Observations from Las Vegas

[ZachJump]

Vegas is polarizing. I was there too many times for youth soccer tournaments and saw more of the authentic side of Vegas than I wanted. It’s a very dingy town outside the Strip. I don’t need to return.

Same. With the exception of a few neighborhoods it’s an ugly place.

I finds the entire city depressing. Feels like a giant Walmart inside a Cops episode with a giant dose of despair and desperation mixed in for good measure.

Anywhere you go in the southwest the architecture in housing developments us going to look boring compared to the Midwest.

Hat said, just like any city if its size, their is going to be nice sections, and there is going to be run down sections.

Pretty much anything you see from 4 and 5 lane roads criss crossing the city…is not going to be the nice sections.

The nice sections, you are going to drive around and never even new existed because the developers did a half way good job of hiding the city from the homes,

 

[ZachJump]

Free parking is almost extinct

Venetian even charges now.

They had no choice, many people were parking there and walking over to events at one of the stadiums, leaving no parking for the Venetian customers.

 

[MitchLL]

Venetian even charges now.

They had no choice, many people were parking there and walking over to events at one of the stadiums, leaving no parking for the Venetian customers.

Treasure Island still free???

 

[beanerhawk]

Vegas has kind of turned into more of a family PGish destination through the years imo. I guess they are trying to broaden their appeal but the place isn't the same.

We're not going to the same place I don't think. Last time I was there at TAO there were naked girls in the bath tubs by the dance floor 10 feet from our table. Not a lot of PG from what I was watching. Here's a picture of the tubs off of the dance floor.