Suburbs with single family housing complexes and apartment blocks sprung up behind El Rancho and other hotels on The Strip. During the '40s and '50s the resort sector also developed in a big way to the detriment of the residential houses in many of the residential streets. ĭuring the World War II period, when defense spending was high, tourist traffic to Las Vegas necessitated raising of many new buildings on Fifth Street, Fremont Street and many other prime roads leading to the casinos. The city of Henderson was established in 1941. The militarization of Las Vegas began when the Army Gunnery School (now Nellis Air Force Base) was established in 1941 between 19, 55,000 students attended classes here.
In the early 1940s, the town experienced political problems resulting in two city governments, each claiming to have the right to rule.
