Leaving Las Vegas - Properties

Damn, I had no idea that the Las Vegas area had this many hotels and casinos that had came and went. Wow.
The casinos and hotels in Las Vegas are only one of the many fascinations in my life. (Well that and photos like the one on the left. *wink*)
You never know what land you are standing on in Las Vegas and who used to be there. Crazy.

Demolished or Closed Strip Casinos & Hotels

• Big Red's Casino: Closed in 1982. Property developed for CBS Sports World Casino (Changed name to Sports World Casino after the CBS Television Network threatened to sue)^{[citation needed]}: Closed in 2001, now a shopping center.
• Boardwalk Hotel and Casino: Demolished May 9, 2006 to make way for Project City Center.
• Bourbon Street Hotel and Casino: Demolished February 6, 2006, now an empty lot.
• Desert Inn (and golf course): Inn demolished in 2004, now Wynn Las Vegas; golf course retained and improved.
• The Dunes (and golf course): Demolished in 1993, now Bellagio.
• El Rancho (formerly Thunderbird/Silverbird): Closed in 1992 and demolished in 2000, will be the site of the 4000-room casino-hotel Fontainebleau which is currently under construction.
• El Rancho Vegas: Burned down in 1960. The Hilton Grand Vacation Club timeshare now exists on the south edge of the site where the resort once stood; the remainder remains vacant.
• Glass Pool Inn: Demolished in 2006. It was called Mirage Motel until 1988 and changed names due to The Mirage opening down The Strip in 1989.
• Hacienda: Demolished in 1996, now Mandalay Bay. A separate Hacienda now exists outside of Boulder City, formerly the Gold Strike Inn.
• Holy Cow Casino Cafe and Brewery First micro brewery in Las Vegas. Closed in 2002, property currently vacant.
• Jackpot Casino: Closed in 1977, now the Sahara.
• Klondike Hotel & Casino: Closed in 2006, demolished in 2008.
• The Landmark: Demolished in 1995. Now the site of a parking lot for the Las Vegas Convention Center (Demolition was filmed for the feature Mars Attacks!).
• Lucky Slots Casino: Closed in 1981, now a shopping center.
• Lotus Inn Hotel & Casino: Closed in 1978, now a Rodeway Inn.
• Money Tree Casino: Closed in 1979.
• Marina Hotel and Casino: Westward pointing tower (known as the West Wing) of the MGM Grand.
• The New Frontier: Closed July 16, 2007, demolished November 13, 2007. Was to have been replaced by the new Las Vegas Plaza, but that project was put on hold.
• Nob Hill Casino: Closed in 1990, now Casino Royale.
• Paddlewheel Hotel & Casino: Closed in 1991 and reopened in 1993 as Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood Hotel & Casino, which itself closed in 1996 and is now the Greek Isles Hotel & Casino.

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  San Souci: Closed in 1962 for the Castaways, which itself was demolished in 1987. Now the site of The Mirage.
• The Sands: Demolished in 1996, now The Venetian.
• Silver City Hotel & Casino: Closed in 1999, now the Silver City Shopping Center.
• Silver Slipper: Demolished in 1988 for a parking lot. Now the site of the Desert Inn Road Arterial.
• Stardust Resort & Casino: Closed November 1, 2006, demolished March 13, 2007. Was to have been replaced by Echelon Place, but that project was put on hold in August 2008.
• Tally Ho Hotel: Closed in 1966. Became the Aladdin, which in 2007 became Planet Hollywood.
• Vacation Village Resort & Casino; Closed in 2002, demolished in 2006. Site of the new Town Square development.
• Vegas World: Demolished in 1995 and rebuilt as the Stratosphere; parts of the old Vegas World still remain.
• Westward Ho Hotel and Casino: Closed in 2005, demolished in 2006. Now the site of a new McDonald's, which is currently being built, starting in 2008. It is a 2 story replacement of the McDonald's right next door to the former property.

I also found www.leavinglv.net which has photos of properties that have left Las Vegas.

Old Motels in Las Vegas

Kyle posted in his blog that he likes run down hotels. ...that's hot. Me too.

While I was in Las Vegas on Sunday I walked from my apartment behind the Palms to the Stratosphere. (...that's a long friggin' way, folks. 4.63 miles if you ask MapQuest.)

I took these photos on the way of old hotels and thought of him.

This is the sign for the old "LaConcha Motel" next to the Riveria. The sign has the framing for a new sign to be built right over it. (Right on, no new permits needed.) The old motel which is now just a shell is slated to be the Conrad.

Choice Hotels' finest, (...okay, not so much. The Clarion would be Choice Hotel's finest brand.) the Travelodge on Las Vegas Blvd. has a banner sign that says, "Yes, we are open." ...that's always a good sign when you have to assure people you are NOT a run down hotel.

Turnberry has plans for a new property where the "El Rancho" was.

I can't remember what this one was, but this hotel used to be there while I was first moving to Las Vegas. That scream tacky. ...maybe it was Frank Marino's. *wink*

I noticed that the "Barbary Coast" is now "Bills Gamblin' Hall". Classy.

To find out more about what's going to be built in Las Vegas and what's going to be where the old one resource is www.manhattanization.com.

I share the same thought of old hotels, motels and resorts with Kyle.
I have an old photo set from some hotels that were about to be torn down and I jumped the fence and jacked off in.