Review Journal
PHOTOS: Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 1966 beginnings; Jimmy Hoffa attends opening
Although it has been closed to the public for years, news that Caesars Palace
received permits to demolish its rotunda
along the Las Vegas Strip triggered some feelings of nostalgia.
The brainchild of
Jay Sarno
and Stan Mallin, Caesars Palace opened to the public on Aug. 5, 1966, at a cost of $24 million.
"We hit lightning in a bottle with…