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Another in Delaplaines series of Long Weekend Guides offering a personal view on the best things to do, places to eat, shops to visit and attractions to focus on during a Long Weekend in the place where everything stays, Las Vegas, certainly one of the unique cities of the world. Whether you love it or hate it, Vegas also provokes a strong reaction either way.
Had a super experience in Las Vegas thanks to the Delaplaine Guide. We came to gamble, yes, but we found unusual things to do in the Attractions section we hadnt even thought about. Vlad K., Moscow
Perfect descriptions of the exploding restaurant scene. -Cynthia T., Sumter, S.C.
I find the Delaplaine guides perfect when I travel. No fluff. Just basic information that cuts to the chase. And when he doesnt like something, he says so bluntly. Carolyn M., Dayton
You'll save a lot of time using this concise guide.
=LODGINGS (in several parts of town) variously priced
=FINE & BUDGET RESTAURANTS, more than enough listings to give you a sense of the variety to be found.
=PRINCIPAL ATTRACTIONS don't waste your precious time on the lesser ones. We've done all the work for you.
=SHOPPING a handful of interesting selections
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LAS VEGAS
The Delaplaine
2020
Long Weekend
Guide
Andrew Delaplaine
Copyright by Gramercy Park Press - All rights reserved.
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FIRST THINGS FIRST
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I f youve never been to Vegas before, youre in for a treat. One thing I can guarantee you is that you will not leave Vegas without strong feelings about itone way or the other.
I know people who absolutely love it, people who travel here once a month to get their gambling fix. Even when they could go to any number of other places to gamble, they choose Vegas. It has an allure that is beyond comprehension. When you get here, youll understand what I mean. These people are just nuts about Vegas, cant get enough.
On the other hand, I know people who cant stand the place, people who say it represents all the vulgarity extant in American life, all rolled up into one town in the middle of an inhospitable desert in what used to be the wilds of southern Nevada. Once upon a time, it was every mans description of a true No Mans Land. Go figure. Just shows what happens when you mix the Mafia with a little bit of water. (OK, a lot of water!)
I remember when George W. Bush was decrying al Qaeda after the 9/11 attacks. One of his favorite mantras was: Theyre trying to destroy our way of life. A friend of mine who had just returned from Vegas (and loathed every minute of the experience), turned to me and said, Well, if they can take out Vegas, maybe that wouldnt be such a bad thing. Eek!
One thing about Vegas: there are no halfhearted responses to this town.
Even if you arent a gambler, hate flashy shows and dont even drink: you owe it to yourself to visit this place. See what the Tawdry Girl is all about. Find out what all the ruckus is about.
Vegas is one of the most unique towns not just in America, but the world, and you have to see it to believe it.
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M aybe youve seen the movie Bugsy starring Warren Beatty. Then again, maybe you havent. Its well worth it just to get an idea of what this dump looked like in the 40s when he stumbled upon it. They really did recreate the vast emptiness of the town. And you can understand why all the East Coast mobsters thought he was nuts to want to go out to Nevada and build a casino in a desert.
That was in the mid-1940s when Bugsy opened the famous Flamingo. One thing you can say about him: he was right.
Still, gambling got there before Bugsy (or he wouldnt have shown up to begin with). Legislation was passed in 1931 to permit gambling. The population had been scant (like ZERO) before 1928, but the place became a little boomtown after workers started pouring in to build the nearby Hoover Dam in 1928. So as soon as the guys building the dam got their paychecks, small casinos opened to relieve them of their earnings. (And you think its hard to beat the house today?)
Well, the rest is history. The Mob moved in and made millions by giving the customer what he wanted.
Big hotel conglomerates have moved in and largely squeezed out the old Mafia crowd that really got Vegas started and stabilized and generated so much of Vegas history, but there are still some organized crime connections in the town (according to rumor).
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L as Vegas couldnt be a simpler town to navigate. Its laid out like the smallest towns in America.
The Main Street runs north to south. All streets with numbers similarly run north-to-south.
The Strip, that world-famous highway to hell (or heaven, depending on your view) is also called Las Vegas Boulevard South. It starts just south of Downtown. Here is where youll find the big casino hotels ranged along the road, lined up like the Sirens ready to seduce Odysseus onto the deadly rocks of Fate. (Well, maybe not that dramatic. All they want is your money.)
Finding something in Vegas is quite easy. Everything is on The Strip, or its off The Strip, or its downtown.
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