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| Las Vegas hotels : A brief history |
| 12.06.04 (10:04 pm) [edit] |
Some Las Vegas hotels haven’t always been the way they are today. The dynamic, creative energy of the place often gives history a makeover, replacing old hotels and resorts with new ones, and changing the face of Las Vegas Hotels. As they saw in show-business, the show must go on!
La Rue's Restaurant was bought by Texas gambler and oilman Jake Freedman, and his partners Jack Entratter, and Carl Cohen. The trio had originally wanted to build a resort of their own, but since they didn’t get a building permit, they did the next best thing. That was how one of the most prestigious Las Vegas Hotels, the Sands, opened on December 15, 1952. In 1967 Howard Hughes bought The Sands. Under his ownership, the Sands earned the sobriquet “Queen of the Strip." In 1981, The Pratt Corporation took over the Sands, as the Summa Corporation had to sell it on account of the Hughes estate being too widespread. In 1983, when the Pratt Corporation found itself in financial difficulties, Summa repossessed the property. Kirk Kerkorian purchased the Sands in 1988, and renamed it MGM Sands. Though the Sands was meant to be restored to its former glory, it kept failing; until finally it was shut down on November 26, 1996
But The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino took its place, as the first all-suites hotel on the Strip. The romance, old-world charm and festival-like atmosphere of the charming canal town of Venice in Italy were captured with striking statuaries, hand-painted frescoes, and recreated historic Venetian landmarks and palaces. In the summer of 1999, a special version of London’s Madame Tussaud's Waxworks Museum opened at the Venetian. Madame Tussaud's Celebrity Encounter has five theme environments with over 100 specially crafted wax figures of some of the most popular film, television, music and sports celebrities, as well as legendary Las Vegas icons. This is just one of the many stories of how Las Vegas Hotels have thrived over the years, cutting its losses and creating new success stories, by the simply expedient of replacing one icon with another. Check out Las Vegas Hotels website helps you to plan and book your vacation at any hotel/resort of your choice at Las Vegas.
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