![]() “Technology has changed, but one thing that has stayed constant is that it’s always hot in the summer and cold in the winter,” chuckles Lawyer. Then in 1969, Tom Lawyer opened LMS Building Systems on Highland Drive in Las Vegas. This system had a capacity of 60 tons of refrigeration per day and a circulation of 22,000 cubic feet per minute of filtered air properly humidified or evaporated as occasions demanded. The air conditioning units consisted of large ice machines installed by Refrigerating Equipment & Supply Company of San Bernardino, California. The hotel exemplified the formula for the Strip’s success: gambling in a spacious hotel, a “chuckwagon” buffet to accommodate 250 people, parking for 400 cars, and air conditioning. ![]() But, if not for the invention of air conditioning and the casinos’ willingness to equip every new resort with it, Las Vegas could still be a ghost town.Įl Rancho led the way to cool indoor temperatures as the first major resort opened in 1941 with air conditioning. ![]() During the 1950s, the Las Vegas Strip took shape with resorts that would draw visitors from all over within driving distance.
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