"RUNAWAY SON OF A NUCLEAR A-BOMB #2 " In March of 1953 our government started A-Bomb tests 65 miles north of Vegas. They were seen from 100 miles around in any direction from ground zero. Tourists would get reservations in advance so they could get rooms in Vegas facing the blasts. These are the same explosions the radiation of which many believe drifted over into Utah and eventually killed much of the cast and crew of the film "The Conqueror", including John Wayne ( there are pictures of the Duke on the set playing with a Geiger counter). Astute Bloogers will notice that the big cowboy sign in the left side of this picture is one of the Vegas landmarks destroyed by The Amazing Colossal Man.
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
