When it opened in 1958, this hotel was called the
Gene Autry Hotel until it was sold in 1966 and became Continental Hyatt House.
It came to be know as "The Riot House" in the 1960s because of the wild
behavior of rock-and-rollers who stayed here while performing at clubs on the
Strip. The hotel roof was the scene of the end-of-tour party in the film This
is Spinal Tap, and with its rooms refurbished to its 1970s look, it
also featured heavily in Almost Famous.
The bright yellow train car at the bottom of the pictures is Carney's, a restaurant that calls itself "the little train on the right side of the tracks."