Sahara Las Vegas / SLS Las Vegas - mid-century landmark reborn

The Sahara originally opened on the Strip in 1952 and became one of the classic mid-20th-century Las Vegas resorts. The property closed in 2011, reopened as SLS Las Vegas in 2014 after a major redevelopment, and was rebranded back to the Sahara name in 2019 under new ownership. The site's multiple incarnations reflect evolving trends in Strip development and the preservation of historic resort identities.