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RIP The Sands Casino |
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Posted by Fred G on Tue Mar 13 11:53:58 2007 March 13, 2007Stardust Hotel-Casino Is Demolished By STEVE FRIESS LAS VEGAS, March 13 — With a deafening rumble and a cloud of debris that has become all but customary in this city of short-lived icons, the venerable Stardust Hotel-Casino was demolished early this morning. The spectacular demolition ended a yearlong farewell to a classic 48-year-old resort that was, in its heyday, considered the ultimate in luxury and style. It was a frequent haunt of Frank Sinatra and his Rat Pack, the original Las Vegas Strip home of the illusionist duo Siegfried and Roy, and the scene of reputed organized crime activity that inspired the book and film “Casino.” The NYT Article Here. I visited the place several times in 1990 & 91 and did some work for their convention center. Oh well, another old Vegas soldier bites the dust. your pal, Fred |
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| (200767) | |
Actually, it was the Stardust (was Re: RIP The Sands Casino) |
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Posted by Peter Rosa on Tue Mar 13 12:06:48 2007, in response to RIP The Sands Casino, posted by Fred G on Tue Mar 13 11:53:58 2007. Name corrected.This is yet another example of how Las Vegas is a dynamic modern city that faces the future. Huge buildings barely 20 years old are demolished so even bigger new ones can take their place. Meanwhile, here in New York, we've got a huge hole downtown that probably never will be rebuilt - say, whatever happened to the "Freedom Tower?" It's no surprise that Las Vegas has a world-leading economy where unemployment is something you read about in history books, while in New York the concept of an unemployment rate in the single digits is impossible to fathom. My LIRR/NYCT blog |
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| (200768) | |
Re: RIP The Stardust Casino |
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Posted by Fred G on Tue Mar 13 12:19:45 2007, in response to RIP The Sands Casino, posted by Fred G on Tue Mar 13 11:53:58 2007. LMAO!!! Thanks for the correction. I miss The Sands, too :Dyour pal, Fred |
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Re: RIP The Stardust Casino |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 12:20:32 2007, in response to RIP The Sands Casino, posted by Fred G on Tue Mar 13 11:53:58 2007. The Sands was imploded in the 90's already....I think either the Venitian or Paris is on the site..... |
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Re: RIP The Sands Casino |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 12:30:29 2007, in response to RIP The Sands Casino, posted by Fred G on Tue Mar 13 11:53:58 2007. I wonder if it was demolished with fanfare (an implosion party) like they do so many other casinos in Vegas when they are demolished. I remember there was a big thing when they imploded the Sands in the 90's....or is it so common nowadays that they don't do that anymore.... |
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| (200772) | |
Re: RIP The Sands Casino |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 12:32:28 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Sands Casino, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 12:30:29 2007. 
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| (200773) | |
Re: Actually, it was the Stardust (was Re: RIP The Sands Casino) |
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Posted by orange blossom special on Tue Mar 13 12:36:38 2007, in response to Actually, it was the Stardust (was Re: RIP The Sands Casino), posted by Peter Rosa on Tue Mar 13 12:06:48 2007. It's an example of a giant sprawling city that has very limited real estate and more money than it can handle.Any other sprawling city of that growth and size doesn't rebuild, they derelict an area and move onto the next, as if land grows on trees. Vegas is one of a kind, or was till China outdid it. |
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| (200774) | |
Re: RIP The Sands Casino |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Mar 13 12:38:00 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Sands Casino, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 12:32:28 2007. you mean stardust ? or was the sands also stardust ?i thought it was gonna be rebuilt with the same name at a new location? |
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| (200775) | |
Re: RIP The Stardust Casino |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 12:39:31 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Sands Casino, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Mar 13 12:38:00 2007. Fred wrote Sands by accident. The Sands was torn down in the 90's. The Stardust recently. If you respond to the main thread though, you will keep getting "Sands" unless you change the title. |
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| (200778) | |
Re: Actually, it was the Stardust (was Re: RIP The Sands Casino) |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 12:42:29 2007, in response to Re: Actually, it was the Stardust (was Re: RIP The Sands Casino), posted by orange blossom special on Tue Mar 13 12:36:38 2007. The Stardust was on The Strip, hardly a "derelict" area. No need to derelict anything. |
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Re: Actually, it was the Stardust (was Re: RIP The Sands Casino) |
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Posted by orange blossom special on Tue Mar 13 12:45:11 2007, in response to Re: Actually, it was the Stardust (was Re: RIP The Sands Casino), posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 12:42:29 2007. Exactly my point, except off the strip, they reuse the same landarea for decades, which is more than any other new city in America has done. |
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Re: RIP The Stardust Casino |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Mar 13 12:47:17 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Stardust Casino, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 12:39:31 2007. i just wondered if the original name was changed or modifiedi wanted to give him the benifit of perhaps knowing the first history of that my only objection is that the names sands, & and now Stardust is not being used on any new building i think is should be [ the name ] used again somewhere !! these names are las vegas legands and should be continued somewhere on a new piece of land somewhere with the same names ....... oh well just a comment |
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Re: RIP The Stardust Casino |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 12:55:38 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Stardust Casino, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Mar 13 12:47:17 2007. And how can you sing a song in Vegas if there is no Stardust to sing about?And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the meadows of my heart High up in the sky the little stars climb Always reminding me that we're apart You wander down the lane and far away Leaving me a song that will not die Love is now the stardust of yesterday The music of the years gone by Sometimes I wonder why I spend The lonely night dreaming of a song The melody haunts my reverie And I am once again with you When our love was new And each kiss an inspiration But that was long ago Now my consolation Is in the stardust of a song Beside a garden wall When stars are bright You are in my arms The nightingale tells his fairy tale A paradise where roses bloom Though I dream in vain In my heart it will remain My stardust melody The memory of love's refrain |
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Re: RIP The Stardust Casino |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 13:10:54 2007, in response to RIP The Sands Casino, posted by Fred G on Tue Mar 13 11:53:58 2007. I haven't been able to locate any implosion video yet, but it was imploded last night, at 2:30AM.Here's a video from just before. Hard to believe this was the Stardust I remember so well, seeing it such a mess is hard: |
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Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 13:16:16 2007, in response to RIP The Sands Casino, posted by Fred G on Tue Mar 13 11:53:58 2007. Found video footage....it went down in the typical Las Vegas Implosion way. They make a party out of everything..... |
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| (200793) | |
Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 13:20:59 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 13:16:16 2007. I love how they did the 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 countdown in fireworks on the side of the building. |
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| (200802) | |
Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video |
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Posted by Fred G on Tue Mar 13 13:51:18 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 13:16:16 2007. That's perfect, thanks for finding that real Vegas sendoff!your pal, Fred |
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Re: RIP The Boardwalk Casino Implosion Video |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 14:04:49 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video, posted by Fred G on Tue Mar 13 13:51:18 2007. I found another.Sniff, sniff, I stayed at the Boardwalk Casino, just a few months before this happened... It was between the Monte Carlo and the Bellagio. I can even see my room's window! The Boardwalk of course wasn't as famous as many of the others, so it didn't get all the fanfare. It was a nice little cheap place to stay, if you were only staying a night or so, but still wanted to be right in the middle of everything. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4lWAYvrsOw BTW, I believe the Frontier Casino is also coming down in the next few weeks, right next to Stardust. |
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Re: RIP The Boardwalk Casino Implosion Video |
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Posted by Peter Rosa on Tue Mar 13 14:17:21 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Boardwalk Casino Implosion Video, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 14:04:49 2007. BTW, I believe the Frontier Casino is also coming down in the next few weeks, right next to Stardust.The casino I'd be most sorry to see go is the former Barbary Coast, which is now called Bill's Gambling Hall. When we were in Las Vegas last August it was the one where I had the best luck, and there was something charming about its slightly shabby decor. Not to mention the fact that the table limits were somewhat lower than at the fancier places. But Harrah's recently bought it, hence the new moniker, and rumors are rife that Harrah's will use the site for a sorely needed expansion of the next door Flamingo, also a Harrah's property. My LIRR/NYCT blog |
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Re: RIP The Boardwalk Casino Implosion Video |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 14:22:10 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Boardwalk Casino Implosion Video, posted by Peter Rosa on Tue Mar 13 14:17:21 2007. Oh wow, Barbary Coast is gone too! If you don't go yearly to Vegas, each time you go there it's unrecognizable. I go about once every 2 or 3 years. I heard Bourbon St Casino also is closed, and slated for implosion.The Boardwalk is the first casino I have stayed at that is now gone. The Casino sort of sucked, but the hotel was less than half many of the others. You were right in the middle of everything, and in the tower, you had great views of the Strip. I have stayed at the Mirage, MGM Grand, Boardwalk, Monte Carlo, Mandalay Bay, and Luxor over the years. |
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Re: RIP The Boardwalk Casino Implosion Video |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 14:37:13 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Boardwalk Casino Implosion Video, posted by Peter Rosa on Tue Mar 13 14:17:21 2007. The Barbary Coast's neon is a fixture on the Strip, it will be hard to see it go....
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Re: RIP The Boardwalk Casino Implosion Video |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 14:42:57 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Boardwalk Casino Implosion Video, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 14:22:10 2007. I heard Bourbon St Casino also is closed, and slated for implosion.Scratch that....Bourbon St Casino is already imposed:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomspixels/sets/72057594064307966/ That's also a great amount of old neon gone....  Wow, it's been about 2 years....I better get back there, as I am behind on all these developments! |
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Re: Actually, it was the Stardust (was Re: RIP The Sands Casino) |
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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Tue Mar 13 15:00:23 2007, in response to Actually, it was the Stardust (was Re: RIP The Sands Casino), posted by Peter Rosa on Tue Mar 13 12:06:48 2007. say, whatever happened to the "Freedom Tower?"Now come on, you can do better than that. There's no comparison between the replacement of a casino with another casino and the replacement of a de facto government owned structure that was destroyed by a terrorist attack and a rebuilding process that essentially hobbled because of the public input that is absent from any private building construction. |
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Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video |
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Posted by BMT Guy on Tue Mar 13 16:43:03 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video, posted by Fred G on Tue Mar 13 13:51:18 2007. Completely nuts and over-the-top Vegas style....what a waste of good fireworks... |
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Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video |
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Posted by Fred G on Tue Mar 13 17:17:43 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video, posted by BMT Guy on Tue Mar 13 16:43:03 2007. Now now, waste is what Vegas is all about, lighting cigars with fi dollah bills and shit yo.your pal, Fred |
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Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video |
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Posted by American Pig on Tue Mar 13 17:19:41 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 13:16:16 2007. IMplosion? |
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Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video |
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Posted by Jersey Mike on Tue Mar 13 17:21:28 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video, posted by American Pig on Tue Mar 13 17:19:41 2007. But you said.... |
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Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 17:42:40 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video, posted by BMT Guy on Tue Mar 13 16:43:03 2007. That's the only way to do it Vegas style! That's what it's all about! Vegas is a city built on entertainment. |
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Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Mar 13 17:50:11 2007, in response to Re: RIP The Stardust Casino Implosion Video, posted by American Pig on Tue Mar 13 17:19:41 2007. I don't get it. Implosion. To demolish a building on itself. |
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