Moulin Rouge Hotel & Casino (1955)

The Moulin Rouge opened on May 24, 1955 and is documented as Las Vegas's first racially integrated hotel-casino, featuring integrated audiences and African American performers. It closed later in 1955 after a brief run, but historians note its opening and the events surrounding it as important catalysts in the city's eventual desegregation of hotels and casinos. The site has remained a touchstone in studies of civil rights and Las Vegas history.