[DOC] [TLE] Howard Hughes: A revolutionary recluse - Las Vegas Sun News [PAR] May 15, 2008 ... When Howard Hughes arrived in Las Vegas in November 1967, many of the 
hotels were ... Hughes' 1966 stay in Las Vegas wasn't his first: In 1953 the 47-
year-old tycoon leased a small, ... Instead, Hughes bought the hotel. [DOC] [TLE] Desert Inn - Wikipedia [PAR] The Desert Inn, also known as the D.I., was a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip 
in Paradise, ... The Desert Inn was the first hotel in Las Vegas to feature a 
fountain at the entrance. .... The Desert Inn's most famous guest, businessman 
Howard Hughes, arrived on Thanksgiving Day 1966, renting the hotel's entire top 
two... [DOC] [TLE] Howard Hughes - Wikipedia [PAR] The wealthy and aging Howard Hughes, accompanied by his ... with the owners, 
Hughes bought the Desert Inn in early 1967. ... at the Last Frontier hotel in Las 
Vegas, flamboyant entertainer... [DOC] [TLE] Howard Hughes changed Vegas | Las Vegas Review-Journal [PAR] Dec 28, 2013 ... Businessman and aviator Howard Hughes poses beside his Hughes H-1 ... in 
North Las Vegas early on Thanksgiving Day in 1966, avoiding prying eyes, ... 
Instead, he bought the hotel for $13.3 million and received a gaming... [DOC] [TLE] American Experience | Las Vegas: An Unconventional History - PBS [PAR] Jul 11, 2005 ... On Thanksgiving Day in 1966, Howard Hughes, one of the ... floors of the hotel's 
penthouse suites for Hughes and his entourage of ... More importantly to Las 
Vegans, Hughes' presence would help to soften the image of Las Vegas in ... 
Disliking school and wanting to strike into business, Hughes bought... [DOC] [TLE] Howard Hughes: In Las Vegas | UNLV Libraries [PAR] If this crumby hotel cannot be stopped, I would just as soon sell at a loss the 
Sands. ... Spring Mountain Ranch purchased by Hughes from Vera Krupp, as a 
house ... Howard Hughes did not build a thing in Las Vegas; in fact he was 
spooked by... [DOC] [TLE] Howard Hughes | ONE [PAR] Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. was the reclusive billionaire, airline owner, ... By the 
late 1960s, he owned six casinos on the Las Vegas Strip as well as other hotel-
casinos ... Hughes was determined to rid Las Vegas of its ties to organized crime. 
... Hughes divorced Rice in 1929 and embarked on the first of many affairs with... [DOC] [TLE] The Many Suites of the Late Rich Recluse Howard Hughes - Curbed [PAR] Oct 16, 2012 ... Photos: Sunset Tower Hotel Inset: Hughes in happier times, by Slim Aarons ... of 
St. Barth's, de Haenen established one of the first resort hotels on the island. ... 
spree that included the Silver Slipper casino (which Hughes bought solely so he 
... Howard Hughes: A Revolutionary Recluse [Las Vegas Sun] [DOC] [TLE] Howard Hughes and Las Vegas - Casino Gambling - About.com [PAR] Howard Hughes came to Las Vegas to stay in 1966 and soon owned half of the 
best ... Hughes first visited Las Vegas in the 1940's and preferred to stay at the 
Last ... to a waiting ambulance that whisked him away to the Desert Inn casino 
and hotel. ... When he purchased the unfinished Landmark casino, Hughes was 
in the... [DOC] [TLE] Howard Hughes, Steve Wynn and the History Behind the Wynn ... [PAR] A look at the history behind the Wynn Las Vegas Hotel and Casino - including ... 
As the story goes, Hughes, (who had purchased several Las Vegas TV stations), 
... the name of an early 1930's painting by Pablo Picasso that Steve Wynn owns. [DOC] [TLE] Historical Land Developer | Howard Hughes | Summerlin [PAR] On August 10, 1909, wildcatter Howard Robard Hughes, Sr. was granted two 
U.S. ... Aviation-related acquisitions continued as Hughes bought Air West 
Airlines in ... When Hughes arrived in Las Vegas in the 1960s, the economy was 
at a low ... of gaming properties, adding six Las Vegas hotel/casinos to his vast 
operation. [DOC] [TLE] The History of

Question: It was the first hotel Howard Hughes bought in Las Vegas
Answer: Desert Inn