Torres renamed it the El Rancho, after the Strip's original hotel-casino, the El Rancho Vegas, which was located directly across the Strip until it burned to the ground in 1960 and was never rebuilt. Torres managed, though just barely, to keep the El Rancho alive; it limped along for another 10 years, with Torres keeping it on the market and ... More @Wikipedia
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