Las Vegas in the 1940s
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Las Vegas in the 1940s was notable for the establishment of The Strip in a town which "combined Wild West frontier friendliness with glamor and excitement".[1] In 1940, the population was 8,400 but within five years, it more than doubled its size.[2] The Las Vegas Valley had a population of 13,937 in 1940, increasing to 35,000 in just two years.[3]