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Original plans for the Stardust included a train stop at the back of the property (after hours architecture)

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It looks like a yearbook photo, if Vegas signs had yearbooks and reflected on their glory days at class reunions.  A sentiment poignantly made by Boyd Gaming’s removal of Stardust letters in the Electra Jag font to be replaced by the more subdued Helvetica.  Once you’ve soaked that in, take a look at the rest of the image, shared by @_GrandPaD.  It’s like a who’s who of the Neon Boneyard.  None of these properties exist today, except in the Boneyard, where they’ve all been put out to pasture, to a farm where they can run and play with other signs all day.  If you attempted to recreate this image today, it would look like the Riviera, La Concha, Morocco, Silver city and Stardust were all just photoshopped out, replaced with parking lots and desert landscapes.  Think about that!

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In the original King Tut exhibit at Luxor, the hieroglyphs were authentic replications and King Tut’s tomb is said to be exactly the way it was originally found by archeologists (Super Casino)

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It may be another end of an era or just a little de-what the fucking. Either way, @VitalVegas and @JamesInLasVegas shared this week that Harrah's appears to be the next Vegas property to de-theme.  Truth be told, the Mardi Gras/Carnival theme has always felt a bit shoehorned into the space originally designed to be a riverboat when it opened in 1973.  It wasn't renovated into its current incarnation until Harrah's bought the property in 1992.  Renovations in recent years to the properties interior have already removed many of the other themed elements, most notably in the hotel check in area and Porte cochere.  While a de-theming is only speculated what is clear is that, post Planet Hollywood marquee renovation, Harrah's is next for an LED upgrade and that includes replacing the north corner jester riding another jester bird thing.  So long old friend, you always sort of creeped us out.

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Random Vegas

In a unique cross promotion with the movie Armageddon, in 1998, Luxor had a wrap applied to the side of the building giving the illusion that it had been hit by an asteroid, however it was only on display for about a week .  Also, the 3d illusion only worked from far away. 

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I'm convinced things like this week's winner, brought to you by @VitalVegas, are done intentionally so they can be preserved for history.  Continuing to add to the art gallery I'll open post-humusly to celebrate his legacy, or to fuel police suspicion that I was somehow involved in his untimely death, Vital Vegas once again shared a view of Vegas never before seen of the city, this time at the Las Vegas club.  Looking like something you would see in the aftermath of an Avengers battle against the forces of evil, without the view obscuring reflective backdrop it previously resided in front of, the well known statue of a baseball player swinging away at the Las Vegas Club now appears to be helping in its demolition.  Why else would the Las Vegas Club signage still be attached to the side of the building currently being torn down if not to create a photographic metaphor?  By chance or intention, we celebrate the creation of a view that simultaneously documents Las Vegas and inspires memories of it.

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