JOHN-O's Las Vegas (& Honolulu pg 8) Thread - General Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 7:26 AM On 2011-07-12 22:17, christiki295 wrote: Fremont Street is an amazing collection of 1950s motels, some of which are even still open for business. Unfortunately, few, if any tourists, stay there, despite being walking distance from the El Cortez, the Fremont Experience and a few clubs/video parlors, etc. Such motels include the Blue Angel: A writer recently spent a week at the Blue Angel. One of his subjects, a man approaching his senior years, who landed at the Blue Angel after being kicked out of the house by his wife, describes the Blue Angel as a "safe harbor" with a "guardian angel." While Las Vegas is a town which all too often sees its guests arrive full of excitement, only to leave with empty pockets - or worse, huge & debilitating debt, it is ironic that the Blue Angel offers salvation - and a second chance - to him and others in the book:

On 2011-07-12 22:17, christiki295 wrote:

Fremont Street is an amazing collection of 1950s motels, some of which are even still open for business.
Unfortunately, few, if any tourists, stay there, despite being walking distance from the El Cortez, the Fremont Experience and a few clubs/video parlors, etc.

Such motels include the Blue Angel:

A writer recently spent a week at the Blue Angel. One of his subjects, a man approaching his senior years, who landed at the Blue Angel after being kicked out of the house by his wife, describes the Blue Angel as a "safe harbor" with a "guardian angel."

While Las Vegas is a town which all too often sees its guests arrive full of excitement, only to leave with empty pockets - or worse, huge & debilitating debt, it is ironic that the Blue Angel offers salvation - and a second chance - to him and others in the book:

Post #598269 by christiki295 on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 7:26 AM