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71277_antique guide.qxd 4/1/14 8:37 AM Page 1 Outside the Main Street promenade from 5. The original “Goldie’s Window” and wine storage cabinets; the unique sideboard Fremont Street This outstanding example of Victorian stained glass niche includes panels which depict characters and 1. The Blackhawk • Private Car 92, artistry originally graced Ms. Goldie Schiesser’s home in morals of Aesop’s Fables. the Private Rail Car used by St. Joseph, Missouri. Goldie refused to sell the window, 12. The Louisa Alcott uide Buffalo Bill. until finally an art dealer from Aspen, Colorado agreed This Pullman parlor car was Buffalo Bill Cody used this car to travel to buy the entire home. This is the original window built by the Pullman Company which was later reproduced by stained glass artist Mark to with his Wild West Show from 1906 until his in 1927, and was one in a death in 1917. Bogenrief. His replicas are located at several locations series of cars named for The car was built in 1903 by the Pullman throughout Main Street Station. women authors and poets. Palace Car Company, as the private car for 6. Fluted Columns from the Windsor Barracks. The car has been refurbished the president of the Chicago, Burlington & These cast iron columns originally supported the to provide an elegant cigar- Quincy Railroad. The interior contains a sitting room Barracks which housed the Army guards of the British Throne smoking lounge. with sleeping berths, a dining room, kitchen, and a in London, England. 13. Chandeliers from the Coca-Cola Building, bathroom with showers. The original oil lamps have Austin, Texas Inside the building… been converted to electricity. The car is furnished The three exquisite bronze chandeliers above the with turn-of-the-century antiques and still houses the 7. Mahogany Apothecary Cabinetry central pit were originally installed in the 1890’s in private china, flatware and serving pieces. the Coca-Cola Building in Austin, Texas. 2. The Cascade • Business Car 100 The ornate mahogany woodwork which now graces the casino entry, hotel registration desk and the Company Store 14. Chandelier from the Figaro Opera House, Railroad experts regard this car as “the most was removed from a turn-of-the-century drugstore in Paris, France. magnificently preserved specimen” of an 1890’s Artifacts, Covington, Kentucky. Hammered tin relief panels and beveled This Art Nouveau style chandelier now hangs in private business car. glass embellish the intricate carving. Pharmaceutical drawers the rotunda near the bridge to the California Hotel The Cascade was built in 1897 by the Pullman in the Company Store feature the original nickel and brass pulls & Casino. Palace Car Company for the president of the Colorado Antiques and contents plaques. 15. Bronze and Crystal Beaded Chandeliers Midland Railroad. Mr. D.H. Gerbaz, of Woody Creek, 8. Beveled Glass Transom and Sidelights from These majestic chandeliers are typical of the Colorado, preserved the car for decades in a barn Lillian Russell’s Mansion. ornate beauty of the Victorian era and now hang before it was brought to Las Vegas and restored by & under the southern stained glass skylights, near the Mr. John Small. These intricate beveled glass panels were part valet parking entrance. The intricate crystal beading is The car contains a sitting room with convertible of the entrance to Ms. Russell’s Pittsburgh, Artworks Pennsylvania home. accented with a motif representing acanthus leaves. sleeping berths, an observation area with upholstered 16. The Wild Boar from Nice, France booths, a guest room, a stateroom, a dining room, a 9. Bronze Doors and Facade from bathroom and small kitchen. The car also contains the Kuwait Royal Bank. This huge brass boar originally served as a Main Street Station recreates The Players Club entry was originally fountain in Nice, France, and was a replica of a original 1897 interior inlaid wood paneling with ornate turn-of-the-century opulence carved trim, windows, copper screens, and mirrors. installed in the early 1900’s as the main Renaissance period original in Florence, Italy. The original pintsch gas lamps have been retrofitted entrance to the Kuwait Royal Bank in 17. Chandeliers from the San Francisco Opera with unique design, detailed to electricity. Many of the furnishings are period London. House craftsmanship and an extensive antiques. 10. Entry Doors to the Pullman These majestic bronze and crystal beaded collection of authentic antiques, 3. The Street Lamps from the Town Square of Mansion. chandeliers were created in the 1850’s and now hang Brussels, Belgium. These massive doors were removed throughout the Garden Court Buffet. architectural artifacts, artworks These red granite and bronze lamps were originally from the Pullman Mansion in Prairie, 18. Goddess Fortuna and collectibles. This guide installed in 1870 in Brussels’ Central Square. They Illinois. The Pullman Company built This beautiful Italian marble statue, located in the describes some of the most notable and operated many of the passenger, dining were dismantled and stored for protection prior Garden Court Buffet, depicts Lady Luck, holding a set antiques and artifacts; however, to World War I. They remained in storage until and sleeping cars during the heyday of of dice in her uplifted hand and a deck of cards in the purchased and brought to Las Vegas. America’s railroads. other. Legend holds that her gaze brings good luck. the Main Street Station collection is 4. Stained Glass from Lillian Russell’s The doors feature copper relief figures, and 19. A Portion of the Berlin Wall so extensive we couldn’t list every- Pittsburgh mansion. the side casings include pilasters designed by This graffiti-covered segment of the oppressive wall thing. Look around, enjoy the noted architect Stanford White. This outstanding Victorian allegorical stained glass that once separated East and West Berlin now serves Garden Court Buffet, have a beer window was presented to Lillian Russell by “Diamond 11. Fireplace and Sideboard Niche from an appropriate function in the Gentlemen’s Restroom. Jim” Brady. Lillian Russell was a famous American Preswick Castle, Scotland Sorry, ladies. in the Triple 7 Restaurant & singer and actress. The Pullman Grille dining room was built Brewery, and try your luck in the around these ornate carved oak fireplace Casino… after all, Winning is the Main Thing! 71277_antique guide.qxd 4/1/14 8:37 AM Page 3 01. The Blackhawk • Private Car 92 The Players Club Garden Court Buffet 02. The Cascade • Business Car 100 03. Street Lamps of Brussels, Belgium Gaming Area Lobby 04. Stained Glass from Lillian Russell’s Mansion Triple 7 Restaurant Pullman Grille 05. Goldie’s Window , the original & Brewery 06. Windsor Barracks’ Fluted Columns 07. Mahogany Apothecary Cabinetry 08. Beveled Glass Transom and Sidelights from Lillian Russell’s 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” SOUTH 19. A Portion of the Berlin Wall ENTRANCE NORTH ENTRANCE NORTHEAST ENTRANCE SOUTHEAST ENTRANCE EAST ENTRANCE.