360 Vegas Vacation 8 Spring 2019

Random Vegas 

Since it opened in 1941, despite multiple expansions and renovations, the property has never changed it exterior façade.  On Feb 22, 2013, the El Cortez, the original hotel/casino built on Fremont St, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. 

Twitpic of the week 

Metaphor, oh how I love the.  Unless the architect for the property’s marquee signage was Nostradamus, there is no way they could have known how the landscape of the Vegas valley would evolve over the years.  Regardless, when the El Cortez opened in 1941, its marquee design would essentially direct your attention to the future of the city on Highway 91, a POV we had the opportunity to enjoy for the first during 360VV8.  Then again, maybe they did see what lay just beyond the horizon.  After all, 1941 was also the year that the El Rancho, Las Vegas Blvd’s first proper hotel/casino, would open.  An event that signaled the rise of what would later be known as the Strip.  A nickname coined by another Vegas pioneer and former LA Police officer Guy McAfee, inspired by the famous California Sunset Strip.  If that name rings a bell for another reason, it may be because McAfee built the Golden Nugget and co-founded the city of Paradise Nevada so casino owners on the strip could avoid paying taxes to the city of Las Vegas by establishing themselves outside of the Las Vegas city limits. 

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Random Vegas

There are more douchebags per square foot at Cromwell than any other property on the strip.

Vegas Mate Review of the Trip

Keren’s – Heritage Steak @the Mirage – 5/5 chips

Mark’s – Hecho en Vegas @MGM Grand – 5/5 chips

Twitpic of the Trip

The “Twitpic of theTrip” was found moments into our trip and only took us checking into our room to be found.  It’s the view from our Go room at Flamingo.  Keren and I don’t do the $20 trick simply because I find it amusing to see were we end up.  This trip, they gave us a marvelous view of Caesars Palace, all of it with a touch of Bellagio, Mirage & Linq to boot.  However this picture only captures exactly what you saw when you walked into the room.  Caesars is such a massive property it requires some unique angles to get her all in on one picture.  Not in this room.  While we don’t particularly like staying or playing at Caesars, her significance in the evolution of Vegas is the primary reason she will always have a place in my heart.  I enjoy this view so much that, in our final night in Vegas, Keren allowed me to lay on the couch by the windows adoring the view until I fell asleep.