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Las Vegas Center Strip - June 2007

Anyone visiting Las Vegas for the first time must stay on The Strip to get a feel of what Sin City is all about! I decided to take a walk from Flamingo Road down to Tropicana Avenue and back along Las Vegas Boulevard. It was a warm day, but not as hot as in previous summer visits.

These photos were taken on Thursday, June 7th, 2007.

Caesars Palace
Opened in 1966 with just 680 rooms, Caesars Palace has since expanded...

View of The Strip north from Flamingo
Looking north, you can see both the Caesars Palace and The Mirage...

Entrance to the Flamingo
The Flamingo Las Vegas has quite a colorful history since it opened on...

The North Tower of Bally's
At the time when it opened on December 5th, 1973 the MGM Grand Hotel...

View of the Eiffel Tower from the base
Standing 540 feet (164.6 meters) above Las Vegas Boulevard, the Eiffel...

Montgolfier Balloon shaped Paris sign
The sign for the Paris Hotel & Casino is in the shape of a balloon...

Arc de Triomphe - Las Vegas style!
Located just outside the main entrance to the Paris Hotel &...

Trying to get on the overly packed Deuce
The Deuce is a double decker bus that can hold ninety-seven (97) people and...

The Bellagio
Built on the site of the former Dunes Hotel, the Bellagio opened on October...

Construction of CityCenter
At a staggering cost of over $9.2 billion, when this 76 acre (31 hectare)...

New York-New York Hotel and Casino
Known as "The Greatest City in Las Vegas," New York-New York...

MGM Grand Lion and sign
When the MGM Grand first opened on December 18, 1993, the main...

The Lion at the MGM Grand
According to the plaque: MGM Grand Lion Largest Bronze Sculpture in...

Statue of Liberty - Las Vegas
Located in front of the New York-New York Hotel & Casino, a half-sized...

Looking north from Tropicana Avenue
The huge New York-New York sign blocks most of the view, but you can...

The Tropicana: next to implode?
The home of the Folies Bergere opened on April 4th, 1957, and the Tropicana...

article published 08/19/2007

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