Elvis Presley’s long run at the International Hotel (now Westgate)

Elvis Presley launched a major Las Vegas residency at the International Hotel in 1969 and performed hundreds of sold-out shows there through the 1970s; media accounts commonly cite a run of 636 consecutive sold‑out performances during his residencies. The International Hotel later became the Las Vegas Hilton and is now Westgate Las Vegas; Elvis’s extensive appearances helped cement the city’s association with his persona. Locals and performers frequently joke about Elvis’s omnipresence in Las Vegas and the continuing popularity of impersonators and tributes.