Caption: Las Vegas, Credit: Russell Johnson
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Old Las Vegas With Freddie G

Series: Gone Astray
From: Russell Johnson
Length: 00:05:30

Old Las Vegas lore from the restaurateur who taught Don Rickles how to water ski. Read the full description.
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Vegas_small Stories about old Las Vegas and how it has changed from a place run by people who "knew how to take care of you" (in a variety of ways) to a corporate culture.

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Stories about old Las Vegas and how it has changed from a place run by people who "knew how to take care of you" (in a variety of ways) to a corporate culture.

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