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Old Posted Oct 24, 2008, 4:41 PM
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Las Vegas 2008: an imbalance of symmetry?

Las Vegas 2008: There are some interesting developments going on in Sin City, chiefly City Center which is like a new city being built right on the Vegas Strip on the site of the old Boardwalk Hotel and Casino. As per usual, there is the expected glitz and glamour and over-the-top gaudiness that you'd expect from such a garish casino town. Penny slots and billion dollar hotels are the norm in this desert metropolis. It might seem strange if it were anywhere else but Vegas. And the recession we're hearing about has not quite reached Sin City, at least not on the surface. Here is a collection of pictures from my latest visit to the gambling mecca.



















































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Old Posted Oct 24, 2008, 4:55 PM
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Is that a model of "Delta City", where "Old Detroit" now stands?
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Old Posted Oct 24, 2008, 5:07 PM
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Excellent pics - surreal.

Las Vegas has been one of the hardest-hit cities in the U.S. during this recession, however - the casinos have not felt the brunt...yet, but the housing market, Aye.
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Old Posted Oct 24, 2008, 5:13 PM
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Great job! Considering what is being built in other cities, Trump Tower Las Vegas sucks! Can't wait to see City Center finished though. Thanks!!
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Look cool, not a place I would want to go to though.
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Old Posted Oct 24, 2008, 5:20 PM
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interesting pics Swinefeld!
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Thats Vegas.

Nice variety of shots...well done!
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Old Posted Oct 24, 2008, 11:26 PM
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whoa, City Center looks like something straight out of Dubai.
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Old Posted Oct 25, 2008, 12:39 AM
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City Center is huge. I saw it just being started last year and wow they've made a lot of progress on it. Nice pics.
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Old Posted Oct 25, 2008, 1:16 AM
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Not a shabby amount of construction (by US standards)
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Old Posted Oct 25, 2008, 1:27 AM
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Great pictures. I see you visited the Neon Museum and Downtown, which can both get overlooked.
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Old Posted Oct 25, 2008, 1:48 AM
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City Center seems a bit much...kind of dominates instead of blending. Great pics btw
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Nice pics. The amount of construction on The Strip has truly been incredible in the last few years.
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Speaking of Project CityCenter, I believe it's both the largest privately financed project in the country, and the largest project in the country shooting for LEED certification.
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No place like it on earth ... simply awesome. Great shots.
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It's a place everyone should go visit at least once in their life. I enjoyed it there but living there is a whole other issue.
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amazing shots of a city that just seems so very wrong... however, the new 'City Centre' looks like it might be potentially very impressive and actually quite stylish!
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As the world's largest and tackiest tourist trap Las Vegas can be fun but that doesn't negate the fact that it's the most gawd awful 'place' ever created to man's greed and stupidity. The people who just love, love, love it...well tacky is as tacky does.
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Cool shots. I was just watching something on the national geographic channel about the making of that Venice themed complex, twas pretty neat. A tacky and unsustainable town but impressive nonetheless.
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Nice Swinefeld. Hope you stayed somewhere cool.
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