Incredible Photo Shows What Las Vegas Looked Like In 1952

Mike Tyson's tiger. Hunter S. Thompson's squealy tyred Chevrolet. Alan from the Hangover. Dan Bilzerian. Fear. Loathing. Money. Drugs. Multi-million dollar fights. $2 weddings. Booze. Instagram. Suites. Sex workers. Priests.
Since 1952, Las Vegas has become known for a lot of things. But it wasn't always a desert hotbed flaunting the best and worst of humanity.
It used to just be a desert.
As an image posted to Instagram account @historic_imagery on Friday shows, Las Vegas used to be peaceful.