The Rise & Fall of Vegas’ $300 Million Space Age Tower Casino

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An Old Fashioned, some red lipstick and a black dress…sigh, there’s just something undeniable about a good ol’ classic. The beloved Vegas showgirl may be an endangered species these days (insert tear), but “VEGAS! THE SHOW” preserved those feather-clad beauties and the likes of an era when everything was flashier and dripping with sophistication. What’s that you ask? Can a show filled with gorgeous and talented women a la Rat Pack era really exist in the here and now? Oh yes my friend, it sure can and all we have to say is raise that curtain and let the good times roll. With a little song, a lot of dance and that certain sultry allure that only old timey Vegas could pull off, this is a trip down memory lane and, well, it’s pretty legit. The costumes are fun, funky, sexy and so real. Ok, well maybe not the candy-themed costumes but hell, their Sammy Davis Jr. sure had us pining for an autograph. For a city that was built on pure, raw talent and obviously dolla dolla bills, this show celebrates iconic moments from the city's rich entertainment history through the decades that made the Vegas we know and love today. And we’ll tip our top hats to that.
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The Landmark Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas was a 31-story Space Age tower that took eight years to build, cost Howard Hughes a fortune, and never turned into the resort anyone imagined. Built across from the Las Vegas Convention Center and opened one day before Kirk Kerkorian's International Hotel, it went through bankruptcy, an embezzlement scandal and a deadly carbon monoxide disaster before closing in 1990. On November 7, 1995 it was imploded in 17 seconds, and Tim Burton filmed the collapse for Mars Attacks!

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Category
Las Vegas Casino
Tags
documentary, history
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