I know you Swifties have been clamoring for this.So, here is her schedule for ’24, and where to get tickets. Her Las Vegas shows do not begin until the latter part of 2024. Oct. and Nov. The Oct. 18, 19, … Continue reading →
A major Fremont St. hotel is undergoing a $100 million renovation. It also will add more slot machines. What else?, those improvements need to be paid for without hurting the bottom line.
Continue reading →Las Vegas keeps growing and growing. There just is no way of stopping it. Latest gaming revenues show an increase of about 6% at the strip and 4% down town. These are not small numbers, although they look it on … Continue reading →
The Las Vegas Culinary Union is out on strike for better wages and benefits. This is no small matter. At last count this uion had about 45,000 members. From what we understand it is a warning strike so far, not … Continue reading →
The average room rates at the strip are now about $200. per night, down town $100. per night. Keep in mind some rates are much higher. We also did not add those crazy extra charges hotels like to add. As … Continue reading →
News is out that a new hotel/casino will be built at the Forum Shops. We do not have any detals as of now, but we will keep you posted.
Continue reading →Despite injuries the Aces managed to bring home a rare repeat, but just barely. A 70 to 69 score cannot be called overwhelming or dominating. But still, a win is a win, especially when it happens away, in New York … Continue reading →
A nice poster with Hoover Dam and its builders. We are eager to help local artists and are donating this expensive are. We have three books this month. They are: Nevada a Strange State, Silveropolis and The Great Lake Mead … Continue reading →
Here are a few selections that are worth your time and money.
Continue reading →Created by Michael Heizer, the same artist who created “City”. It is located in Moapa Valley, on the Mormon Mesa, close to the city of Overton. It is a trench 50 ft. deep, 30 ft. wide and 500 ft. long. … Continue reading →
It can be found in Lincoln County, in central-eastern Nevada, about 160 miles one way distance from Las Vegas. It was created over a fifty year period (1972 – 2022) by Michael Heizer, a member of the Heizer family that … Continue reading →
The last 55 miles from the Muddy River to the Las Vegas valley. Not a drop of water. travelers tried to do that stretch by night. Consider this: 55 miles does not sound like much, but in those days travelers … Continue reading →
Some hotels can never be satisfied. They want to charge for parking. That twenty bucks should be left to the gambler. He/she will stick it in the slot machine anyway. But we are here to spoil those nefarious plans. We … Continue reading →
The Sphere is now open for business. Here is something that is downright astounding. It is an entertainment venue in the shape of a ball, a really large ball. It is 300 feet across. And because it is a ball … Continue reading →
The largest slot machine in the universe. On Fremont St. at the entertainment area. We are interested in helping local artists, and donate this expensive space. This month we promote three books. They are :Nevada a Strange State, Silveropolis and … Continue reading →
We were able to discover only one legitimate perfume producer in the greater Las Vegas area. It is ultra secret, keeps its recipes under lock and key. Its perfume is marketed under the brand name “DAM” perfume. It is located … Continue reading →
3790 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Inside the New York New York. More than 800 different chocolates. According to their website. We dod not count them all. http://www.hersheyschocolateslv.com We try to help local artists by donating this valuable space. This month … Continue reading →
The area behind the Stratosphere and bordering the I -15. Pretty nasty now, but when I arrived in Vegas, around 1975 it was nice. We called it the “Naked City” or Silicon Valley” on account of the show girls who … Continue reading →
There were a few golf courses right on the strip. That’s what made it so attractive. I worked at the Dunes. Between the Dunes and the freeway (I- 15), was a large golf course. Another golf course was where the … Continue reading →
At Treasure Island, next to the blvd. It erupts at certain intervals. Quite a spectacle. It will be removed next year together with the hotel, to make room for something bigger and better. http://www.treasureisland.com We are very interested in helping … Continue reading →
At the Excalibur hotel. Very interesting medieval style jousting show with horses, knights and lots of swords. The audience sits on the sides eating chicken without forks or knives, but plenty of napkins. http://www.excalibur.mgmresorts.com We donate this expensive space to … Continue reading →
3785 S.Las Vegas Blvd. It is really large, with souvenirs of all kinds. Everything in the store has the Coca Cola logo. http://www.us.cocacola.com We try to help our local artist community as much as possible, and donate this expensive space. … Continue reading →
3785 S. Las Vegas Blvd. in the Showcase mall. More M+M than you thought possible. Souvenirs also. It is the same mall that has the Coca Cola store. The colorful containers you see in the image are all different color … Continue reading →
One of the richest men in the U.S. built it. He lets you see how chocolate is made. About eighteen miles from center strip, straight down east on Sunset. Retail and tasting and a wonderful cactus garden of several acres. … Continue reading →
Mr. Laughlin had an idea. He had a gaming permit, what he did not have was customers. He had an obstacle, a large one, in the form of a mighty river. His hotel was sitting on one bank of that … Continue reading →
In the old days hotels in Las Vegas were mostly all laid out in a similar pattern. The footprint was a three corner star. slot machines up front, cashiers cage and restaurants in the back. Very simple. The cage was … Continue reading →
It takes place nightly at Sam’s Town. This hotel is about five miles (I am guessing) from center strip. It is very unique in that it is the only hotel remaining that I know of, that has a trailer park … Continue reading →
When I first arrived in Las Vegas it was an alley, next to the Flamingo, with the Linq hotel facing it. on the north side. Now it is a mini entertainment district with bars, restaurants, a Brooklyn Bowl. All anchored … Continue reading →
It is now the heart of down town, where a part Binion’s gambling hall now stands. Until 1942 it was an area of sleazy bungalows, bars and prostitiution. On Stewart, not on Fremnot. Another part of the historic town was … Continue reading →
