UNLV Special Collections
Development along the Las Vegas Strip came at a time when the nation was just beginning to embrace a complete car culture. Trolleys and commuter rail systems were being pulled out of major cities to make way for retrofitted freeways and extra lanes. Planners considered Las Vegas a fresh start for a revolutionary type of city building. The Strip was designed to function without traffic lights or stop signs as this 1968 picture shows.
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