from the This is Las Vegas magazine, published by the Nevada Club in 1959.

"When the Nevada Club opened at 109 Fremont Street on December 5, 1952, there were five hotels on the strip and only six clubs now operating downtown were open. Since then an additional twelve hotels have been built and the number of clubs has been doubled."

1952
October...Sahara Hotel opened
November...Sands Hotel opened
December...Small club at 109 Fremont street which will soon be the central portion of the Nevada Club opened.

(note: nothing was listed for 1953)

1954
April...Showboat Hotel opened.
November...Flamingo Hotel purchased by present owners headed by Al Parvin.
December...Sands Hotel begins construction of additional 100 rooms.

1955
April...Riviera Hotel opened; Royal Nevada Hotel opened; New Frontier opened.
May...Dunes Hotel opened; Moulin Rouge Hotel opened.
December...Joe W. Brown took over the Horseshoe club; Lucky Strike Club opened; Golden Gate Casino opened.
October...Moulin Rouge closed.

1956
January...The Amante Bros. take over the Boulder Club.
April...Silver Palace opened.
May...Fremont Hotel opened.
June...Major Riddle and Bob Rice took over ownership of the Dunes Hotel; Hacienda Hotel opened.

1957
April...The Boulder Club repurchased by original owners.
June...the Mint Club opened.
November...Sans Souci Hotel opened.
December...Bird Cage Casino opened.

1958
March...Royal Nevada Hotel closed.
April...Desert Spa Hotel opened; Desert Inn Country Club opened; Tropicana Hotel opened.
May...Riviera Convention Hall built; 100 rooms added to Desert Inn.
June...Desert Spa closed.
July...Stardust Hotel opened; Sans Souci Hotel closed.
August...Group headed by George Arquilla takes over Westerner Club.
September...Desert Inn took over operation of the Stardust Hotel; Hacienda Hotel opened 100 room addition.
October...Flamingo Hotel group took over New Pioneer Club.
December...Horseshoe Club sold to new group headed by Ed Levinson.

1959
March...Thunderbird completed $1 1/2 million facelifting.
April...El Cortez complete redecoration; Flamingo Hotel builds West Wing.
May...Bird Cage Casino closed.
July...Tropicana Hotel added 150 rooms.
August...Stardust Hotel annexes Royal Nevada for use as auditorium and begins construction of Polynesian restaurant.
September...Showboat Hotel opens 24 lane bowling alley; Sahara started construction of 14 story building.
October...Sands built million dollar addition; Dunes constructed exhibit and convention hall; Riviera began construction of nine more floors.