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Last Week to Experience Old Las Vegas at New Frontier

Another piece of Las Vegas history is going away. The New Frontier is the oldest surviving casino on the Las Vegas Strip. It dates back 65 years, but come Sunday night, the lights at the New Frontier will turn off for good.

It's sad for a lot of people. This is one of the last of the old Vegas joints. And so many are stopping by this week to experience the 'Final Frontier.' Steve Kwasneski, the executive bell captain, hates to see the New Frontier go. He's worked there for 36 years. The hotel's been his life.

"We're all like a big family here, and it's going to come to an end, and that's the sad part. But we have a lot of good memories," he said.

Good memories with customers. "When they first start here, they're our hotel guests. Then they become our friends. And then they become our family."

Marilyn and Arthur Sakioka have been coming to the New Frontier for 20 years. "I want to cry," said Marilyn.

They love the Frontier, its size -- most of all, its staff. "Steve, he's been so wonderful to us; I treat him like a brother," said Marilyn.

"We came here this last time to just kind of say good-bye to everybody that's been real good to us," said Arthur.

This week's been a reunion of sorts for the Frontier, but the Frontier's days are numbered.

Phil Ruffin bought the Frontier in 1998 after one of the longest strikes in U.S. history ended. "It is special. It was here a long, long time. This does have a lot of history."

It opened as the Last Frontier in 1942, the first themed casino in Las Vegas. Ronald Reagan performed here in 1954. Elvis Presley's first show in Las Vegas was at the New Frontier in 1956. It was considered a flop. Siegfried and Roy had a seven-year run in the 80's.

The Frontier joins icons from yesteryear now gone. Come Monday at 12:01 a.m., it all comes to an end. Sunday night is your last chance to place a bet or get a souvenir at the New Frontier. Special room rates are available.

Coming in its place, a multi-billion dollar six-star megaresort modeled after the posh Plaza Hotel in New York.

Demolition plans for the New Frontier have not been announced. Employees will receive a severance package. Some will transfer over to the Trump Tower when it opens.

An auction will take place next week.