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LeavingLV.net A GREAT video covering the Sands implosion, 13 years ago this morning.
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The implosion of the Sands Hotel/Casino in Nov. 26, 1996, was a big deal in Vegas, more so than the previous implosions of he Dunes and the Landmark. Here is some as-it-happened Las Vegas TV news coverage of the implosion of the Sands. This is part 3 of 4.
LeavingLV.net An archived article from the Las Vegas Sun about the Sands written the day of the implosion, 13 years ago today.
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Billed as "A Place in the Sun" when it opened on Dec. 15, 1952, the Sands served as a performing venue and playground for the famed members of the "Rat Pack" -- Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop.
LeavingLV.net had a fun day observing the history of Hoover Damn while VT&T observed the future bypass bridge!
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LeavingLV.net What a GREAT turn out for the opening of the Candlelight Wedding Chapel!
LeavingLV.net Two years ago today.
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The implosion of The New Frontier's Atrium Tower. 11-13-07 2:30 a.m. http://www.leavinglv.net for more information.
LeavingLV.net After 52 years and many additions, the Tropicana will lose some of its original buildings in the planned remodel of the pools/gardens.
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The 1966 Candlelight Wedding Chapel, formerly located just north of the Riviera Hotel on Las Vegas Boulevard, will re-open with a free gala celebration at the Clark County Museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway in Henderson, on Saturday, Nov. ...
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On Thursday, November 5th, "Untold Stories" will take a look at Howard Hughes.
The enigmatic millionaire is best known
for his buying spree of Las Vegas hotels in the mid-1960s. We will
take a look at Hughes not only in that era but an earlier era, when he
used to visit Las Vegas, hang out with locals and drop by the show...rooms
and casinos of the day.
Panelists include:
Geoff Schumacher, author of "Howard Hughes: Power, Paranoia and Palace Intrigue"
Paul Winn, who worked for Hughes and later Summa Corp.
Robert McCaffrey, who knew Hughes in his aviation days
