George Burns also appears in the Casbar.ġ961: Del Webb acquires the Sahara through a stock transaction involving 1.5 million shares in the Del Webb Corp. Comedian Don Rickles makes the first of many appearances in the Casbar lounge. A convention hall on the north side of the Sahara is added as well as a 127-foot sign. Ray Bolger, the scarecrow from “The Wizard of Oz,” headlines in the Congo Room until 1957.ġ959: A 14-story tower is built, adding 200 rooms.
The $5.5 million, Moroccan-themed resort is decorated with life-size camels. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) years of Saharaġ952: Milton Prell opens the Hotel Sahara with 240 rooms.
Recent renovations at the resort casino are part of a larger revitalization of the north Strip. Sahara Las Vegas President Paul Hobson shows the new Magic Mike Live Theater during an interview Friday, Jan.
