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:''This article is about the first '''MGM Grand''' in Las Vegas. See [[MGM Grand Las Vegas]] for the current hotel and casino.'' |
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{{Infobox Casino| |
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casino=MGM Grand| |
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theme=Cosmopolitan Hollywood| |
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address=3645 Las Vegas Blvd South<br />Las Vegas, NV 89109| |
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image=| |
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logo=| |
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rooms=2,084| |
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date_opened=December 5, 1973| |
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renovations=1981| |
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date_closed=1986| |
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space_gaming=<span style="white-space:nowrap">67,000 sq ft (6,225 m²)</span>| |
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attractions=Shopping Arcade| |
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shows=''[[Jubilee!]]''| |
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notable_restaurants=| |
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owner=Kirk Kerkorian| |
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casino_type=Land-based| |
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names_pre=''Bonanza''<br />''New Bonanza''| |
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The '''MGM Grand Hotel and Casino''' was a hotel and casino located on the [[Las Vegas Strip]] at the intersection with [[Flamingo Road (Las Vegas)|Flamingo Road]]. Built on {{convert|43|acre|lk=on}} by [[Kirk Kerkorian]], the hotel with 2,084 rooms opened on December 5, 1973 and was one of the largest hotels in the world at that time. ([[Rossiya Hotel]] in [[Moscow]], then [[Soviet Union|USSR]], was probably the world's largest at the time with its 3,200 rooms.) |
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==History== |
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The site was first occupied by the [[Bonanza Hotel and Casino]]. It was later renamed the [[Bonanza Hotel and Casino|New Bonanza Hotel and Casino]] shortly before construction on the MGM Grand began. |
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The MGM Grand opened as one of Las Vegas's first megaresorts on December 5, 1973. It was the largest hotel in the world at its opening and would remain so for several years. When the hotel was built, it set a new standard of size and luxury in Las Vegas, and is considered to have made the biggest impact on Las Vegas until the construction of Steve Wynn's [[The Mirage|Mirage Hotel]] in the late 1980s. |
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The hotel had a movie theme to reflect Kirk Kerkorian's interest in movies from his ownership of [[MGM]] and the hotels use of '''MGM''' in its name. The hotel was designed by architect [[Martin Stern, Jr.]] It featured many amenities, including numerous entertainment options. It offered live [[jai alai]] for betting and a large shopping arcade with numerous shops and restaurants. |
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It was also one of the strip's most popular entertainment destinations. It featured two large theaters: The Zeigfield Stage and the Celebrity Room. The Zeigfield regularly featured productions by famed Las Vegas choreographer [[Donn Arden]] including the long running [[Jubilee!]] and [[Hallelujah Hollywood]]. The Celebrity Room hosted such acts as [[The Carpenters]] and [[Barry Manilow]]. |
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===1980 Fire=== |
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{{Main|MGM Grand fire}} |
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It suffered a fire that started in a casino [[restaurant]] and traveled up into the hotel, killing 85 guests on November 21, 1980.<ref name="http://fire.co.clark.nv.us/%28S%28t22robrimfdbzqerp1uc0prf%29%29/MGM.aspx" /> It was rebuilt in only eight months with the remodel adding a tower which opened in 1981. The tower had been in construction at the time of the fire, but was unscathed by the fire. The fire made such an impact on hotel safety that it led to the implementation of fire safety improvements worldwide. |
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The hotel was sold in 1986 to [[Bally Technologies|Bally Entertainment Corporation]] and reopened as [[Bally's Las Vegas]]. |
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===Film history=== |
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In 1985, the MGM Grand was the setting for the fictional boxing match between [[Apollo Creed]] and [[Ivan Drago]] for the movie [[Rocky IV]]. |
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== References == |
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[[Category:Defunct casinos in Las Vegas]] |
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[[Category:1973 establishments]] |
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