360 Vegas

Mar 02 2025 500 ep. 56 mins 452
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Las Vegas News, Reviews and Vintage Vegas segments that look at the people, resorts and events in history that make Las Vegas the greatest city in the world.

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E-522: Zero Interest Social Club

Mar 02 2025 44 mins  
Random Vegas Wynn’s Le Jardin project planned for Atlantic City just before Mirage Resorts merged with MGM was referred to as a supped-up Mirage with an estimated $1.35 billion price tag TwitPic of the week I miss the days when Vegas marquee signage had to be constructed out of giant pieces of steel and crafted into works of art. There was time when marquees were as unique as

E-521: 360 Vegas Live

Feb 23 2025 81 mins  
Random Vegas March 19th, 1931, the state of Nevada re-legalized gambling in an attempt to recover from the great depression TwitPic of the week It’s 1988 and I’m currently in grade school while this marvelous display of Vegas existed. On the left we see the Desert Inn, all shinny after her exterior renovation. Just beyond that is the Sands and in the distance we see Caesars

E-520: Soda Stream Saga

Feb 16 2025 54 mins  
Random Vegas There are an average of 315 weddings per day in Vegas (@vegas_only) TwitPic of the week It’s a glorious sign that is given depth and size when you see people standing next to it, shared by @Vegas_Visual. The Mint sign, one of the all-time great neon signs in Las Vegas. It runs a close second of the Dune turret marquee as those most missed from the landscape. The Min

E-519: Hillbillies

Feb 09 2025 68 mins  
Random Vegas In 2024, it’s reported that at least 16 people experienced a malfunction while playing a slot machine nullifying a jackpot. As a result, it’s projected that $1.3 million was lost. TwitPic of the week Something about grass in the desert just seems lush, high end. Probably because it doesn’t exist in nature so rich people will it to survive in the desert climat

E-518: Random Sign Museum

Jan 26 2025 66 mins  
Random Vegas Before he designed Bellagio, Wynn had fully developed, different plans for the land formerly home to the Dunes.    Plans were to build a boutique hotel with intimate spaces, 2 hotel towers, one with 230 suites and two 7-story towers housing 461 rooms each  He even planned to leave room for two future towers to be built  Wynn believe if he pulled t

E-517: Blue Canister

Jan 19 2025 65 mins  
Random Vegas Despite using the motto “Est. 1952”, Atomic Liquors didn’t open until April 17th, 1954 (@summacorp) TwitPic of the week It’s one of the last super pylons in operation in Vegas and one of the best uses of neon ever. The Rio marquee is a gem that should be celebrated by all. Thankfully new ownership restored it and incorporated LED into the sign instead of repla

E-516: Experimental Holes

Jan 12 2025 69 mins  
Random Vegas While down compared to the record-shattering levels tied to last year's inaugural F1 race, monthly ADR this year saw the 2nd highest record for the month of November. (@MeltzVegas) TwitPic of the week It’s an iconic look at Caesars Palace, with the Sarno blocks lit up in teal shared by @LasVegasLocally. It’s at least 1989 because the Mirage is open. This aesthet

E-515: Hymen

Dec 29 2024 62 mins  
Random Vegas Although argon gas was used as often as neon, the lighting method assumed the name “neon” to refer to the light produced by either gas. (Spectacular – A History of Las Vegas Neon) TwitPic of the week It’s the heart of the strip that simultaneously has the best view in all of Vegas available to guests of the north facing strip at Cosmopolitan, shared by @Veg

E-514: Dunes Pool

Dec 22 2024 75 mins  
Random Vegas Downtown Las Vegas has 6 of the world’s largest. (Vegasexperience.com) World’s largest slot machine in Slotzillla (also the busiest and most successful urban zipline in the world) World’s largest keno board at 100 feet long outside of the D, World’s largest pint glass at Hennessey’s Tavern at 85 feet tall World’s largest working fire hydrant at 15 f

E-7 Mail Bag

Dec 14 2024 85 mins