Flying over the Strip, 1969

shared the film on Youtube. Any idea if this was filmed by Las Vegas News Bureau?

My, My…Vegas has DEFINITELY changed!!!

@AtypicalSheep

That’s was some daring helicopter maneuvering

Just before the corporations arrived after passage of the Corporate Gaming Act of 1967 & 1969.

It’s crazy to see how big this city got in only 54 years!!! #Vegas

The year I was born 👍🏼! Would've loved to visit during this era.

Man, the open space.

@DoodlesTrks I was born 20 years too late. This is why I LOVE Freemont.

@AtypicalSheep Amazing Elvis played huge gigs there. It seems soooo small. I was a kid back then and it seemed so much bigger the way his concerts looked and the TV footage.