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Vestiges of Las Vegas' glory days

Gangsters, famed musicians and movie stars hung around the Golden Steer, Tiffany's and other historic venues.

By Jay Jones Special to the Los Angeles Times

June 5, 2011

Reporting from Las Vegas—
Like residents in many cities, longtime Las Vegans long for what's long gone — the days when a young Wayne Newton crooned "Danke Schoen" and dealers knew players by their first names.

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