El Cortez Related Stories

Joe Downtown: Ceremony to honor El Cortez for inclusion on National Register: Tuesday, May 7, 2013; By Joe Schoenmann; One of Downtown Las Vegas’ oldest residents, the El Cortez, will be honored for winning a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Councilman Bob Coffin will headline a ceremony at 4 p.m. Thursday to unveil a commemorative plaque at the hotel/casino. The city's oldest hotel to continuously operate under the same name, the El Cortez became only the second Las Vegas casino on the nation's cultural preservation list in February.

El Cortez joins National Register of Historic Places: Monday, February 25, 2013; By Ron Sylvester; The El Cortez has become the only Las Vegas casino that's still standing to join the National Register of Historic Places.

Protest downtown draws thousands of union workers: Saturday, October 13, 2012; By Brian Nordli; For eight hours Beverly Hoffrichter, a cocktail waitress at the D, was picketing outside the property with her fellow Culinary Union workers as part of a massive protest outside all nine downtown casinos Saturday. Hundreds came and went in shifts during the protest, but not Hoffrichter. She stayed.

Downtown casino to Culinary workers: Union protest Saturday will cut into your tips: Friday, October 12, 2012; By Joe Schoenmann; A massive protest slated Saturday in downtown Las Vegas stems, in part, from demands by the Culinary Union for a 15-cent increase to workers' health and pension funds.

Does the El Cortez deserve historic designation?: Wednesday, September 26, 2012; By Kristen Peterson; The Downtown hotel opened in 1941.

Downtown school gets a little TLC from group that cares: Saturday, July 21, 2012; By Andrea Domanick; At 7 a.m. on a Saturday, while most Las Vegans are still fast asleep, developer Arnold Stalk and his 9-year-old son Jacob are pulling on gardening gloves and priming paint brushes. The pair was among the 125 residents, ranging from grade school students to seniors, who volunteered last weekend to refurbish the dilapidated courtyard of downtown’s Las Vegas Academy.

Alexandra Epstein: 'The Year of Downtown' with renovations, new businesses: Monday, July 16, 2012; By Alexandra Epstein; Whether talking about new beacons of culture, such as the incredible Smith Center for the Performing Arts and the Mob Museum, the ...

Jackie Gaughan, El Cortez integral parts of downtown Las Vegas' rebirth: Sunday, May 6, 2012; By Erin Ryan; Once upon a time, Jackie Gaughan owned a third of downtown Las Vegas, from resorts to real estate. He’s celebrated as a gaming innovator, a bookmaker who loved wild prop bets and revolutionized customer promotions. Yet most of the stories you hear are about his kindness, whether you’re talking to a cocktail waitress or Steve Wynn.

7 looks at revitalized rooms in Vegas on the Strip and downtown: Monday, March 26, 2012; By Ron Sylvester; With nearly 149,000 hotel rooms in Vegas, even the biggest resorts are looking for a competitive edge to land those heads on their beds.

What happens in Vegas: Local storytelling events give a voice to tales of life in L.V. and beyond: Friday, March 23, 2012; By Andrea Domanick; Did you hear the one about the landscaper who ran away from the circus? Or the guys who worked above an escort service?

Downtown casino renovations maintain Old Vegas vibe: Tuesday, March 20, 2012; By Ron Sylvester; Downtown Las Vegas is trying to shake the city's reputation as a place that likes to blow up old buildings. It is trying to update its image without forgetting the character of its past.

Experts pick casino industry winners and losers of 2011: Thursday, December 15, 2011; THE ECONOMY:; By Dave Berns; The Las Vegas gaming market rebounded this year with a jump in visitor volume nearing the record total of 39.6 million in 2007. Room occupancy rates and gaming revenue are up from the depressed levels of recent years, while visitors have shifted their spending patterns, focusing an ever-larger percentage of their cash on special events and clubs rather than casino floors. So, can you brand Las Vegas a winner in 2011 despite the region’s continued battle with double-digit unemployment, record home foreclosure rates, the ever-present sense of economic uncertainty, and the continued domestic and international expansion of the casino industry?

Strip Scribbles: Jackie Gaughan celebrates 91st birthday on Monday: Saturday, October 22, 2011; By Robin Leach; Casino legend and gaming pioneer Jackie Gaughan celebrates his 91st birthday sharing his cake and champagne with downtown El Cortez ...

The Interview: Alex Epstein, executive manager of downtown's El Cortez: Monday, August 22, 2011; Alex Epstein works with her father, resort owner Kenny Epstein, every day. This family business is buzzing just fine, thank you.; By Amanda Finnegan; When looking for new life in a city’s downtown, a 70-year-old establishment like the El Cortez is probably the last place you’d turn.

Police, community cooperating to fight crime downtown: Thursday, June 9, 2011; By Jackie Valley; The people clustered in Metro Police’s Downtown Area Command conference room Wednesday morning probably didn’t know one another very well. They sat at a U-shaped table with cards identifying them and their businesses or organizations: Catholic Charities, U.S. Marshals, El Cortez and the Mexican Consulate, just to name a few.