Flamingo Hotel Las Vegas – c.1940’s/50’s Vintage Advertising Ashtray – excellent condition
There are numerous Flamingo ashtrays, produced over the hotel’s many storied years – the one shown here is very rare and hard to find. Search on Ebay, Etsy or other collectibles websites and you will likely never see this version for sale.
This ashtray dates from the infamous Bugsy Siegel era because the name is ‘The Fabulous Flamingo’ and has the distinctive artwork of the period.
Collectible, very rare, and will increase in value – Get yourself a piece of Nevada road trip memorabilia.
Originally owned by Bugsy Siegel, the Flamingo opened on December 26, 1946. At the time, it was known as “The Fabulous Flamingo.” It was the third hotel to be built on the Las Vegas Strip (The second being the Last Frontier, and the first being El Rancho Vegas).
The Flamingo was named after Bugsy Siegel’s girlfriend, Virginia Hill, as she loved to gamble and the appearance of her hair and legs being “red.” Siegel nicknamed her “The Flamingo” because of this.
Only two weeks after the opening of the Flamingo, the hotel closed immediately. It later reopened on March 1, 1947 to be renamed to “The Fabulous Flamingo”
In 1953, the Flamingo added what is known as the “Champagne Tower”, a tower with neon bubbles rising up to the top, making it look like a champagne bottle.
