"What would become the Lady Luck opened in 1964 as Honest John's, a 2,000-square-foot joint with pinball and slot machines and five employees.
The Lady Luck name was adopted in 1968, and the property expanded in 1972, 1983, 1985 and 1989, according to information compiled by the UNLV School of Architecture."
Of course journalism and fact checking isn't what it used to be but that would mean HJ's from 64 to 68. And TGT shows three Honest John's
61-68 (where lady luck is now)
63-74 (bonanza gift shop)
61-67 (basically the lady luck area again)
And the Big Wheel (71-73) shows in the same shopping center as Bonanza gift shop (HJ at 2440-44 and BW at 2440). This is the same address for the Jolly Trolley (77-c81). Here's a flickr pic where you can see the Jolly Trolley next to HJ's in the where the Bonanza gift shop is now. Which is weird if JT opened in 77 since the HJ looks live for a place that closed 3 years prior. Maybe that gets fixed in TGT4 so we can buy TGT 3 for half price.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/128/414191366_6edfa903d9.jpg?v=0
Isn't life much easier now. Back in the mid 60's someone says "I'll meet you at Honest Johns" and you end up miles apart with no cell phone coverage for 25 years.
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