Saturday, July 16, 2022

E-408 Nooks and Crannies

 Random Vegas

Mandalay Beach is 11 acres, has 2.700 tons of real sand and a 1.6 million gallon wave pool (@MandalayBay)

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Probably the best view of @mandalayBay I’ve ever seen.  It’s a shame this property is located so far south.  True, it has incredible views of north strip but it’s a hike to get any place else.  Here is where the Las Vegas monorail should have started.  Instead, we have retreated underground as plans for the Elon Musk, subterranean Vegas loop continues to progress.  Those plans include stops at the airport and virtually all properties on the strip.  It will even have a downtown station at Circa’s Garage Mahal. While it will help to elevate traffic concerns for the future, this progress will rob people of the experience of seeing the strip while in transit to your selected home away from home, if only for a weekend.

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Saturday, July 2, 2022

E-407: Homer Simpson Vomit

 Random Vegas

Cirque du Soleil first played Vegas in a tent in the Mirage parking lot (theringer.com)
Twitpic of the week
 
It’s a view that does not exist anymore. I mean the view still exists but most of the things you see in this picture, shared by @summacorp, are gone. Yes, Treasure Island, Sahara, Circus Circus and Stratosphere are still with us but Treasure Island is now TI, new marquee and all and Sahara isn’t the same. Frontier, Stardust, Silver Casino, Riviera and El Rancho...the sequel, are gone. Whether Resorts World and Fontainebleau reverse the fortunes of north strip, remains to be seen. For now, let's just revel in this otherworldly image of a time passed but not forgotten.
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It’s a view that does not exist anymore. I mean the view still exists but most of the things you see in this picture, shared by @summacorp, are gone. Yes, Treasure Island, Sahara, Circus Circus and Stratosphere are still with us but Treasure Island is now TI, new marquee and all and Sahara isn’t the same. Frontier, Stardust, Silver Casino, Riviera and El Rancho...the sequel, are gone. Whether Resorts World and Fontainebleau reverse the fortunes of north strip, remains to be seen. For now, let's just revel in this otherworldly image of a time passed but not forgotten.
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