AHHH.......Las Vegas:

  • Spanish traders en route to Los Angeles along the Spanish Trail in the early 1700s sought a route that would pass through the then unexplored Las Vegas Valley. At the time, the Spaniards referred to the route through the Valley as "jornado de muerta," journey of death. 

  • 1855, Brigham Young assigned 30 Mormon missionaries to build a fort in the Las Vegas Valley. The fort constituted the first non-Indian settlement in the region. 

  • Las Vegas was founded as a city on May 15, 1905

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 The following pictures are taken inside the Venetian. Above is a woman serenading the tourists		 gondola.jpg (103711 bytes)
 Speaking of Serenading! The Venetian is an exact replica of Venice without the smell and bird droppings!		 02260023.JPG (79838 bytes)
 This is a living statue, if you look close you can see the tips that are left him.
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 Someone on their ride, being serenaded.		 02270001.JPG (100504 bytes)
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 Here you can see the outside gondolas
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 We did not see Wayne Newton, but look who we ran into		 02270005.JPG (92551 bytes)
  This is the bathroom, to the right is a shower, tub, in front, 2 sinks, toilet to the left and an dressing vanity.
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 Our room was pretty amazing. Here is a view from the sunken living room.		 02270008.JPG (87172 bytes)
 Now from the bedroom area
  • On March 19, 1931 gambling was legalized in the State of Nevada. One month later, the City issued six gambling licenses.
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 This is New York, New York. When you enlarge this picture, notice all the tee shirts surrounding the water. You can tell that is was all spontaneous.
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 The tee shirts were not only from all over the US, but the world. We saw shirts from Britain, New Zealand, Australia......		 02280002.JPG (73494 bytes)
 We saw Blue Man Group. It was the most creative show I have ever seen. Joe and I highly recommend it.		 02280003.JPG (108150 bytes)
 This was taken up the Eiffel Tower, in the Paris hotel. It is an exact replica, on a 50% scale. 
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 Isn't it gorgeous? 

  • During the 1960s, a phenomenon lead by Howard Hughes, occurred in Las Vegas. Corporations were building and/or buying hotel/casino properties. Gambling had become "gaming" and was starting the transition into legitimate business.

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 This is the "water dance" that plays at the Bellagio hotel every 15 minutes. They have an array of different songs that are done.		 02280011.JPG (74407 bytes)
 Moving along, back to Phoenix, we go past Lake Meade again.
  • The latest population prediction in the Las Vegas Valley is 2 million people by 2005.
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Back across the Hoover dam. (After passing through security)		 02280025.JPG (59957 bytes)
One last sunset		 02280028.JPG (52235 bytes)
and of course a cactus.
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We are on are way home(for some rest)

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