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Daily Neon: Las Vegas at Night

January 18, 2013
Las Vegas at Night

Las Vegas at Night

This photo was taken from the top of the SOHO Lofts looking south down the Las Vegas Strip. The large tower is the Stratosphere and it is the tallest structure in Las Vegas.

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Pinball Hall of Fame Museum

July 16, 2011

Here is another Las Vegas secret, it has the largest collection of pinball machines in the world.  The Pinball Hall of Fame Museum is located in a whitewashed nondescript-looking building on Tropicana Blvd. (a mile and half off the Las Vegas Strip). The black and white vinyl sign on the plain building is the only evidence that this place exists. Upon entering the darkened museum, after your eyes have adjusted from the bright light outside, you come upon row after row of vintage pinball machines from the 1940’s to the present.

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Outside of the Pinball Hall of Fame, it looks like a thrift store.

These pinball machines aren’t just for looking at you can actually play each and every one of them. There are the old mechanical types, the ones with the analog numbers that rotate behind the glass as you score goes up to the modern day multi-ball, multi-layer digital ones you can find from time to time.  This place does not charge any admission fee, and most machines cost only a quarter, yes, I said 25 cents!  The old bill changers from the hotels have been rescued and given a new life dispensing quarters not tokens.

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Rows and rows of vintage pinball machines from the 40's-80's

This place will take you on a memory road trip from games of the past.  I remember back in the 70’s the old MGM Grand Hotel (currently Bally’s) used to have a great arcade in the shopping retail area, before the fire. They had quite a collection of pinball machines like Dozer and Home Run, which are now located at the pinball museum. I even found the games that were my favorites from my local neighborhood arcade and stores like the Black Knight, Night Rider and other non-pinball classics like, Tron, Astroids, Defender, Space Invaders and Missile Command. All of these are present and accounted for at the pinball museum.

This is a hi-res 360° Virtual Tour of the Pinball Hame of Fame Museum.

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The games belong to one club member, Tim Arnold, and the pinball machines date from the 1950s up to 1990s. Since it is a non-profit museum, older games from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s are the most prevalent, as this was the ‘heyday’ of pinball.  They also include some of the early classic video games too. All profits from the museum are donated to local charities.

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More modern pinball machines

Most visitors to the museum seem to be in their 40’s-50’s and they bring their kids with them to show them how we use to kick it old style. This was gaming in the analog world of a magic silver ball, clicky buttons, flippers, a sharp eye and a good sense of timing.

Bring your quarters, grab the kids and plan to stay for a few hours, enjoying a blast from the past. No tokens, no tickets, no redemption booth, and no life size plush characters walking around. Enjoy!

Located at 1610 E. Tropicana on the north side of Tropicana between S. Maryland Parkway and S. Eastern Ave, about 12 blocks (1.5 miles) from the ‘strip’ straight down Tropicana. They are open daily 11am-11pm Sunday through Thursday and 11am till Midnight on Friday and Saturday.

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Notice the detail in the glasswork, I wonder why men love pinball?
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Visit their web site http://www.pinballmuseum.org/

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Las Vegas 360 Panoramic Photos of Las Vegas

July 4, 2011

Click any of the photos for a 360° hi-res view of the Las Vegas Strip.

Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Sign
Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas historic sign, the beginning of the famous “Strip”, Las Vegas Blvd. South. (c. 1999)

Glass Pool Inn aka The Mirage
The Glass Pool Inn 1950’s style motel on the south end of the Strip, with the coolest swimming pool. Note: The Motel was renamed in 1988 from “The Mirage” when Steve Wynn’s Mirage Hotel Open. Motel and pool was demolished in 2004, only the sign remains. (photo. 1999)

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The Glass Pool Inn and the Mandalay Bay Hotel in the the background. (c. 1999)

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Mandalay Bay (includes a Four Seasons Hotel) and the Luxor Hotel opposite.  Mandalay Bay includes the legendary House of Blues which features nightly entertainment.

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Front Entrance to the Luxor Hotel. Largest pyramid hotel in the world. The Luxor (2,526 rooms) and Excalibur (4000 rooms) Hotels

Click for Hi-Res 360 photoLocated in the front of the Excalibur Hotel & Casino looking at the New York New York Hotel.

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On the pedestrian walkway between the Tropicana and the Excalibur

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Located in front of Tropicana, SE Corner of Las Vegas Blvd. (Strip) and Tropicana Ave.

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Located in front of the MGM Northeast Corner of Las Vegas Blvd.

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Located on the walkway between New York New York and MGM.

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Located in front of New York New York, Northwest corner of Las Vegas Blvd. (Strip) and Tropicana Ave.

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Located on the walkway between NY NY and Excabilar Hotel & Casino.

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Allstar Cafe located next to the MGM Grand Hotel includes GamesWorks, M & M World and Coke Cola Plaza. Note: All Star Cafe, a sports-themed restaurant developed by Andre Agassi and five athlete partners, closed in 2000. Replaced with cheesy-Generica fast-food.

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Monte Carlo Hotel Located next to the New York New York Hotel.

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Monte Carlo Hotel on the Left and Polo Towers (Timeshare on the Right).

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Polo Towers on the East Side with the Boardwalk Hotel & Casino. Note: Boardwalk Hotel & Casino closed in 2006. It was imploded on May 9, 2006 to make way for City Center.

Click to view hi-res 360 photoConstruction of the Aladdin (c.1999) -now Planet Hollywood and the Paris Hotels looking north. The Harley Davidson Cafe is located on this corner, it is the building with the motorcycle crashing through the front entrance. Note: Across the Street, everything was removed and City Center now stands.

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Construction of the Aladdin-aka Planet Hollywood (c.1999) (foreground) and Paris (tower).

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The Bellagio looking across the Lake Look toward Caesars Palace.  Note: Bellagio
opened October 15, 1998. It was the former site of the Dune’s Hotel that operated from May 23, 1955 to January 26, 1993 imploded on November 25, 1997

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Construction of the Aladdin and the Paris Hotels (c. 1999).  Note: The Aladdin opened April 1, 1966 and closed November 25, 1997. The hotel was imploded on April 27, 1998 and reopened on August 18, 2000. On April 17, 2007, the hotel was renovated and renamed to Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.

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The Bellaigo Hotel and Casino across the lake.

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Another view of the  Bellaigo Hotel and Casino across the lake.

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Bally’s Hotel and Casino on the corner of Las Vegas Blvd. and Flamingo Road.

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Bally’s Hotel and Casino. Note: Bally’s was formerly the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, the casino burned in Las Vegas’ worst fire on November 21, 1980, killing 85 guests and employees. The MGM Grand was sold in 1985 and renamed to Bally’s.

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Barbary Coast (c. 1999) and Bally’s Entrance at Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Blvd. Note: The Barbary Coast (March, 1979-February 27, 2007)  The hotel and casino were rebranded as Bill’s Gamblin Hall and Saloon.

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