Desert Inn and Country Club - Vintage Las Vegas - Unisex Sweatshirt fillmore mint-green aesthetic and innovative hotel

mint-green aesthetic and innovative hotel tower that defined downtown Las Vegas in its heyday

More than just lanes and pins

Clubs like this gave working folks a reason to gather on summer evenings

A vintage pin-up style illustration depicts a witch in a wide-brimmed hat and flowing dress

Red-outlined white script text reads "Sands" beside a beige rectangular block bearing smaller white sans-serif text reading "A Place In The Sun

Desert Inn and Country Club - Vintage Las Vegas - Unisex Sweatshirt fillmore mint-green aesthetic and innovative hotelThe Desert Inn Hotel and Country Club, known as the "D. I.," opened on April 24, 1950, as one of the first luxury resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. Originally developed by Wilbur Clark but backed by Moe Dalitz, it was famous for its upscale accommodations, entertainment, and the Desert Inn Golf Club, which hosted the PGA Tours Tournament of Champions. After 50 years of operation, the Desert Inn closed on August 28, 2000, and was later demolished to make