Random Vegas
Another key moment in my life may be the moment I realized one of my favorite neon signs in Las Vegas history, a sign I accepted I would never be able to see with my own eyes, was NOT lost to the world. And not only does it still exist, it’s been hidden in plain sight, in classic Vegas fashion. The iconic, original Mint hotel marquee, with the swooping arch and cascading lights soaring 10 stories tall, is right where you remember it. Except you’ve not been able to see it, because Binion’s built its signage over top of the Mint’s after purchasing the property in 1988 and expanding into the space. Binion’s Whiskey Liquor Up project required the removal of the properties south west signage to accommodate. So much in fact, it exposed that the former stone façade and the legendary 1959 Mint signage still exists. Today, Whiskey Liquor Up celebrates their history, and the history of Fremont, by featuring this revealed section of the Mint signage along the staircase, that takes you up to the bar/restaurant.
Twitpic of the week
What can you say about aerial photographs of the strip that hasn’t already been said before? Let’s see. These shots always overwhelm me, sincerely. It’s almost like I’m awed by the shear scope of the whole thing. It makes you wonder if Vegas is too big to fail, setting aside that, that phrase is most commonly affiliated with the Titanic. What I mean is, is all the gripping we do about the people running things valueless because Vegas can’t be stopped? Is Vegas a microcosm of our planet with a built-in self-defense mode programmed to shake humans off like a bad case of fleas if we actually become a real threat, or is it a monument to human decadence that we will one day look back on and learn from the mistakes made. Or maybe it’s just views like this, shared by @maverickheli that puts the city in an idealic state, somehow impervious to the politics below. Either way, well done humans on the invention of the helicopter and photography.
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