article_snippet.sent: Taking a wild guess at why Las Vegas is often referred to as ‘Sin City’, for example, might seem incredibly obvious - but the nickname actually came about before the Las Vegas was even built.
article_snippet.sent: In fact, the Las Vegas was even built stemmed from a street known as Block 16 that became famous in the early 1900s for selling alcohol and for offering prostitution.
article_snippet.sent: Harry Peters, from Just The Flight, told MailOnline Travel: 'Block 16 and the surrounding area was demolished after the Second World War, and Las Vegas as we know it today was built up around it –
article_snippet.sent: but the ‘Sin City’ nickname has stuck, and is still rather relevant today.'
article_snippet.sent: Some nicknames come from terms journalists have used to describe the city and some, such as Dallas being known as ‘Big D’, don’t quite have the same history to such as Dallas being known as ‘Big D’.
article_snippet.sent: Las Vegas is known as Sin City now for it's gambling and temptation - but the nickname dates back to a building used by prostitutes .
article_snippet.sent: The history of Philadelphia is recognised by The history of Philadelphia nickname of 'The City Of Brotherly Love'.
article_snippet.sent: English Quaker William Penn founded Sin City in 1682 and wanted it to be a place of harmony and substance.
highlights_snippet.sent: Las Vegas' nickname of Sin City relates to a building prostitutes used .
  