LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Las Vegas: Las Vegas Strip
built 136 days ago
The Las Vegas Strip has always been the primary engine of economic growth for Southern Nevada. Incredibly, the largest expansion in the history of Las Vegas Boulevard is just now commencing. Between 2008 and 2012, upwards of $40 billion in new hotel-resort development has been committed to construction.
Source:
Continuing the recent building spree in downtown Las Vegas, the next mega-development is rising into the Vegas skyline on the Strip between the Monte Carlo and the Bellagio. Dubbed Project CityCenter, the development includes a casino, hotel, condominiums, and retail space. Once completed this mammoth project will employ over 12,000 people. Roughly the size of New York's Rockefeller Center, SoHo and Times Square combined, the price tag of $7 billion makes the project the most expensive private construction job ever attempted.
Source:
With the Strip expansion in the 1990s, the downtown area (which has maintained an old Las Vegas feel) began to suffer. The city made a concise effort to turn around the fortunes of downtown. The Fremont Street Experience (FSE) was built in an effort to draw tourists back to the area and has proven to be popular in that regard. The multi-level Neonopolis, complete with 11 theaters (managed by Galaxy Theaters, Inc.), was built to offer more retail opportunity and services. Many highrise condo projects have ... been underway as downtown is transforming into a livable neighborhood. Other promising signs emerged for the area.
Source:
Rising from the ashes of the bulldozed Sands Hotel, the Venetian Casino Resort (owned by Las Vegas Sands) brings a touch of Venice to the Las Vegas Strip. Replete with gondoliers and a replica of the Rialto Bridge, the Venetian offers a 120,000-sq.-ft. casino and a 4,000-suite hotel, as well as a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex. Las Vegas Sands ... operates the Congress Center conference facility that links the casino to the nearby Sands Expo Center trade show and convention center. In addition, the firm operates The Sands Macao casino in China, and it is building The Palazzo Casino next door to the Venetian. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson and trusts for his family own some 69% of the firm.
Source:
With over 3,000 expansive suites, luxury shopping and world-class dining and entertainment, the $1.9 billion, 50-story Palazzo Las Vegas literally takes luxury to new heights. Highlighted by a flagship, 85,000-square-foot Barneys New York, The Shoppes at The Palazzo features more than 60 luxury boutiques. In addition, 20 remarkable stores and luxury brands made their Las Vegas debuts at The Palazzo, including Chloe, Tory Burch, Christian Louboutin, Diane Von Furstenberg, Van Cleef & Arpels, Catherine Malandrino, Anya Hindmarch, and Michael Kors. Additionally, The Palazzo offers a variety of cuisines from a collection of award-winning chefs such as CarneVino by Mario Batali, CUT by Wolfgang Puck, Table 10 by Emeril Lagasse and Restaurant Charlie by Charlie Trotter. Other one-of-kind offerings include, Tony Award winning Broadway musical, JERSEY BOYS, the world's largest Canyon Ranch SpaClub, Jay-Z's signature 40/40 Club and the Strip's first Lamborghini dealership.
Providing a striking visual on the Las Vegas Strip, the 30-story Luxor Resort & Casino is an architectural wonder boasting the world's largest atrium, measuring 29 million cubic feet. This 4,405-room resort features a wide variety of entertainment, award-winning restaurants and state-of-the-art gaming. Luxor offers the provocative adult revue, FANTASY, and the hilarious comedy of Carrot Top. The property ... includes 20,000 square feet of convention space, a spa and wedding chapel and is connected to Mandalay Bay through Mandalay Place – a collection of 41 unique boutiques and restaurants. Luxor is a wholly owned subsidiary of MGM MIRAGE™. For more information and reservations, visit the web site at www.luxor.com, or call toll free at (800) 288-1000.
Source:
MORE ABOUT
Las Vegas Strip