 060075.jpg; reference date and photographer unknown.
Selected for private Property draft. Original reference photographer, date and licence unknown; generated artwork, not archival evidence.
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