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Seeing Barney’s brings back a great memory. My paternal grandfather passed away when I was under one, so I never knew him. But Grandma and I were very close. She went to Barney’s one day with my mom to get a free roll of nickels (worth 50 cents). The person giving out the nickels said, “Sorry madam, you need to have your husband here”, to which Grandma’s immortal reply was “Well for Christ sake…..I’m not gonna dig him up for 50 cents worth of nickels”. Southshore in the 70’s and 80’s…..Vegas in the 90’s, when it was family oriented…..were the best times.

It's sad how crummy Stateline is now. The other hotels besides Harrah's and Harvey's have gone through many name changes but the area is still pretty much the same. It was better in the 90s, and wish I could have seen it in the 70s.

BRIEF BLOG: I HAVEN'T BEEN TO SOUTH SHORE TAHOE IN MANY YEARS & I RECALL GOING THERE IN THE EARLY 1980'S & SAW ENTERTAINER WAYNE NEWTON IN CONCERT AT HARRAH'S TAHOE SOITH SHORE ROOM(BOY WHEN HE WAS IN HIS PRIME YOU GOT YOUR MONEYS WORTH WATCHING HIS SHOW!) HE WAS TRULY DYNAMITE BEFORE HIS VOICE LOSS & AGE SET IN & RUINED HIM. TAHOE WAS TRULY IN ITS HEYDAY THEN, THAT WAS THE ERA OF ELVIS SOLD OUT SHOWS AT THE FORMER SAHARA TAHOE & WHEN THE LATE FRANK SINATRA & THE LATE JOHN DENVER PLAYED HARRAH'S TAHOE SOUTH SHORE ROOM WHICH FILLED UP TO 1200 PEOPLE W/GREAT COCKTAILS & FOOD. SADLY THAT ERA HAS NOW PASSED INTO HISTORY. NORMAL, BUT SAD.

That was fun. I moved to Tahoe in 1970. I'm a musician and played all of those places. What a ball. I also used to drive new Chevy Nova's from Vegas in the late 60's to Sahara Tahoe for their "New car a month" givaway then fly back on a DC3 that night. Loved it. Thanks.

I graduated high school in 1975 and remember my buddies and I would drive up to Tahoe and go in the casinos when we were 18 and gamble on slot machines, Never failed within 5 minutes of playing we would get asked for our ID and would say oh I left my wallet in the car or something and leave. It was a thrill playing for a few minutes though. We never thought what would happen had we hit a big jackpot! I guess we would have just had to leave? Not sure if they did handpays back then? I only remember the slots that were Quarters that paid small amounts on fruit symbols or one that paid either $37.50 or $75 jackpots. Remember those?

I remember when I was around 10 or 11 my parents and out of town guest would drive from the Bay Area to Tahoe, we would go to the stateline divider I guess you can call it dividing California and Nevada and spread our legs with one foot in California and one foot in Nevada so we were in both states at the same time! LOL big time fun for a 10 year old, then we would walk with our parents on the sidewalk past I think Sahara and they had open door casino and you could actually put in a nickle or dime and pull the handle on an Indian or Cowboy Slot machine right from the sidewalk right at the entry of the casino. Does anyone remember this?

Does anyone remember the name of the place near the casinos in and around stateline where the parents would drop off their kids? It was a magical place for kids, They had a movie theater and arcades and pinball machines and food/drinks. It was a mini Disneyland without the rides. I went their a couple of times and did not want to leave. My parents dropped us off around 6 and picked us up around midnight. They gave us money and we had a blast. I was around 10 or 11 and there were so many other kids our age and all ages. I think like 5 and up to maybe late teens? I am not sure about the age range but I wonder who remembers the name and what year it opened and closed? I would think it might have closed in the later 70s?

the constant zooming and changing the photos too fast ruin this. show the entire photo with no movement and give people time to look at it. what a colossal fail. trying to get 'too cute' with it. i would really love to see these photos without such a crappy production. as it is you are following a moving image and not given enough time to analyze it. FAIL

I lived in Stateline from 1968 to 79. I remember my parents having a fot when it came out in the Tahoe tribune that the TRPA ( Tahoe Regional Planing Agency) had ruled that all the neon lights were to come off the casinos.The lights were taking away from the natural beauty of the area is what they said. When I returned to the Lake as an adult i was heart sick to see that they had turned downtown into a cookiecutter community.All the glits, glamour,and personality of the casinos and shops was gone😢You really can't ever go home once you leave.

DEFINITELY...HITS HOME a friend of mine took me there for my VERY first time in 1970..he was a bartender at Harrah's...I spent a lot of years going there..I once was going to retire there!??met ALOT people there and Harrah's was my hangout..

I do REMEMBER... priceless TIMES. never to repeat itself. Where did that life disappear....why!!

In 1975, my family and I spent the whole weekend at South Lake Tahoe. We brought our boat and stayed at Tahoe Inn ( think that’s the name?). We went boating on the lake, had a buffet dinner at Sahara, walked around at night seeing all the lights. My favorite lights were Harvey’s wagon wheel and cow skull and the Sahara signs. It was depressing not seeing them again nowadays. Probably it costs too much for electricity. Did you know that Harvey’s was the first casino on the Stateline.

My mom played blackjack at Harrah's at the same table as Nat King Cole back then. They probably gave him some money to encourage him to play there. They had a separate bungalow with a pool that the stars stayed in when performing there.

Did you call Arizona while on vacation saying you don't need two pieces of land that are not in Nevada?

My dad had the 1st helicopter service SLT late 60s. Alpine Helicopters.

Was stateline called stateline back then ?

I lived in lake Tahoe for 23-6 years I know the back roads around south lake tahoe

I was a born and raised Las Vegan (c 1955), who broke in the gaming business as a craps dealer at 21 yrs old. After my break in job in Las Vegas (Little Caesars), I secured a job downtown at Del Webb's Mint. It was there in January '78, that a friend from Las Vegas, who had moved to South Shore at Lake Tahoe the year before, convinced me to move to South Shore. It was heaven! No exaggeration. I went to work at Sahara Tahoe on Feb. 3rd. The outdoor recreation was off the charts- with snow skiing of course being the main activity, however the hiking opportunities in the non-winter months, not to mention activities on and around the lake, were incredibly. The lounge at Harrah's was 'other-worldy'. Always three main acts, with it going every night. (Tower of Power was virtually a house band-unreal). The main showroom at Sahara, as far as I'm concerned, re-defined quality entertainment. At a capacity of 1k, it had the intimacy factor nailed. Santana, Beach Boys, Loggins and Messina, Dianna Ross etc. They all played Fri, Sat and Sun, and most employees would make the Sunday night show, invariably the best, both from an entertainers standpoint, and the service workers' as well. (we filled everyone's pocket). Golf was always super there- Edgewood, a world class course right there next to the clubs. Close access to the Bay area and the coast both north and south of it. Sports, golf- it was a great time to be in my early-mid 20's. great memories.

Those neon lights is what enticed people to go gambling.

wow thanks for sharing this

I remember working at Harvey’s in the late 70s. Crowds closed hiway 50 going thru stateline on New Year’s Eve. What a great time!

Wow remember this in the 70,s. Remember looking in the window of the lobby at the Sahara and seeing Diane Carol perform on stage ha ha

How lucky am I to have experienced S. Lake Tahoe in the 70s & 80s. I remember getting held up at strawberry on hiway 50 til 2am for the road to be cleared. 4am we finally got to Stateline and went to the coffee shop up stairs in Barnies. .99 cent breakfast and the coffee was free. Ahhhhh,,, those were the day's

I only ever knew The Sahara as The Horizon and Hard Rock. Very interesting

I love this video. I stayed in South Lake Tahoe in 1980, and my brother drove into Nevada with a friend of his who was with us, and that was my introduction to the craps tables at Harrah's, which I believe was right across the state line. I went back twelve years later, in 1992, and we stayed on the Nevada side of the line, in Incline Village. I have not been back since the early 90s, so in my mind it still looks the same. I still plays craps forty years later, and I will always remember where I was introduced to the glitz and glamor of casino gambling.

Sounds like the music to McQ?

Thax you for posting, this brings bk memories, we lived up there in Stateline in 78' smack in the middle of the Disco Era for about 6 mths, my wife wrked at the Sahara as a hostess, I was a Mgr at the Kmart in Meyers and Musician at the Clubs in the Eve, we finally had to save our marriage by leaving, the lifestyle was corrupting us lol. I had so many drinking occasions just about every nite wth all the drink tokens my wife used to give me, I started to turn into a lush. lol. But still great memories I will carry wth me the rest of my days and take wth me when I cross over.

Beautiful music WHO IS..

Great Rich. Lived there in 1976- worked at Pete Lilly’s Firestone on Hwy 50 and later at the Hyatt in Incline. Went there every summer prior for vacation with my parents. Stayed @ the Hacienda motel - great times. Tahoe still looks good and is a diamond in the ruff.

WOW This brings back so many fond memories :) We went to South Shore often when I was growing up (60's & 70's) and I always looked forward to seeing the lights. I was also fascinated with the glass elevator at Harvey's. One year (About early 70's I believe) I was disappointed to see that the flashing lights on the CA side has stopped. Wondering if anyone remembers this ?? Also, one more memory of seeing an above ground swimming pool about a block from the state line (On the right side as you drove toward NV) and thinking this was really cool also. I believe it was called "Elm Inn". This also eventually was removed about the same time as the lights stopped flashing. If anyone has a picture of that pool Please pass it along :)

I lived there in the 70s. Had a great time!

Great pictures. I wish in the North Shore portion you had put some Biltmore pictures in. that is historic and wll photograhed.

I've lived in SLT my whole life and lemme tell you now, this town looks so much more different then how it looked in the 50s and 60s. And I still live here

You know what's killing this city? Environmentalism. These buildings are 40+ years old and they cannot build anything new because of onerous laws.

California indian casinos put these places under. Most of Nevadas tourists drive from California, especially Los Angeles to Vegas. Now there's no need to leave the county because casinos are all over Cali.

Thank you Rich great job lived in Tahoe 18 yrs when it was still cool and celebrities usually walked around without an entourage, only Elvis, and Frank had them back then!

AWESOME job Rich!!!!

Damn that is crazy.. change is the only constant