President Obama took office in 2009 and early that year he unleashed this punch to the gut at Vegas: "You can't go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayer's dime." A year later he struck again: "You don't blow a bunch of cash in Vegas when you're trying to save for college." Is it okay to "blow cash" elsewhere, Mr. President?
During the 1990s the northern end of the Strip lost some of its appeal as Luxor and Hotel Mandalay opened on the far southern end of the Strip.
Although it's the casino operator's goal to keep its guests from leaving, it's a futile effort. One of the appeals of Vegas is walking the Strip and allowing yourself to be overwhelmed by the lights, the spectacle, and the beautiful if somewhat bizarre archicture on both sides of Las Vegas Boulevard.
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| Echelon site, Dec 17, 2011 |
But the Echelon "gap" isolates its neighbor Circus Circus and the Riviera across the street. In March, the Sahara closed, it was just north of "the Riv," which has been operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since 2010.
The skeleton of Echelon Place is Obama's Vegas monument. The unemployment rate in Nevada is 13.4 percent--highest in the nation.
Oh, sorry about the glare in the video. Dirty lens?
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