The Las Vegas Strip

A 4.2-mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South, it's one of the most famous streets in the

world.

But up through the 1930s, it was nothing but a dusty, sunscorched strip of Nevada Desert

Highway.

In 1941, architect Wayne McAllister was commissioned to build what would become the

strip's very first hotel and casino.

El Rancho Vegas, a resort that had just two blackjack tables.

McAllister, one of the leaders of a space-age futuristic style of architecture named Guggy,

seen most famously in Disneyland's Tomorrowland, subsequently designed such classic Vegas staples

as the Desert Inn and the legendary Sands Hotel, Home Base of the Rat Pack, and the setting

of the original Ocean's 11.

While many of his creations have since been redesigned or demolished arguably, his

most famous building is still intact.

The oldest operating location of a sit-down burger chain founded by Robert C. Wyon in Los Angeles's

San Fernando Valley.

In 1949, and Riverside Drive in Burbank, McAllister constructed a stylishly curved, car-hop-friendly

drive in branch of Wyon's restaurant, anchored by an oversized statue of its cherubic

mascot.

The location became so famous that the Beatles would dine there during their US tour.

The chain grew throughout the US at one point operating at a two dozen different brands

across different regions, including Elias Brothers, Frishes, Kibo's, Manners, Mr. Bees,

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