The Strip Shorts
Description: A vibrant, high-top sneaker with a colorful floral pattern and yellow laces is featured prominently. Text above reads '30 YEARS... ON THE SUNSET STRIP' on a red and yellow banner. Below the sneaker, a yellow banner displays 'TOWER RECORDS 1970 - 2000'. The background is black.
Description: Riviera (colloquially, "the Riv") was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada, which operated from April 1955 to May 2015. The casino was first proposed by Detroit mobster William Bischoff as the Casa Blanca, and received a gaming license in 1952. Bischoff later withdrew from the project, which was taken over by Miami businessman Samuel Cohen. By March 1955, Cohen, identified as a member of Miami's S & G gambling syndicate, was no longer part of the investment group, though rumors persisted that he secretly maintained an involvement. Marx Brothers Harpo and Gummo held minority interests at the opening.
Description: The 1969 Plymouth Super Stock cars were the pinnacle of factory drag racing programs. Built in limited numbers specifically for Super Stock competition, these lightweight B-body machines were powered by the legendary 426 Hemi V8, officially rated at 425 horsepower but widely acknowledged to produce much, much more. To maximize quarter-mile performance, Plymouth equipped them with fiberglass body panels, lightweight bucket seats, minimal sound deadening, and a race-ready suspension designed to launch hard off the line. With aggressive graphics, bold colors, and blistering acceleration, the '69 Plymouth GTX and RR models became dominant forces on drag strips across America and remain among the most collectible muscle cars of all time.
Description: A full-throttle tribute to late-’60s quarter-mile culture, built around a hard-launching Super Stock machine, smoking slicks, starting tree lights, and period race-poster typography. Distressed ink, checkered details, and red-white-blue racing graphics give it the feel of a forgotten 1969 drag strip souvenir shirt pulled straight from the pits.
Description: The Dunes Hotel was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, that operated from May 23, 1955 to January 26, 1993. Designed by architects John Replogle, Robert Dorr Jr., Milton Schwartz and Maxwell Starkman, it was the tenth resort to open on the Strip. Bellagio now stands on the former grounds. In the early 1950s, Al Gottesman, the retired owner of a movie theater chain who was living in Miami, received a request from two developers for a $58,000 loan that would be used to purchase desert property for a Las Vegas hotel. Gottesman agreed to provide funding in exchange for a small portion of the hotel's profits. Gottesman provided an additional $16,000 to hire an architect for the new project.
Description: Embrace iconic 2000s post-hardcore nostalgia with this classic album art design for The Used! Featuring the self-titled debut album artwork styled with a authentic Japanese OBI strip along the side, bold lower-case typography, and the signature porcelain face aesthetic. Perfect for fans of Bert McCracken, post-hardcore, 2000s emo culture, screamo, alt-rock, and vintage band merch aesthetics. An essential graphic for concerts, music festivals, and everyday alternative fashion, available on t-shirts, hoodies, stickers, posters, and phone cases!
Description: The Aladdin was a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Toy manufacturer Edwin S. Lowe originally opened the 450-room Tallyho Hotel on the property in 1962. Milton Prell purchased the hotel and began an extensive $3 million renovation of the property before reopening it as the Aladdin on April 1, 1966. A 19-story hotel tower was added in 1976. After various ownership changes, the Aladdin was closed in 1997 and demolished the following year to make room for a new Aladdin resort that opened in 2000.
Description: A minimalist, pop-culture graphic design inspired by the iconic strip club from The Sopranos. The monochrome artwork features the white silhouette of a reclining dancer holding a baseball bat, with small stars accenting the design. The bold, distressed text reads "BADA BING" in an energetic, hand-drawn font, all set against a solid black background.
Description: The Sands Hotel and Casino was a historic American hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, United States, that operated from 1952 to 1996. Designed by architect Wayne McAllister, with a prominent 56-foot high sign, the Sands was the seventh resort to open on the Strip. Home to the Rat Pack for many year.
Description: Flamingo Capri, the motel before Imperial Palace, built an Asian-themed tower known as the "Imperial Palace Tower". The tower was incredibly different from the motel's intended tropical theme. At the time of opening, the resort included Court of a Thousand Treasures, a four-story shopping arcade with 60 stores, overlooking the east end of the 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) casino. The Auto Collections opened in 1981, on the fifth floor of a new parking garage. Now defunct the Imperial Palace was an Asian-themed hotel and casino located left of the Flamingo on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It operated from 1979 to 2011 and was owned by Harrah's Entertainment (now Caesars Entertainment). The hotel is currently known as the Linq
Description: The Lady Luck was a staple of downtown Las Vegas for over 40 years. But the economic downturn that hit many gaming establishments finally forced it to close its doors in 2006. Several investors tried to remodel and reopen the iconic facility but it sat vacant until 2013 when it was rechristened as the Downtown Grand.
Description: The Westward Ho opened in 1963. By 1997, it included 777 rooms, a 35,000 sq ft (3,300 m2) casino, and a 900-seat showroom. The Westward Ho closed on November 17, 2005, and was demolished several months later to make way for redevelopment plans which failed to materialize. A McDonald's opened on a portion of the former Westward Ho property in 2008.
Description: The California Club operated from 1958 to 1973. Phil Long took over operation of the casino located at the corner of First and Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, 1958.[1] The locals casino catered to local gamblers. It was owned and operated by Phil Long and partner George Milford and was a casino only without any hotel rooms. The California Club was sold to Steve Wynn in 1973. The California Club was combined into the Golden Nugget shortly after the purchase
