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Key Largo (hotel and casino)

1974 establishments in Nevada2005 disestablishments in NevadaBuildings and structures demolished in 2013Casino hotelsCasinos completed in 1978
Defunct casinos in the Las Vegas ValleyDefunct hotels in the Las Vegas ValleyDemolished hotels in Clark County, NevadaHotel buildings completed in 1974Hotels in Paradise, Nevada

Key Largo (also known as Quality Inn Key Largo Casino) was a hotel and casino located on 4.85 acres (1.96 ha) of land at 377 East Flamingo Road, one mile east of the Las Vegas Strip, in Paradise, Nevada.The property began in 1974, as the Ambassador Inn hotel. A casino was added in 1978. The property underwent numerous name changes up to 1997, when it was reopened as the Key Largo. The property closed in 2005, to make way for a new high-rise project that failed to materialize. After years of sitting vacant, Key Largo was partially destroyed in a 2013 fire and was subsequently demolished.

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Key Largo (hotel and casino)
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East Flamingo Road 343
89169 , Hughes Center
Nevada, United States
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