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 Mint Las Vegas "Starman". The casino can also be seen several times towards the end of the 1987 U2 music video "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", which was filmed entirely on Fremont Street. A computer-generated reconstruction of the casino can be seen in the 1998 film "Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas". The Mint is also seen in music videos by Panic! at the Disco from their 2013 album, "Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!" The Mint Las Vegas The Mint Las Vegas was a hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The Mint was the sponsor