The Landmark existed for 34 years, 1961-1995, and during that time, sat empty and unused for a 3rd of its life. Make no mistake, the Landmark was a great idea. It just never had the support it needed to reach its potential. It resembles everything that is great about Las Vegas. Any grand idea can live here, if only here. Want to build Paris in the desert, sure; Recreate ancient Roman decadence, why not; put a casino in the sky, give it a shot. The sobering reality is it takes much more than a visionary idea to succeed in Vegas and there are many examples to prove that. Rather than lament it’s passing we should celebrate the fact that it had a chance. There are literally dozens of visionary projects planned for Las Vegas that never make it beyond the concept phase. Currently north strip is home to 3 of them in various stages of incompletion. Regardless of it’s inability to become a financial success, the Landmark was able to literally live up to it’s name, establish itself as one of the most memorable properties in the landscape of Las Vegas history.
PCP - 360 Vintage Vegas: The Great Consolidation of Las Vegas
E-353 Danke Schoen Guy
E-352: Daddy Issues
E-351: Made It Less
E-350 Would You Rather?
E-349: Admiral Law
PCP - 360 Vintage Vegas: Billy Wilkerson and the Flamingo (Remastered)
360 Legal Lounge E-14: Vital Vegas Anti-SLAPP
E-348: The Monte Carlo Situation
E-347: Empathy
PCP - 360 Vintage Vegas: Boyd Gaming
E-346: Stripper Mask
E-345 Sympotico
E-344: Comma Placement
E-343: Throat Punch
E-342 Beers Forthcoming
E-341: Frustration
E-340: Evolution of Vegas
E-339: Ouch
E-338: Itch That Scratch
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