Holy Cow Casino and Brewery
Holy Cow! Casino and Brewery (formerly Foxy's Firehouse) was a locals casino and microbrewery on South Las Vegas Boulevard, north of the Las Vegas Strip, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The property began in 1955 as Foxy's Deli, which operated until its closure in 1975. A year later, the building was reopened as a casino named Foxy's Firehouse, which later closed in 1988. Tom "Big Dog" Wiesner purchased the building and reopened it as the Holy Cow casino in 1992. Wiesner added a microbrewery the following year, making the Holy Cow the first brewery to open in Las Vegas. Wiesner persuaded the state to change its laws that had prohibited breweries from operating in Las Vegas.
Holy Cow Casino and Brewery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The former Holy Cow building in 2011. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Las Vegas, Nevada 89104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Address | 2423 Las Vegas Blvd South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opening date | 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closing date | March 22, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Casino type | Land-Based | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Big Dog's Hospitality Group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Foxy's Deli (1955–1975) Foxy's Firehouse (1976–1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Renovated in | 1976 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36.143830°N 115.157018°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The brewery won several awards for its beers, although the property ultimately closed in March 2002, because of a decline in tourism caused by the September 11 attacks. During 2005, the building was used as a sales office for two separate high-rise condominium projects, including the Ivana Las Vegas, which was to replace the Holy Cow before ultimately being cancelled later that year. The Holy Cow was demolished in April 2012, and construction of a two-story Walgreens store began on the property in 2014.