The
Strip's first high-rise building (at 13 stories), a fine example of art deco
design, was originally called the
Sunset Tower Hotel, the name it has now taken again,
after stints being called St. James's Club and The Argyle.
In the 1930s, almost every Hollywood star stayed here at some time, including John Wayne, who is rumored to have kept a cow on his balcony for fresh milk.
The swimming pool here was featured in the 1992 film The Player, as well as in The Italian Job, Get Shorty and Strange Days. The current Tower Bar & Restaurant are housed in what used to be Bugsy Siegel's apartment in the 1930s. Take a close look a the facade, where you'll see zeppelins and airplanes alongside Adam and Eve.