Golden Gate Hotel and Casino
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| Number of rooms | 106 | |
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| Theme | 1930s San Francisco | |
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| Permanent show(s) | None | |
| Signature attraction(s) | 99¢ shrimp cocktail | |
| Notable restaurant(s) | Bay City Diner San Francisco Shrimp Bar & Deli |
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| Owner | Mark Brandenburg | |
| Date opened | 1906 | |
| Casino type | Land-Based | |
| Major renovation(s) | 2005 | |
| Previous name(s) | Hotel Nevada Sal Sagev |
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| Casino website | Golden Gate Hotel & Casino website | |
The Golden Gate Hotel & Casino is located at One Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States. A part of the Fremont Street Experience, it is Las Vegas' oldest hotel and the smallest hotel (106 rooms) on Fremont.
[edit] History
It opened in 1906, originally called the Hotel Nevada. In 1907 it got Las Vegas' first telephone with the number 1. In 1931, with gambling being re-legalized in Neveda, the Hotel Nevada was expanded and renamed Sal Sagev (Las Vegas spelled backwards.)
The hotel gained its current name in 1955 when a group of Italian-Americans from San Francisco Bay Area started the Golden Gate Casino. The 106-room, four-story hotel was renovated in 2005.
The Golden Gate was the first to serve a fifty cent shrimp cocktail in 1959, long a Las Vegas cliché. The now $.99 shrimp cocktail is still available at the Bay City Diner located at the rear of the casino as well as additional varieties of the famed product. It is what Golden Gate is best known for and two tons of shrimp are served per week.
[edit] Movie history
It appeared, along with many other classic Fremont Street casinos, in the film Honey, I Blew Up the Kid.
[edit] External links
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