Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, 1968. Opened in 1948, the fourth resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The front man was Lt Gov Clifford A. Jones; hidden partners were Meyer Lansky & the mob. The hotel changed hands and declined in the 70s. Renamed the Silverbird in 1976. Demolished in 2000. The (unfinished) Fountainebleau hotel occupies this space today.