Why THIS Eyesore Replaced the Mob-Run Stardust Resort in Las Vegas?

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  @MrJohnisthename · 6 years ago

  When the Mob ran things every blueberry muffin had exactly the same number of blueberries.

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• LO

  @louisdelsarto1374 · 7 years ago

  I have lived in Vegas for 35 years.  I know the history of just about everything and anything to do with Vegas.  This is a brilliantly put together history of the Stardust.  Most of the pictures were relevant to what was being said.  The information was detailed and correct.  When I started watching I said to myself, "I wonder if they will mention the race track?"  This is better than 99% of the documentaries produced by major players, on many levels.  Nice Work!

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• SW

  @sweetlildevil7597 · 6 years ago

  Casinos come and go but there was something different about Stardust. I think people knew as soon as it was gone that it was a mistake to get rid of it. Personally, I believe they should rebuild it more modern but with aspects that remanence the past. I think it'd be a huge hit and welcomed back with open arms. But hey, what do I know?

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• WA

  @waterwitch8902 · 1 year ago

  I lived and worked in Vegas for over 46 years. Things were great until corporations took everything over. Vegas got ridiculously expensive and they took everything away that people came to Vegas for. I retired and my husband and I left Vegas. Never been back.

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• JO

  @joseolvera4467 · 6 years ago

  Honestly, if I could choose a time and place to travel too in the past, old Las Vegas would definitely be on that list.

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• RU

  @russg1801 · 7 years ago

  It's actually a SHAME that none of the iconic Vegas hotel/casino complexes were protected as historic landmarks.  Bigger and newer ain't necessarily better.

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• NY

  @Nykki72 · 6 years ago

  I didn’t start going to Vegas until the 90s cause that’s when I became of age. Even that era was better. Now I go to Vegas just to see shows. I never gamble anymore. I loved walking around the casinos with a bucket of quarters. Now everything is so computerized that it’s not even fun. I have friends who live in Vegas and they never go to the strip unless out of town company comes over. You can’t even go to a store like Walgreens with the simplest things being twice the price. A bag of M&Ms was $16.95 with the M&M store about 30 feet away. Back in the day Vegas was the place to be. Now there has to be a special occasion to even go. I miss the fun and excitement of the old Vegas and I’m only 47

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• RO

  @RobbyHouseIV · 6 years ago

  I can't imagine what they were thinking changing the font of the iconic Stardust logo.

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• WI

  @williamtoad8040 · 6 years ago (edited)

  The ending of Casino, explains it all, the corporations lowered the standards and increased the prices while turning Vegas into a raunchier version of Disneyland.

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• JA

  @jacksutherland846 · 6 years ago

  Like everything else,<br>they ruined it by turning it into a Disneyland from hell!

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• HA

  @happything100 · 7 years ago

  The Stardust was my &quot;go to&quot; hotel for more than 20 years. Loved that place.

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• JE

  @jenniferbaldini3527 · 5 years ago (edited)

  &quot;The town will never be the same. &nbsp;After the Tangiers, the big corporations took it all over. &nbsp;Today it looks like Disneyland. &nbsp;And while the kids play cardboard pirates, Mommy and Daddy drop the house payments and Junior&apos;s college money on the poker slots. &nbsp;In the old days, dealers knew your name, what you drank, what you played...after the Teamsters got knocked out of the box, the corporations tore down practically every one of the old casinos...&quot; ~ Ace Rothstein, &apos;Casino&apos;.

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