Historians bicker over the incorporation date of Las Vegas. Some say it happened as late as June 1, 1911. Others argue for May 15, 1905. Golden Gate owner Derek Stevens, opting for the earlier benchmark, has had his employees digging through the files for a gallery of images from the good old days. Fremont Street (left) needs no introduction, nor will it comes as any surprise that it was the first city in Las Vegas to get paved.
And small wonder. At the terminus of Fremont stood the city’s first hotel, opened in 1906 and still operating today, the beloved Golden Gate. You could park your buggy at the curb and swagger on in for some victuals and gambling … although I’m sure the famous shrimp cocktail wasn’t on the menu just yet.
Today, the rooms are as cozy as they ever were, albeit tricked out with 21st century amenities … 
… and the days of dollar-a-night lodgings are way in the past …
… but the dealers are surely much prettier: 
As for the Golden Gate herself, the old gal has a new look, plus a few enhancements, and has entered its second century with a full head of steam.
So, posthumous congratulations to all those pioneering spirits who made Las Vegas happen. We are forever in your debt
It was the first street to be paved. The article says it was the first city to be paved.
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According to the Golden Gate’s Janea Laudick: “In the early 1900s there were only 144 miles of paved roads in the United States. In 1925, Fremont Street became Las Vegas’ first paved road.”
At $1 a room the resort fee must have just been pennies.