As soon as Moe could walk she said, “Let’s go to Vegas, Ma.” “Vegas?” “Yeah, that’s what I said.” I said, “Have you ever read the book ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas?” “No. I’m only a year old.” “Right.”
Las Vegas means ‘the meadows’ in Spanish. Yes, there were freshwater springs, marshes, and a grassy meadow here before all of this concrete covered it. In the 1800s Spanish merchants were on their way to Los Angeles and stopped for a break at this watering hole and gave it a name. This place did not become a city until 1905. It doesn’t seem that long ago. In fact, Las Vegas is the only Western city founded in the 20th century.
Our first Las Vegans. Is there an animal in that crate? Maybe a parrot?
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