Hi Everyone,

I am alive and well and buried.



Thanks to all concerned who wrote wondering what happened.

Once all the dust clears, I will commence with the site and the updates.

Look for a rebirth of VegasTaT in early November.








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Will the seventh proposed location for a giant observation wheel be
lucky seven? Maybe. As most of you already know, there have been six
failed locations for a giant wheel in Las Vegas. These are from two
wheel-dealers, Voyager and The
Great Wheel Corp. Voyager's concepts all have a large structure
encasing the hub. This structure houses nightclubs and restaurants. 
The Great Wheel Corp's designs have simple hub designs. So, based on
the rendering, it looks like Harrah's is working with The Great Wheel
Corp on this project.

The project calls for the abandonment of
the access road the separates the Flamingo and O'Sheas.  That street
will become an outdoor promenade lined with multi-storied clubs and
restaurants which lead to the wheel at the end (near the monorail
crossing).  This causes another issue; pedestrians won't be able to see
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Here are some new photos of the backside of CityCenter. including a closer look at the Canoe (um) Art (I really don't like it). The Harmon interchange is looking near completion and Veers pool deck is shaping up.

Across town, the Hoover Dam bypass bridge's arch is almost complete.
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After putting out many personal fires, more popped up with friends and family (I'll spare you the details). Sorry you folks had to wait for updates. Thanks to the many of you who wrote (concerned about the site).

I will be posting updates tonight.


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Read the Sun article here
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A shot from the Hilton shows the massive size of "the wall"
Clicking on the photo will take you to the site where you can see the full-sized version.

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Here's a shot of the Golden Nugget from 5/31/09 by Joel Rosales (taken from the site of the Smith Center durring the groundbreaking).
They did s pretty good job of painting the ugly old tower to resemble the ugly new tower.
The swoop and new logo give it a real late 90's look. Hey, it's too early for the 90's to be retro, lol.
Clicking on the image will take you to the site where you can see a larger version.
Thoughts?

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I created a new "Growth Since 2003" graphic. I'm sure I missed something and you guys will be the acid-test.
click on the image to see the full-sized version.

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The RJ is reporting that the Trop's new owners plan to spend at least $100 million to revamp the ol' girl with a south Beach Miami theme. If done right, the Trop could turn out to be a pretty cool place.

Read the atricle here
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I added a new photo of planet-Ho Tower(s). 



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The Smith Center for the Performing Arts breaks ground and will be the centerpiece for Union Park (which was renamed Symphony park last week). This is a refreshing event in the wake of so many projects being stalled or canceled due to the current economic climate . 

Read the RJ article here
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I've added a new photo of the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge. The arch is more the 75% complete.
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From where was this photo taken and what is the construction in the background?


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In the Fontainebleau photo below (sent in by Greg Clarke a few days ago), there are a few things worthy of pointing out.
Being a (self appointed) conceptual architect, I love pointing out things that bug me, like:

We all know from watching Wynn and Trump build their glass meccas, dirty glass during construction often creates illusions which appear to be discolorations and irregularities. These are all cured after the first bath. some of these can be seen in the photo and are not part of my pet observances.  

Arrows 1: Pick a size and go with it. Cladding the taller ceiling-height of the upper floors could have been handled cleaner with taller glass panels instead of taking the cost cutting route of inserting smaller pieces to take up the space. So, in lieu of using the same colored glass, they choose to make it look more like a design choice ...<< MORE >>

As I type this, a hotel building of the Moulin Rouge is ablaze in a 4 alarm fire.
Luckily, the famed sign was saved last week and sits safely in the Neon Boneyard.

Read the LVSun story here
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Posted new photos of Fontainebleau and Planet Hollywood tower(s)

See the Fontainebleau photos here

See the Planet Hollywood photos here





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I just posted many new photos Cosmopolitan

go see them here



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Hey, the next time you guys are VegasTripping, be sure to take some construction photos with VegasTaT in mind and send them to comments@vegastat.com

Be sure to include your full name for the credits.


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The next chapter in cosmopolitangate includes espionage.

It seems that some x-executives of Starwood (not working with Hilton) stole the guarded documents and business plans that Starwood used to Develop their W Hotel brand. Hilton used these plans as a template for their new Denizen brand, which is now no hold ...<< MORE >>