Historical Marker
The Flame Restaurant
Historical marker location:
295 East Ogden Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada
( Marker can be reached from East Ogden Avenue south of North Casino Center Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.)
Circa 1961.
Nevada was once part of Mexico: Before it became part of the United States, Nevada was part of Mexico's Alta California territory. In fact, the state's name comes from the Spanish word for "snow-covered," a reference to the Sierra Nevada mountain range.