Before there was the glow of neon or the crooning of the Rat Pack, there was sagebrush and open desert. Back when “The Strip” was still known as Highway 91, back before the tagline “What happens in Vegas…” existed, there were a bunch of tough pioneers who started a frontier town in the absolute middle of nowhere. But how did that happen? How did we go from dusty old saloons and dance halls to the entertainment behemoth that is now modern Las Vegas?

Explore early Vegas through the end of the 1920s with me, from a lens of entertainment history. We will talk about early historic theaters and silent movie halls, Tinseltown elite visiting and filming in Las Vegas, jazz virtuosos playing the notorious vice neighborhood of Block 16, and more.

Thanks for joining me for today’s episode of On With The Show. Today’s episode was written, edited and narrated by Jen Flood-Carle. You can find more information about this episode and other episodes on my website, including show notes, links to research materials, and additional content. If you like the podcast, please tell your friends, and subscribe, rate and review on the podcast platform of your choice. I’ll be back next week with another tale of entertainment history, highlighting forgotten stars and stories from over a hundred years of stage-and-screen.

Chateau Marmont has lingered long in Hollywood history. Travel through time to learn about Tinseltown from the 1920s-1970s, hear about famous celebrity guests, and more.

Welcome to “On With The Show,” a podcast highlighting forgotten stars and stories from over a hundred years of stage-and-screen. Join us as we take you on a cultural archaeology from Vegas to Vaudeville, from Broadway to Hollywood, and everywhere in between. Written, produced and hosted by Jen Flood-Carle, this podcast is a heavily-researched work of creative nonfiction.

Our vision is to reintroduce today's audiences to people, places and ideas from the world of entertainment whose stories have been lost to time, to reexamine their impact, and to provide deep context and history for those topics.

This episode is our Pilot. You can find more information about this episode and other episodes on our website onwiththeshowpodcast.com, including show notes, links to research materials, and additional content.

If you like the podcast, please tell your friends, and subscribe, rate and review on the podcast platform of your choice. Thank you!