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Random Vegas
The original trains used on the Las Vegas Monorail were from Walt Disney World. When they debuted, they simply connected Bally’s to MGM Grand. (@LasVegasLocally)
TwitPic of the week
The Queen of the Strip, as she was known, basking in the morning glow of a sunrise shared by @_GrandpaD. The Stardust Super Pylon marquee was remarkable for so many reasons. The font, the shower of stars and how the pylons were designed to disappear at night. They were planted blue to do the same thing during the day but that only worked when there was a blue sky behind it…which is like 200+ days of the year. If you look close this picture also captures the Silver Slipper, Fronter and in the distance, the Mirage.
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Random Vegas
It cost the Harris/Walz campaign $900,000 to advertise on the sphere for a week (@_GrandPaD)
TwitPic of the week
Black and white photography is simply beautiful and inspires thought. This week’s winner by @Vegas_Visual shows off the Dunes in all her glory including the turret...
Published 11/24/24
Random Vegas
There is a scene in the 1979 movie Melvin & Howard that shows someone driving down the strip, past Flamingo and headed south. If you look close, when they get to the MGM marquee, Universal Pictures, the production company behind the film, covered up their rival MGM’s name from...
Published 11/17/24
Random Vegas
The original monorail was only a joint venture between MGM Grand and Bally’s. It opened in June of 1995. In the early 2000 it expanded to become the Las Vegas Monorail (vintagelasvegas.com)
TwitPic of the week
It isn’t anything historic except that it was the first incarnation...
Published 11/10/24