El Cortez
Tower II on the left. Vintage Rooms above the casino. Pavilion rooms to the right of the pink sign.
The exterior of El Cortez has remained the same since 1952.
The original exterior.
Pictured to the far left: The El Cortez Townhouse. The El Cortez Townhouse was a hotel building that existed before The El Cortez. It was sold and relocated to the Crest Hotel at 207 North 6th Street in 1982. The structure no longer exists.
El Cortez Townhouse
Photograph of El Cortez Town Houses, Las Vegas, circa 1930s. Sherwin Scoop Garside Collection. UNLV Libraries Special Collections & Archives.
Ogden House
A 41-unit Spanish Colonial Revival style hotel building existed before the construction of El Cortez. This building is renamed the El Cortez Townhouse and is annexed to the El Cortez during construction.
El Cortez opened on November 7, 1941.
Pavilion Rooms built in 1963.
The Ogden House at 201 North 7th Street is built in 1977.
Tower II is built in 1980.
The El Cortez Townhouse is sold and relocated to 207 North 6th Street in 1982.
The Ogden House is renamed El Cortez Cabana Suites in 2009.
Architecture: Mission/Spanish Revival; Marion Hicks, Wayne McAllister, Zick and Sharp.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
The west parking lot land previously occupied: Swiss Village.
Located at 600 Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Further Readings (#CommissionsEarned): Las Vegas: 1905-1965 (Postcard History Series).