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Outside the Main Street promenade from
Fremont Street
1. The Blackhawk • Private Car 92,
the Private Rail Car used by
Buffalo Bill.
Buffalo Bill Cody used this car to travel
with his Wild West Show from 1906 until his
death in 1917.
The car was built in 1903 by the Pullman
Palace Car Company, as the private car for
the president of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Railroad. The interior contains a sitting room
with sleeping berths, a dining room, kitchen, and a
bathroom with showers. The original oil lamps have
been converted to electricity. The car is furnished
with turn-of-the-century antiques and still houses the
private china, flatware and serving pieces.
2. The Cascade • Business Car 100
Railroad experts regard this car as “the most
magnificently preserved specimen” of an 1890’s
private business car.
The Cascade was built in 1897 by the Pullman
Palace Car Company for the president of the Colorado
Midland Railroad. Mr. D.H. Gerbaz, of Woody Creek,
Colorado, preserved the car for decades in a barn
before it was brought to Las Vegas and restored by
Mr. John Small.
The car contains a sitting room with convertible
sleeping berths, an observation area with upholstered
booths, a guest room, a stateroom, a dining room, a
bathroom and small kitchen. The car also contains
original 1897 interior inlaid wood paneling with ornate
carved trim, windows, copper screens, and mirrors.
The original pintsch gas lamps have been retrofitted
to electricity. Many of the furnishings are period
antiques.
3. The Street Lamps from the Town Square of
Brussels, Belgium.
These red granite and bronze lamps were originally
installed in 1870 in Brussels’ Central Square. They
were dismantled and stored for protection prior
to World War I. They remained in storage until
purchased and brought to Las Vegas.
4. Stained Glass from Lillian Russell’s
Pittsburgh mansion.
This outstanding Victorian allegorical stained glass
window was presented to Lillian Russell by “Diamond
Jim” Brady. Lillian Russell was a famous American
singer and actress.
5. The original “Goldie’s Window”
This outstanding example of Victorian stained glass
artistry originally graced Ms. Goldie Schiesser’s home in
St. Joseph, Missouri. Goldie refused to sell the window,
until finally an art dealer from Aspen, Colorado agreed
to buy the entire home. This is the original window
which was later reproduced by stained glass artist Mark
Bogenrief. His replicas are located at several locations
throughout Main Street Station.
6. Fluted Columns from the Windsor Barracks.
These cast iron columns originally supported the
Barracks which housed the Army guards of the British Throne
in London, England.
Inside the building…
7. Mahogany Apothecary Cabinetry
The ornate mahogany woodwork which now graces the
casino entry, hotel registration desk and the Company Store
was removed from a turn-of-the-century drugstore in
Covington, Kentucky. Hammered tin relief panels and beveled
glass embellish the intricate carving. Pharmaceutical drawers
in the Company Store feature the original nickel and brass pulls
and contents plaques.
8. Beveled Glass Transom and Sidelights from
Lillian Russell’s Mansion.
These intricate beveled glass panels were part
of the entrance to Ms. Russell’s Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania home.
9. Bronze Doors and Facade from
the Kuwait Royal Bank.
The Players Club entry was originally
installed in the early 1900’s as the main
entrance to the Kuwait Royal Bank in
London.
10. Entry Doors to the Pullman
Mansion.
These massive doors were removed
from the Pullman Mansion in Prairie,
Illinois. The Pullman Company built
and operated many of the passenger, dining
and sleeping cars during the heyday of
America’s railroads.
The doors feature copper relief figures, and
the side casings include pilasters designed by
noted architect Stanford White.
11. Fireplace and Sideboard Niche from
Preswick Castle, Scotland
The Pullman Grille dining room was built
around these ornate carved oak fireplace
and wine storage cabinets; the unique sideboard
niche includes panels which depict characters and
morals of Aesop’s Fables.
12. The Louisa Alcott
This Pullman parlor car was
built by the Pullman Company
in 1927, and was one in a
series of cars named for
women authors and poets.
The car has been refurbished
to provide an elegant cigarsmoking lounge.
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13. Chandeliers from the Coca-Cola Building,
Austin, Texas
The three exquisite bronze chandeliers above the
central pit were originally installed in the 1890’s in
the Coca-Cola Building in Austin, Texas.
14. Chandelier from the Figaro Opera House,
Paris, France.
This Art Nouveau style chandelier now hangs in
the rotunda near the bridge to the California Hotel
& Casino.
15. Bronze and Crystal Beaded Chandeliers
These majestic chandeliers are typical of the
ornate beauty of the Victorian era and now hang
under the southern stained glass skylights, near the
valet parking entrance. The intricate crystal beading is
accented with a motif representing acanthus leaves.
Artifacts,
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16. The Wild Boar from Nice, France
This huge brass boar originally served as a
fountain in Nice, France, and was a replica of a
Renaissance period original in Florence, Italy.
17. Chandeliers from the San Francisco Opera
House
These majestic bronze and crystal beaded
chandeliers were created in the 1850’s and now hang
throughout the Garden Court Buffet.
18. Goddess Fortuna
This beautiful Italian marble statue, located in the
Garden Court Buffet, depicts Lady Luck, holding a set
of dice in her uplifted hand and a deck of cards in the
other. Legend holds that her gaze brings good luck.
19. A Portion of the Berlin Wall
This graffiti-covered segment of the oppressive wall
that once separated East and West Berlin now serves
an appropriate function in the Gentlemen’s Restroom.
Sorry, ladies.
Main Street Station recreates
turn-of-the-century opulence
with unique design, detailed
craftsmanship and an extensive
collection of authentic antiques,
architectural artifacts, artworks
and collectibles. This guide
describes some of the most notable
antiques and artifacts; however,
the Main Street Station collection is
so extensive we couldn’t list everything. Look around, enjoy the
Garden Court Buffet, have a beer
in the Triple 7 Restaurant &
Brewery, and try your luck in the
Casino… after all,
Winning is the Main Thing!
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01. The Blackhawk • Private Car 92
02. The Cascade • Business Car 100
03. Street Lamps of Brussels, Belgium
04. Stained Glass from Lillian Russell’s
Mansion
05. Goldie’s Window, the original
06. Windsor Barracks’ Fluted Columns
07. Mahogany Apothecary Cabinetry
08. Beveled Glass Transom and
Sidelights from Lillian Russell’s
The Players Club
Garden Court Buffet
Gaming Area
Lobby
Triple 7 Restaurant
& Brewery
Pullman Grille
Mansion
09. Bronze Doors and Facade from the
Kuwait Royal Bank
10. Entry Doors from the Pullman
Mansion
11. Fireplace and Sideboard Niche from
Preswick Castle
12. The Louisa Alcott Pullman Car
13. Chandeliers from the Coca-Cola
Building, Austin, Texas
14. Chandelier from the Figaro Opera
House, Paris, France
15. Bronze and Crystal Beaded
Chandeliers
16. The Wild Boar from Nice, France
17. Chandeliers from the San Francisco
Opera House
18. “Goddess Fortuna”
19. A Portion of the Berlin Wall
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