New Frontier Hotel and Casino was subsequently rebuilt and renamed the Hotel Last Frontier in 1942. On April 4, 1955, it was renamed the New Frontier, following a modernization of the resort. The resort had the distinction of hosting Elvis Presley's first Vegas appearance in 1956, and the final performance of Diana Ross and The Supremes on January 14, 1970. In the 1950s and the early 1960s, the New Frontier went through a succession of owners and operators. In 1966 and 1967 (by which time it had been renamed The Frontier) the casino had secret ownership interests by Anthony Joseph Zerilli and Michael Polizzi, "two
The Drew Las Vegas The Drew Las Vegas The Drew Las Vegas (formerly known as Fontainebleau Las Vegas) is an unfinished resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip on the site previously occupied by the El Rancho Hotel and Casino and the Algiers Hotel in Winchester, Nevada. It was intended to be a sister property to the well-known 1950s-era Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel. Excluding the nearby Stratosphere observation tower, the Drew's 63-floor hotel building is the tallest building in Las Vegas and in the state. Fontainebleau Las Vegas was announced in May 2005, with initial plans to begin construction by March 2006, and