Golden Nugget as it looked opening day August 30, 1946. Guy McAfee's casino was built from the ground-up, designed to resemble one of the gambling halls on the Barbary Coast of turn-of-the-century San Francisco. Eldorado Club (right) opened on the ground floor of Apache Hotel one day later. Fremont & Casino Center Blvd. Photos from the Manis Collection @unlvspeccoll