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VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Strip’s Naked City Was Named for Sunbathing Showgirls

EDITOR'S NOTE: A new "Vegas Myths Busted" publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. In the 1960s, back when Las Vegas' Meadows Addition neighborhood was nice, showgirls lived there.

VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Strip’s Naked City Was Named for Sunbathing Showgirls

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EDITOR'S NOTE: A new "Vegas Myths Busted" publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition.

In the 1960s, back when Las Vegas' Meadows Addition neighborhood was nice, showgirls lived there.

They liked to sunbathe au naturel at their apartment pools because they didn't like tan lines.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: A new "Vegas Myths Busted" publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. In the 1960s, back when Las Vegas' Meadows Addition neighborhood was nice, showgirls lived there. They liked to sunbathe au naturel at their apartment pools because they didn't like tan lines.

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