What was once is no more: Las Vegas 1990 - Page 4

SS Rex · #61 Posted **May 19, 2015, 4:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by mthq

The tower (built and owned by Howard Hughes)

Hughes didn't build the Landmark, he bought when it was nearly complete, after nearly a decade of stop & start construction. This was near the end of his Las Vegas buying spree in the late 60s, apparently a vanity purchase made just to put his mark on that street near where Kirk Kerkorian was building a much larger hotel at the time, the International (LV Hilton, Westgate).

MolsonExport · #62 Posted **May 19, 2015, 4:52 PM**

some of the old hotels were ugly no doubt, but some of the new mega hotels are beyond ugly.

TimCity2000 · #63 Posted **May 25, 2015, 9:32 PM**

visited with my family for the first time as a senior in high school in 1996.

i remember staying next to (or very near) the bellagio construction site... man that thing was huge.

Pinion · #64 Posted **May 28, 2015, 10:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by LosAngelesSportsFan

Man, thats awesome. as a frequent visitor to Vegas my whole life, its just crazy to see all the change. I think whats also interesting is that in the last picture, the freeway has grass landscaping. I think all of the freeways in Vegas now have desert landscapes.

My grandparents lived in Vegas and I made the mistake of trying to walk barefoot on their grass lawn once. It was like walking on syringes for my poor Vancouverite feet.