E-474: Overbuilt

Published: Feb. 4, 2024, noon

b'Random Vegas\\nAfter a 4 month remodeling and a rebranding, in 1963, Lucky Casino, formerly known as Lucky strike, reopened with the largest sign in the city of Las Vegas at 160 feet tall. \\xa0It held that titled until it was surpassed in 1964 by the Dunes turret marquee towering 180 feet tall. \\xa0Lucky Casino is now the middle part of Golden Nugget Fremont St frontage.\\nTwitpic of the week\\n\\nSo much development goodness in this picture it\\u2019s not hard to see why @summacorp shared it. \\xa0Set in what looks like 1993 based on the various projects in various states of progress. \\xa0Front and center, we see the massive MGM Grand theme park and Grand Garden Arena under construction. \\xa0Beyond that we can see Luxor is also still under construction. \\xa0Noticeably missing from the landscape is NYNY and Mandalay Bay. \\xa0Here we still see Hacienda occupying the space Mandalay Bay would one day call home.\\nNews\\nTropicana Closing\\nFontainebleau Problems\\nFlamingo Restoration\\nFontainebleau Signage'