VegasTodayAndTomorrow Updates and News Blog

Alive and Well

Mark Adams — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:41:00 GMT

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.

Thanks for being patient,

Mark

Harrah's Giant Wheel - Lucky Seven?

Mark Adams — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:29:00 GMT

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 the wheel from many vantage points with all the tall strip-close buildings in the way.

All of this is pending financing which is pretty much a joke right now.

As you can see in the rendering (below):

O'Sheas gets a face lift (I hope they spruce it up inside too)
The big-box building in front of Imperial Palace gets to be a billboard (that building houses IP's sports book, and the world's worst buffet - yuk).
Structures are added to the Flamingo side of the promenade.
Structures are removed from the IP side of the promenade.
People are crossing Las Vegas Blvd as speed-blurry cars whiz by.

So, if they implode the parking structure, and what we're seeing is a new building, where will 2/3 of Flamingo's customers park?
How do you all feel about the de-theming of IP's frontage?

read more about giant wheels here

New Construction Photos

Mark Adams — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:35:00 GMT

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 Vdara's pool deck is shaping up.

Across town, the Hoover Dam bypass bridge's arch is almost complete.

I'm back

Mark Adams — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:51:00 GMT

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.

Fontainebleau may be OK

Mark Adams — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:57:00 GMT

Read the Sun article here

Fontainbleau Photo Update

Mark Adams — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:36:00 GMT

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.

New Photo of Golden Nugget

Mark Adams — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:27:00 GMT

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?

New "Growth Since 2003" Graphic

Mark Adams — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:17:00 GMT

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.

Fontainebleau Files for Chapter 11

Mark Adams — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:25:00 GMT

Fontainebleau files for Chapter 11

Tropicana's New Owners Have Plans

Mark Adams — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:15:00 GMT

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