Showing posts with label Downtown Grand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Downtown Grand. Show all posts

Saturday, January 11, 2020

E-322: An Uncomfortable Conversation



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Glass installation at Circa has begun! To mark that occasion, Vital Vegas shared a few project factoids. Since construction began on Oct 3rd of 2019, Circa has been building a floor per week.  While the announced plan for the project is 777, Circa will actually open with 500 rooms and 71 suites.  Demand will determine if the remaining rooms will be turned into suites or some version of a standard room. Lastly, while there are loads of other information shared in the article, the item that caught our attention is the potential future home of Vegas Vicki, INSIDE Circa, featured in the lobby, so large that she will be situation in the middle of a hole in the ceiling to give her room to fit over two stories. 
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Come...the fuck...on.  How cool did Caesars Palace used to look?  Of course, why the fuck this made Jay Sarno think of ancient Rome, who knows?  The renovated look better supports the overall theme and is clearly an improvement. All that being said, this is kind of what date night looks like in Las Vegas...wicked cool.  Maybe not like the old school Caesars Porte Cashere shared by @classiclasvegas but you get the point.  That feeling you get looking at this picture...it feels like that for locals when actually doing it.  So haters, line up, and make sure your insults are succinct...and speak up, cause it’s hard to hear you standing this close to old school neon.
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Saturday, January 19, 2019

E-289: The Grand Lie



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At 188 feet, the Stardust sign with the shower of stars around the name, was the tallest in the world when it was introduced in 1968 (Neon Museum) 

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Reflections.  With so many glass buildings on the strip there are almost limitless opportunities to catch a glimpse of a distorted reality.  A manifestation of euphoria captured by @evilsamgraham and shared so all can fondly recall those moments when you realize the countdown to passing out has begun and the journey to your room needs to begin immediately.  A dreamlike state in which details will need to be told to you by friends who better paced themselves.  An adventure always worth the price of admission, no matter how much it costs. 




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Saturday, July 8, 2017

E-237: Neon Jesus



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In response to Ed Thorp’s famous “beat the dealer” blackjack book, Nevada casinos changed 21 rules forbidding the splitting of aces and only allowed double downs on 11.  The rule changes were so unpopular that casinos eventually went back to the old rules (sincitytalk.com) 

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Nothing is more beautiful to behold than neon set against a black sky.  Okay, minus silhouettes of nude women in front of Vegas signage.  I think my favorite thing about the old Golden Nugget signage is how at night, the structure disappears giving the illusion the sign floats above the property, like a neon Jesus.  This week’s winner, brought to you by @vegascom showcases glory not found anywhere else on the planet, in a time long past

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