360 Vegas
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Sunday Oct 01, 2023
E-458: Drunk Tony
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Random Vegas
Because they used the shell of the Marina Hotel, the entire MGM Grand project was considered a remodel rather than new construction. Therefore, property taxes were set at the value when the Marina was built. (@AStotland)
Twitpic of the week
While it may be hard to wrap your head around, motels used to dominate the Vegas strip and beyond. They must have seen the writing on the wall when hotel towers became the future of hospitality but that didn’t stop properties like the La Concha from continuing to try and compete in the market. In 2001, the property was approved to build a 520 foot tall hotel tower, a 645 square foot condo tower and a shopping mall. In 2004 the La Concha was closed and demolished to make room for the new project. The iconic concrete shell lobby was carefully dismantled and donated to the Neon Museum who reassembled it and use it as the attractions lobby. The signage, shown here by @Las_when, is on display in the neon boneyard to this day. The project was ultimately canceled for reasons unknown and the property has been sold multiple times. It is currently owned by the Siegel Group and trust me, you don’t want these people opening a hotel/casino. Think Circus Circus, Imperial Palace and Excalibur at their worst but strip out the themes.
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More Vegas F1 Casualties
Venetian Loves Locals
Strike
Vegas WebCams
Casino Hopping
Palms Sign Restoration
Westin Signage
U2 Atomic City
Netflix - Obliterated
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
E-457: Tree Hugging
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Random Vegas
While already in use at multiple other businesses in the valley, the Las Vegas Club installed the 1st neon sign on a hotel gambling establishment in 1931 (Vintage Research)
Twitpic of the week
While there are many reasons to not like Caesars Palace, the architecture isn’t one of them. The move from the Sarno block exterior to an aesthetic that more appropriately reflects the time and place its representing was masterfully applied. Even though we know these are all recreations it still projects a sense of authentic grandeur. I mean, whose eyes aren’t drawn to statues of topless females and concrete penises. Thanks to @las_when for sharing a great representation of what we are talking about.
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Happy Hour Deals
Kitchen Nightmares
Fontainebleau Details
MGM Cyber Attacks
Zero Bond
Red Rock Point Theft
Planet Hollywood Fire Alarms
Rio Refurbishment
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
360 Vintage Vegas PCP: Tony Cornero and the Stardust
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
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While many architecture academics have criticized Las Vegas for its lack of substance, there may be no better example of this elitism than the scorn directed towards the Stardust. For better or worse, history points to the Stardust as the defining moment when Las Vegas no longer required a jacket and tie to gain entrance to. Instead of celebrating the brilliance in the Stardust’s minimalism, it was trashed for focusing more on the exterior signage and façade, wrapped around a building that was little more than a massive, non-descript warehouse. Whether inadvertent or by intention, it seems each time Vegas has successfully evolved to appeal to more diverse tastes, that success is met with opposition; Slut Shaming those who dare to find things appealing like neon signage, themed resorts or anything deemed inferior to "intellectual" tastes. But the glory that is Las Vegas is knowing that judging people for what appeals to them has never made converts, it alienates; even if supplying that demand is more financially motivated than cultural. When the majority doesn't see things the way you'd like them to, that doesn't mean they're wrong, it means you don't get it. The Stardust got it, in a big way.
Saturday Jul 24, 2021
PCP - 360 POV: Lucky You
Saturday Jul 24, 2021
Saturday Jul 24, 2021
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The movie Lucky You, reminds us of a time in Vegas, when people thought the only limits the market had, were the limits of the imagination. While it isn’t a period piece in the traditional sense, at least not yet, or intentionally, one of the truly fun things about Las Vegas, is how often it changes. Unlike major cities all around the world, whose landscape typically just expands over the years, Vegas can look radically different from one decade to the next. That’s, what we get to explore, with Lucky You, to see, just how different, the city looks, from the way it did in 2005, when the movie was being filmed, compared to today, less than 20 years later.
Saturday Jun 19, 2021
360 Vintage Vegas PCP: Tropicana LV
Saturday Jun 19, 2021
Saturday Jun 19, 2021
Tropicana is the kind of property in Vegas that everyone knows about but most don't spend much time at, which is a real shame. Its contribution to the experiences available in the market is a unique blend of classic intimacy and affordable luxury. Many properties in Vegas seek to transport you from everyday life to a personal version of paradise but the use of bright spaces gives it a feeling of warmth and carelessness. Without excessive ornamentation or theming, Tropicana has succeeded in what can best be described as that happy place on a beach people can retreat to when the stressed of life reaches levels requiring such a place. A truly transformative experience, all with the convenience of virtually any other imaginable adventure available just outside, brought to you as only the Las Vegas strip can.
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
E-360: Recollections & Laughter
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Random Vegas
More than 19,000 conventions were held in Vegas in 2011 (@only_vegas)
Twitpic of the week
How do you explain the 70s without saying a word? Like @pixvegas777 does with this week’s winner. A postcard that captures the Stardust in all her mobbed up glory. There are always people who mourn the loss of a Vegas property but I think it goes beyond that with the Stardust. The closing of the Stardust was one of the biggest mistakes in Las Vegas history. And what is replacing it isn’t going to be better than what Stardust was. It will be more expensive and fancy but not better than the strip with the Stardust. Thankfully much of her glory is still alive today at the Neon Boneyard.
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Saturday Feb 20, 2021
PCP - Bob Stupak, Vegas World and the Stratosphere
Saturday Feb 20, 2021
Saturday Feb 20, 2021
Today, Bob Stupak is considered just another colorful character in the history Las Vegas and properly credited as the visionary behind Stratosphere. His tacky taste, public antics and wacky persona are all just part of his legend. The truth is, Bob embodies everything negative you've ever been warned about gambling and the industry. He didn't want to just take your money, he wanted to make you look foolish while he did it. His nickname might as well have been "fine print Stupak” because just about everything he did had a catch to it or a technicality he hoped you would miss so he could exploit. He preyed on those that didn't know better. But what's wrong with that? Most people know there is a mathematically proven way to play some games and yet willfully choose to ignore them in favor of strategies that increase the odds already stacked against them. Some people believe the earth is flat. The fact is we all have access to the same information, especially in the Internet age. The only disadvantage one person has over another is self-imposed. An intellectual isn't discourage from using their acquired knowledge so why is gambling any different? Morality, you say? Well, as Canada Bill Jones said, it's immoral to let a sucker keep his money. I’m pretty sure Bob just thought it was fun.
Saturday Jan 23, 2021
PCP - 360 Vintage Vegas: The Great Consolidation of Las Vegas
Saturday Jan 23, 2021
Saturday Jan 23, 2021
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Since the creation of modern day Las Vegas, there have always been people lamenting the good ole days, whatever that means to that individual at the time. Determining what is considered “good” is about as subjective as subjective can be. Most people today will point to the time before the strip was primarily owned by 2 companies, MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment. While the benefits of consolidation are obvious, potentially the best thing about it is the story of how it all happened. To do that, we are going to have to trace back to how these assets exchanged hands before finally ending up in the corporate portfolio that are currently a part of. To keep the story clean and the timeline defined, we are only going to focus on the majority owners and only their moves in Las Vegas. We’re calling this, the Great Consolidation of Las Vegas