Thunderbird Hotel Retro - Vintage Las Vegas - Unisex T-Shirt rr_track_golf and green depict drumsticks

and green depict drumsticks

featuring a Western theme and a 160-room hotel

Distressed white block text reads "I LIKE 'EM REAL" above a painterly Christmas tree illustration topped with a golden star

Entertainers and studio crews would cross the street after tapings to unwind over lanes and cocktails in the Radio Room

but the Luau served an entire escape

Thunderbird Hotel Retro - Vintage Las Vegas - Unisex T-Shirt rr_track_golf and green depict drumsticksThe Thunderbird Hotel and Casino, which opened on September 2, 1948, was the fourth resort on the Las Vegas Strip. Its distinctive Native American theme featured traditional dcor and a prominent thunderbird emblem atop its tower. In 1952, due to high demand, the Thunderbird expanded by adding the Algiers Hotel to accommodate overflow guests. Over the years, the property underwent several ownership changes and rebrandings, eventually closing in 1992.