Las Vegas Valley
The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada.
The state's largest urban agglomeration, it is part of the Las Vegas MSA.
The Valley is largely defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a basin area surrounded by mountains to the north, south, east and west of the metropolitan area.
The Valley is home to the three largest incorporated cities in Nevada: Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas.
Eleven unincorporated towns governed by the Clark County government are part of the Las Vegas Township and constitute the largest community in the state of Nevada.
The names Las Vegas and Vegas are interchangeably used to indicate the Valley, the Strip, and the city, and as a brand by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to denominate the region.
The Valley is affectionately known as the" ninth island" by Hawaii natives and Las Vegans alike, in part due to the large number of people originally from Hawaii who live in and regularly travel to Las Vegas.
Since the 1990s the Las Vegas Valley has seen rapid growth, tripling its population of 741,459 in 1990 to 2,227,053 estimated in 2018.
The Las Vegas Valley remains one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States, and in its relatively short history has established a diverse presence in international business, commerce, urban development and entertainment, as well as one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world.
In 2014, a record breaking 41 million visited the Las Vegas area, producing a gross metropolitan product of more than$ 100 billion.
The Las Vegas Story (film)
The Las Vegas Story is a 1952 suspense film noir starring Jane Russell and Victor Mature, directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Robert Sparks and Howard Hughes with Samuel Bischoff as the executive producer.
Las Vegas Historical Society
The Las Vegas Historical Society was created in 2013 to collect, archive, and display photographs of Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Valley in Nevada, which have not yet been publicly showcased.
The Society's website has an online organized by decade.
The website also allows for local Las Vegans and the city's visitors to upload their historical photographs.
The Society is located in the Las Vegas Arts District in Downtown Las Vegas.
It is open daily for viewing of select photos, put in chronological order by decades to create a timeline for the history of Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Valley in Clark County.
The Las Vegas Story
The Las Vegas Story may refer to:
The Strip (disambiguation)
The Strip or the Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South south of the Las Vegas city limits.
The Strip may also refer to:
The Road to Romance
The Road to Romance is a 1927 American silent action film directed by John S. Robertson, based upon the Joseph Conrad- Ford Madox Ford novel" Romance".
The film is considered lost.
Las Vegas metropolitan area (disambiguation)
The Las Vegas metropolitan area is the metropolitan area encompassing the Las Vegas Valley in Clark County, Nevada, United States.
The Las Vegas metropolitan area may also refer to:
List of restaurants in the Las Vegas Valley
This is an incomplete list of notable restaurants in the Las Vegas Valley.
The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada.
The largest urban agglomeration in the state, it is the heart of the Las Vegas – Paradise- Henderson, NV MSA.
A number of restaurants in Las Vegas are in casinos or hotels.
Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas metropolitan area is home to many sports, most of which take place in the unincorporated communities around Las Vegas rather than in the city itself.
The Las Vegas Valley has two major league professional teams: the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League( NHL), which began play in 2017 as the region's first major pro team and the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA.
The Oakland Raiders of the National Football League( NFL) will begin play in Las Vegas as the" Las Vegas Raiders" by 2020 and become the region's third major professional team.
Las Vegas is home to two minor league sports teams: the Las Vegas Aviators of the Triple- A Pacific Coast League( Minor League Baseball) and the Las Vegas Lights FC of the USL Championship, the league at the second level of the U.S. men's soccer league system.
The Las Vegas Lights are currently the only team playing in the City of Las Vegas, at the city- owned Cashman Field.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas( UNLV), located just off the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, fields National Collegiate Athletic Association( NCAA) Division I athletic teams.
Sam Boyd Stadium, located in Whitney, hosts UNLV football; the Las Vegas Bowl, an annual NCAA bowl game; and the USA Sevens, the largest rugby tournament in North America.
The Las Vegas Motor Speedway( LVMS) just north of the city hosts NASCAR's Cup Series and other automotive events.
The National Finals Rodeo is held annually at the Thomas& Mack Center on the UNLV campus, and the Professional Bull Riders holds its annual World Finals at T- Mobile Arena on the Strip.
Visitors and residents also have many options for boating, golf, hiking, rock climbing.
The city has many parks which offer a wide range of activities.
List of people from Las Vegas
This is an incomplete list of notable natives and residents of the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which includes Las Vegas, Nevada.
Natives are individuals born in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
Non-natives are people who play or played a notable role in the history of Las Vegas or the Las Vegas metropolitan area while residing here.

Question: Which film came out earlier, The Las Vegas Story (Film) or The Road To Romance?
Answer: The Road To Romance