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Danny Greenspun

Online travel, publishing and film culture

A publishing and online-travel entrepreneur whose work also reached into bookstores, galleries and film.

Period explored: 1980s–2010sNext Generation · Contemporary Vegas2 reading-room sourcesReviewed October 2, 2026
01 / THE STORY

Travel becomes a digital business

UNLV identifies Danny Greenspun as the founder of Vegas.com. The venture connects the family’s publishing experience to the business of helping visitors discover and book Las Vegas. [1]

02 / THE STORY

Culture alongside commerce

With Robin Greenspun, he helped develop CineVegas. His biography also records the Culture Dog bookstore, Moira James Gallery and participation in Stone Village Pictures. These activities expand the family story beyond newspapers and real estate. [1]

03 / THE STORY

An ownership transition

His UNLV biography dates the end of his role in Greenspun Media Group to 2014, when Brian took full ownership. The brothers’ later careers should not be treated as one undivided business. [1]

THE CHRONOLOGY

Key dates

  1. 1980s

    Bookstore and gallery ventures form part of his cultural work. [1]

  2. 2001

    Receives a Governor’s Arts Award for public service. [1]

  3. 2013

    Danny and Robin enter the UNLV Fine Arts Hall of Fame. [1]

  4. 2014

    Media ownership consolidates under Brian. [1]

FOLLOW THE CONNECTIONS

People in the same story

FROM ARGENT’S COLLECTION

In the archive

5930 entries about associated places, not necessarily this person in the saved collection.

October 4, 1996 · Las Vegas Sun · At the time

UNLV regents expected to OK Greenspun college

The Sun reported that regents were expected to approve naming UNLV’s College of Urban Affairs for the Greenspun family after a $1.7 million gift.

September 17, 2010 · Nevada Public Radio · KNPR · Archive headline

UNLV Special Menus Collection

Publisher page and article metadata checked · Oct 3, 2026

October 4, 2013 · Las Vegas Review-Journal · Retrospective

Freddie Glusman recalls a business career spanning the classic Strip

Norm Clarke’s October 4, 2013 interview traced Freddie Glusman’s Las Vegas career from a 1957 stop while traveling to sell linens to his restaurant businesses. The article recalled Piero’s move from Karen Avenue to Convention Center Drive in 1988.

THE READING ROOM

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Sources for this profile and starting points for further research. Access notes mark links we could not open directly during the October 3–4, 2026 checks. Historical accounts describe their own period; they do not necessarily describe current operations.

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    Las Vegas Sun · Obituary · June 1, 2010

    Sun publisher, family matriarch Barbara Greenspun dies at 88People: Barbara Greenspun

    Also documents the Greenspun family relationships. Publisher access can vary.

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