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The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about 4.2 mi (6.8 km) long, [1] and is immediately south of the Las Vegas city limits in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester, but is often referred to simply as "Las Vegas".
English: An aerial view of Interstate 15 in the Las Vegas Area. Portions of Las Vegas Boulevard, also known as the Las Vegas Strip, are on the right of the image. The large pot near the center of the image is the location of the under-construction new stadium for the NFL's Raiders, who plan to move to Las Vegas in 2019.
It will be the end of an era on the Las Vegas strip when the Mirage closes its doors for good on July 17 — with plans to reopen as Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Guitar Hotel Las Vegas in spring 2027.
The Desert Inn, also known as the D.I., was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, which operated from April 24, 1950, to August 28, 2000.Designed by architect Hugh Taylor and interior design by Jac Lessman, it was the fifth resort to open on the Strip, the first four being El Rancho Vegas, The New Frontier, Flamingo, and the El Rancho (then known as the Thunderbird).
In 1961, the Carolls purchased 22 acres (8.9 ha) of land at the northwest corner of Convention Center Drive and Paradise Road in Winchester, Nevada, [17] approximately half a mile east of the Las Vegas Strip and across from the Las Vegas Convention Center. [18] [19] Aside from a gas station, the property was vacant. [15]
The $6 million Hacienda had 266 rooms and the largest swimming pool on the Las Vegas Strip. [19] Like the other Hacienda hotels, the Las Vegas property featured a roadsign neon sign that depicted a cowboy riding a palomino horse. [20] It was designed by YESCO and was among the company's most popular signs. [21]
The Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, and its instantly recognizable volcano, is soon shutting down after more than three decades in business.. The 3,000-room resort will cease ...