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Fans of El Cortez’s floral carpet can now own a square of Vegas history Andrea Sachs © El Cortez Hotel & Casino El Cortez Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas retired its beloved old carpet, left, and replaced it with a new woven Axminster carpet by Brintons. However, for fans of the original design, the property’s gift shop will sell 16-by-16-inch sections for $19 each. Since 2007, the carpet at El Cortez Hotel & Casino has cushioned the feet of gamblers, barflies, Zap...

>> anthony: anthony "the ant" spilotro, meyer lansky, these were gentlemen not unknown to mayor goodman. >> oscar: well, a lot of people will tell you that this was a better place when the mob was running it. and in many ways, thats true. >> anthony: there, there were rules then that mattered. you know the old saying -- what happens in vegas stays in vegas. and when the mob ran things, there was a certain -- urgency to that suggestion. >> oscar: well we saw that with prince harry. i mean thats a...

I mean thats how stupid these people were. >> anthony: anthony "the ant" spilotro, meyer lansky, these were gentlemen not unknown to mayor goodman. >> oscar: well, a lot of people will tell you that this was a better place when the mob was running it. and in many ways, thats true. >> anthony: there, there were rules then that mattered. you know the old saying -- what happens in vegas stays in vegas. and when the mob ran things, there was a certain -- urgency to that suggestion. >> oscar: well we...

Still largely stuck in time. >> crowd: juana! juana! juana! juana! >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] >> anthony: 93-year-old juana bacallao is very much a part of that past. >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] >> anthony: long before the revolution, she was a shining star at meyer lanskys tropicana singing for capone, luciano, you know the names. >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] ♪

>> oscar: well the truth of the matter is, all my clients were nice to me. because i kept them out of prison. >> anthony: did, uh, alleged mob guys know how to eat? >> oscar: my mother used to say, two things she said -- shes the greatest lady. she said, "oscars clients dont hurt anybody, they just kill each other." >> anthony: right. >> oscar: and she also said, "oscars clients take us to the best restaurants." >> anthony: they knew where to go. >> oscar: they knew where to go, yeah. and always...

Juana! juana! juana! >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] >> anthony: 93-year-old juana bacallao is very much a part of that past. >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] >> anthony: long before the revolution, she was a shining star at meyer lanskys tropicana singing for capone, luciano, you know the names. >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] ♪ >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] ♪ ♪

Was a consigliere as a matter of fact. in order to murder somebody, they had to get my permission. i mean thats how stupid these people were. >> anthony: anthony "the ant" spilotro, meyer lansky, these were gentlemen not unknown to mayor goodman. >> oscar: well, a lot of people will tell you that this was a better place when the mob was running it. and in many ways, thats true. >> anthony: there, there were rules then that mattered. you know the old saying -- what happens in vegas stays in vegas...

Juana! juana! juana! >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] >> anthony: 93-year-old juana bacallao is very much a part of that past. >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] >> anthony: long before the revolution, she was a shining star at meyer lanskys tropicana singing for capone, luciano, you know the names. >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] ♪ >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] ♪ ♪

The buildings, the cars, the gears of the whole system are still largely stuck in time. >> crowd: juana! juana! juana! juana! >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] >> anthony: 93-year-old juana bacallao is very much a part of that past. >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] >> anthony: long before the revolution, she was a shining star at meyer lanskys tropicana singing for capone, luciano, you know the names. >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] ♪ >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] ♪

>> crowd: juana! juana! juana! juana! >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] >> anthony: 93-year-old juana bacallao is very much a part of that past. >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] >> anthony: long before the revolution, she was a shining star at meyer lanskys tropicana singing for capone, luciano, you know the names. >> juana: [ speaking spanish ] ♪