Frontier Hotel Money Clip. The Last Frontier Hotel was the Second Resort that Opened on the Vegas Strip in 1942. Bought by Howard Hughes in 1967 and rebranded as The Frontier Hotel. In 1997 it was bought Again and Rebranded as the New Frontier. It was later destroyed in 2007. Unknown Metal. Please see picture close-ups. An Interesting History and An Interesting Money Clip.