La Concha Motel is a hotel in Las Vegas, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “defunct motel in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States”. It opened in 1961. It stands about 3.9 km from the centre of Las Vegas.[3]

Overview

The La Concha Motel was a motel that opened in 1961 and closed in 2004. It was designed by architect Paul Williams who was one of the first prominent African American architects in the United States and was also the architect who designed the first LAX theme building. It was located at 2955 Las Vegas Blvd South, on the Las Vegas Strip, in Winchester, Nevada, and was considered one of the best-preserved examples of 1950s Googie architecture.

From “La Concha Motel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1961. It was designed by Paul R. Williams. [1]

Location

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Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 3.9 km from the centre of Las Vegas. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), about 9 km from the centre of Las Vegas.[4]

It is one of 78 hotels in and around Las Vegas recorded in Wikidata, 71 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 62 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, opened in 1906. See Hotels in Las Vegas.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ La Concha Motel (Q6461932). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ La Concha Motel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-17.
  3. ^ Las Vegas (Q23768). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Las Vegas. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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