The Las Vegas Strip

Welcome to the central corridor of the Las Vegas Strip, a highly contested stretch of real estate that serves as a living museum of American architectural and sociological trends. While the original gambling epicenter of this…

As we walk northward, we approach the Mirage, a property that fundamentally altered the trajectory of Las Vegas when it opened in the late nineteen eighties. Before the Mirage, casinos were largely unadorned boxes designed…

Moving further along the boulevard, the physical toll of navigating the Las Vegas Strip becomes readily apparent. While the distance from one resort to the next may appear deceptively short, the reality of traversing this space…

As we pass through the central section of the Strip, it is imperative to discuss the radical transformation of the Las Vegas culinary scene. Historically, this city was famous for cheap, loss leader food, ninety nine cent shrimp…

Approaching the newer developments on the northern half of the Strip, we encounter the shifting, often contradictory attitude Las Vegas holds toward the family demographic. The moniker of Sin City implies an exclusively adult…

While traversing the expansive lobbies of these northern resorts, you will inevitably encounter numerous tour desks and kiosks advertising excursions beyond the neon glow. It is crucial to address the geographical relationship…

Our journey brings us toward the northern terminus of the Las Vegas Strip, dominated by the unmistakable silhouette of the Stratosphere tower. As the pedestrian density begins to thin and the spaces between the mega resorts grow…

As our extensive walking tour of the Las Vegas Strip concludes, we find ourselves at the conceptual edge of the mirage. We have traversed a four mile gauntlet of unparalleled architectural ambition, sociological engineering, and…