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| Safari Motel | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 2001 E Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Coordinates | 36°09′41″N 115°07′21″W / 36.16149709045781°N 115.12239748516018°W |
| Opened | 1954[1] |
| Closed | 2017 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 25 |
The Safari Motel opened at 2001 East Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1954.[1] The establishment closed down in 2017 after facing health violations, as well as years of relentless criminal activity such as various violent crimes and drug use, and was converted to homeless housing at a cost of $40,000.[2][3][4]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Safari Motel, 2001 Fremont St (1954-2017)". Vintage Las Vegas. April 23, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
"The motel was opened in 1954 by Henry & Agnes Spizzirri ... Clark County Assessor's Records say the motel was constructed in 1956. Other public records show the motel was open as early as Apr. 1954."
- ^ Willson, Miranda (September 4, 2019). "Old downtown Las Vegas motel to be converted into apartments". LasVegasSun.com. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Shea (September 4, 2019). "Las Vegas will help convert troubled downtown motel to apartments". ReviewJournal.com. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Emerson, Elaine (May 25, 2022). "Fremont Street motel to turn into homeless housing". Fox5Vegas.com. Retrieved June 26, 2022.