Wednesday, April 15, 2009
What Happened in Vegas...
From the back of this postcard, dated November 2nd 1951:
The new Thunderbird Hotel, five minutes from the heart of Las Vegas, Nevada, Americas newest and most luxurious desert hotel, a miracle of modern comfort in the heart of the scenic west.
"Dear Greta and Al:
We arrived home last night after a two days business trip to Las Vegas. Stopped at this very modern- and swank hotel and night club- but Larry was all business for the bank. We were well shocked and shaken by the Atomic Bomb Blast yesterday at 7:20 am before we left the hotel. Saw the cloud later in the sky. The weather was ideal in the desert..."
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