Atomic Liquors and Cold War-era name jokes

Atomic Liquors is a historic downtown bar that traces its origins to 1952 and bills itself as Las Vegas’s oldest freestanding bar. The bar’s name references the city’s proximity to Nevada Test Site nuclear testing in the mid-20th century, and the establishment preserves memorabilia connected to that era. Locals frequently make tongue-in-cheek jokes about the bar’s name and Las Vegas’s Cold War-era association with atomic testing, while the venue operates as an active neighborhood bar.