E-475: Boo Cancer

Published: Feb. 11, 2024, 1:57 p.m.

b'Random Vegas\\nBuilt in 1982, the 2-story building that was the Oasis Casino @Dunes was supposed to be comprised of two components, a casino on the 1st floor and a restaurant on the 2nd floor.\\xa0 The restaurant never opened and the space remained unused until its destruction in 1993 (vintagelasvegas.com)\\nTwitpic of the week\\n\\nHere is another @summacorp picture that mesmerizes me with all the history going on.\\xa0 For example, we know that this is 1968 because they are working on the fountains in front of the new Circus Circus casino. You\\u2019ll notice that fountain 5 is being deconstructed.\\xa0 That\\u2019s because they are moving the carousel marquee from the left of the fountains to that location on the right; all so they can make room to build Slots-A-Fun. Next door to that is Westward Ho still 3 years away from adding a casino in 1971.\\xa0 And next to that is the mammoth Stardust 1,000 motel units all lined up neatly like an OCD dream come true.\\xa0 If you look to the top left you\\u2019ll see both the Stardust casino and the 12-story expansion tower from 1964.\\xa0 And across the street from it all we have the Riviera with her classic marquee. It\\u2019s truly remarkable to think about how much land they needed back in the 50s through to the 70s and even 80s in some cases.\\xa0 Its no wonder why they all sold for the right price.\\nNews\\nSphere Demonstration\\n360VV14\\nStrip Frontage Advertising\\nCaesars, Strat and Luxor'