Town Center

27Nov07

The Town Center mall recently opened on the South Strip next to Fry’s Electronics, here’s some pics.

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Richard Serfas and The District

06Nov07

Green Valley Ranch, originally uploaded by Casino Connection. Richard Serfas of American Nevada Company talked about the challenges of building a mixed use development in the Las Vegas Valley and how it might influence future planning. Can The District do more good than bad as an example of urban planning? Is it better than standard [...]

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Luxor to Start Walking Normal

01Nov07

Luxor Hotel and Janet’s Las Vegas, originally uploaded by Bryan Correira. As opposed to like an Egyptian. Old news but still pretty interesting. The second and third levels of the Luxor have been pretty much abandoned anyways. The new theme will be generic luxury/modern contemporary/chic elegance/nouveau riche/avant garde. Neat. The Luxor’s New Threads [Las Vegas [...]

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The Las Vegas Rock Garden

01Nov07

Front yard landscape before sewer trenching, originally uploaded by Vegas Swallows. The first thing many people notice when moving in to the valley is our distinctive rocky front and back yards. The Xeriscape concept, however, does not call for simply laying down a truck load of rocks around your property. Xeriscaping refers to landscaping in [...]

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