Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas to be demolished - Beyond Tiki

T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Thu, Jan 12, 2006 3:27 PM http://www.nationaltrust.org/magazine/archives/arc_news_2006/011006.htm Las Vegas To Lose 1958 Hotel Story by Margaret Foster / Jan. 10, 2006 Chicago The Stardust Hotel opened in 1958. Las Vegas will lose another mid-century modern hotel this year. Last week, the owner of the 1958 Stardust Hotel announced plans to tear down the 1,500-room hotel, which was featured in the 1996 film "Swingers." In its place, Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp. will build a $4 million four-hotel casino complex, the company announced on Jan. 5. "It's that same Strip-property conundrum," says Andrew Kirk, director of Preserve Nevada. "The land is more valuable than what's on it." Other famous hotels on the Las Vegas Strip have been cleared for so-called mega-resorts: The famous 1955 Dunes Hotel was demolished for the Bellagio in 1993, and the 1950 Desert Inn was razed five years ago. Although most of the La Concha Motel was torn down last year, a local museum is raising money to move and reconstruct its shell-shaped lobby, designed by African American architect Paul Williams. The Stardust Hotel's 32-story tower and adjacent nine-story building will be demolished by the end of this year.

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Las Vegas To Lose 1958 Hotel

Story by Margaret Foster / Jan. 10, 2006

Chicago
The Stardust Hotel opened in 1958.

Las Vegas will lose another mid-century modern hotel this year.

Last week, the owner of the 1958 Stardust Hotel announced plans to tear down the 1,500-room hotel, which was featured in the 1996 film "Swingers." In its place, Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp. will build a $4 million four-hotel casino complex, the company announced on Jan. 5.

"It's that same Strip-property conundrum," says Andrew Kirk, director of Preserve Nevada. "The land is more valuable than what's on it."

Other famous hotels on the Las Vegas Strip have been cleared for so-called mega-resorts: The famous 1955 Dunes Hotel was demolished for the Bellagio in 1993, and the 1950 Desert Inn was razed five years ago. Although most of the La Concha Motel was torn down last year, a local museum is raising money to move and reconstruct its shell-shaped lobby, designed by African American architect Paul Williams.

The Stardust Hotel's 32-story tower and adjacent nine-story building will be demolished by the end of this year.

Post #207167 by thejab on Thu, Jan 12, 2006 3:27 PM