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The Strip
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Author : Stefan Al
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2017-03-03
The Strip written by Stefan Al and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-03 with Architecture categories.
The transformations of the Strip—from the fake Wild West to neon signs twenty stories high to “starchitecture”—and how they mirror America itself. The Las Vegas Strip has impersonated the Wild West, with saloon doors and wagon wheels; it has decked itself out in midcentury modern sleekness. It has illuminated itself with twenty-story-high neon signs, then junked them. After that came Disney-like theme parks featuring castles and pirates, followed by replicas of Venetian canals, New York skyscrapers, and the Eiffel Tower. (It might be noted that forty-two million people visited Las Vegas in 2015—ten million more than visited the real Paris.) More recently, the Strip decided to get classy, with casinos designed by famous architects and zillion-dollar collections of art. Las Vegas became the “implosion capital of the world” as developers, driven by competition, got rid of the old to make way for the new—offering a non-metaphorical definition of “creative destruction.” In The Strip, Stefan Al examines the many transformations of the Las Vegas Strip, arguing that they mirror transformations in America itself. The Strip is not, as popularly supposed, a display of architectural freaks but representative of architectural trends and a record of social, cultural, and economic change. Al tells two parallel stories. He describes the feverish competition of Las Vegas developers to build the snazziest, most tourist-grabbing casinos and resorts—with a cast of characters including the mobster Bugsy Siegel, the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, and the would-be political kingmaker Sheldon Adelson. And he views the Strip in a larger social context, showing that it has not only reflected trends but also magnified them and sometimes even initiated them. Generously illustrated with stunning color images throughout, The Strip traces the many metamorphoses of a city that offers a vivid projection of the American dream.
Stripping Las Vegas
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Author : Karin Jaschke
language : en
Publisher: Verl.d. Bauhaus-Universität
Release Date : 2003
Stripping Las Vegas written by Karin Jaschke and has been published by Verl.d. Bauhaus-Universität this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Architects categories.
Suburban Xanadu
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Author : David G. Schwartz
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2003
Suburban Xanadu written by David G. Schwartz and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Casinos categories.
Institution. Remarkably detailed and entertaining, Suburban Xanadu tells us a great deal about popular leisure in America, and why the suburban ideal has become so dominant in our social life. Book jacket.
Las Vegas Strip
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Author : Morris Renek
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Las Vegas Strip written by Morris Renek and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Casinos categories.
The Everything Family Travel Guide To Las Vegas
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Author : Jason Rich
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2005-08-01
The Everything Family Travel Guide To Las Vegas written by Jason Rich and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-01 with Travel categories.
Get ready to plan the family adventure of a lifetime! With more than 35 million people flocking to Las Vegas last year, the city is a hot spot for the traveling family. And with The Everything Family Guide to Las Vegas, you have all you need to plan a trip that will keep everyone happy-even you! The Everything Family Guide to Las Vegas has it all, including an age-appropriate rating system for shows and entertainment. Whether you're traveling with your scrupulous parents, rambunctious kids, or night-owl teens, this guide has what you need to keep them all smiling. Navigate the Las Vegas Strip like an expert with: Comprehensive information on each casino and resort property Tips on finding the best deals online Complete chapters on the top twelve family-friendly hotels and resorts Listings of family-oriented attractions and shows Safe places to leave the kids for the adults' night out Photographs of resorts, shows, and attractions Electrifying adventure ideas off the beaten trail Give your family a vacation they'll never forget-Vegas style!
Las Vegas
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Author : Dirk Vanderwilt
language : en
Publisher: Channel Lake, Inc.
Release Date : 2007-10-23
Las Vegas written by Dirk Vanderwilt and has been published by Channel Lake, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-23 with Las Vegas (Nev.) categories.
Las Vegas is in many ways the ultimate vacation destination, and it is much more than just casinos! From live shows to restaurants and luxury resorts, Las Vegas is on a perpetual quest to become bigger and better than ever before. With this book as a guide, anyone can explore the very best that this unforgettable city has to offer.
Strip Cultures
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Author : The Project on Vegas
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2015-09-07
Strip Cultures written by The Project on Vegas and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-07 with Social Science categories.
On the Las Vegas Strip, blockbuster casinos burst out of the desert, billboards promise "hot babes," actual hot babes proffer complimentary drinks, and a million happy slot machines ring day and night. It’s loud and excessive, but, as the Project on Vegas demonstrates, the Strip is not a world apart. Combining written critique with more than one hundred photographs by Karen Klugman, Strip Cultures examines the politics of food and water, art and spectacle, entertainment and branding, body and sensory experience. In confronting the ordinary on America’s most famous four-mile stretch of pavement, the authors reveal how the Strip concentrates and magnifies the basic truths and practices of American culture where consumerism is the stuff of life, digital surveillance annuls the right to privacy, and nature—all but destroyed—is refashioned as an element of decor.
Las Vegas The Grand
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Author : Mike Carpenter
language : en
Publisher: Mike Carpenter
Release Date :
Las Vegas The Grand written by Mike Carpenter and has been published by Mike Carpenter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Travel categories.
Explore the storied history of the Las Vegas Strip with this engrossing book. Learn about iconic resorts, attractions, and historic moments that have shaped the city over time. Follow the changes in architecture and entertainment options that made Las Vegas what it is today. This book is an essential guide for those seeking to uncover how one dusty expanse of dirt became the gambling mecca of the world, boasting some of the most famous and largest casinos and hotels anywhere, which attract more than 40 million visitors a year. Witness firsthand developers' perspectives on creating stunning properties like the Mirage, Bellagio, Venetian, Caesars Palace, MGM Grand, Circus Circus, and many more. Get an inside look at what it took to make Las Vegas into the international destination it is today!
The Real Las Vegas
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Author : David Littlejohn
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1999-10-28
The Real Las Vegas written by David Littlejohn and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-10-28 with Travel categories.
What images come to mind when you think of Las Vegas? Mobsters and showgirls, magicians and tigers, multimillion-dollar poker games and prizefights; towering signboards that light up the night in front of ever more spectacular casino hotels. But real people live here, too--over a million today, two million tomorrow. Greater Las Vegas has long been the fastest growing metropolitan area in America. And almost every aspect of its citizens' lives is influenced by the almighty power of the gambling industry. A team of fifteen reporters led by David Littlejohn, together with prize winning photo-journalist Eric Gran, studied the "real" Las Vegas--the city beyond the Strip and Downtown--for the better part of a year. They talked to teenagers (whose suicide and dropout rates frighten parents), senior citizens (many of whom spend their days playing bingo and the slots), Mexican immigrants (who build the new houses and clean the hotels), homeless people and angry blacks, as well as local police, active Christians, city officials, and prostitutes. They looked into the local churches, the powerful labor unions, pawn shops, the real estate boom, defiant ranchers to the north, and dire predictions that the city is about to run out of water. Proud Las Vegans claim that theirs is just a friendly southwestern boomtown--"the finest community I have ever lived in," says Bishop Daniel Walsh, who comes from San Francisco. But their picture of Las Vegas as a vibrant, civic-minded metropolis conflicts with evidence of transiency, rootlessness, political impotence, and social dysfunction. In this close-up investigation of the real lives being led in America's most tourist-jammed, gambling-driven city, readers will discover a Las Vegas very different from the one they may have seen or imagined.
Reno Las Vegas And The Strip
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Author : Eugene P. Moehring
language : en
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Release Date : 2014-09-15
Reno Las Vegas And The Strip written by Eugene P. Moehring and has been published by University of Nevada Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-15 with Social Science categories.
Eugene P. Moehring analyzes the development of Reno and Las Vegas since 1945 with special emphasis on the years after 1970. Major factors that shaped the development of both cities were the growth of corporate gaming and megaresorts and increased personal leisure and affluence. Moehring provides an engaging, informative, and readable history of the divergent paths that Reno and Las Vegas took over the past forty years. Reno, the nation’s gambling mecca in the 1950s, led the way, developing the successful tourist economy that Las Vegas later embraced. Through the 1970s the two cities resembled each other greatly, but Las Vegas grew to achieve global significance, while Reno slowly declined, searching for new industries to power its future. Moehring shows that the development of the Las Vegas Strip was crucial to southern Nevada’s success. The casinos, hotels, and entertainments of the Strip, and the workers they supported, formed a new urban center ringed by offices, residences, shopping, and a major university. In effect, it became a third metropolis, governed by county commissioners, larger than Reno and Las Vegas combined. Moehring brings the story of the three cities to the present day, examining lessons learned from the Great Recession and the efforts under way in all three metropolises to diversify their economies. Moehring makes an important contribution with the only current study of Nevada’s cities, focusing on urban development issues rather than social history or the gaming industry. As the service economy continues to grow, not only in Nevada but throughout the United States, Moehring’s work has many implications for urban studies and particularly the study of urban development in other metropolitan areas.