Las Vegas Seeks Urban Legitimacy
20 March 2001 - 8:00am
Las Vegas, Nevada has been ridiculed as a warped caricature of american culture. It now wants cosmopolitan trappings.
"The problem with Las Vegas is that there's no there there. Residents are hungry for a core, a center..." The downtown is now a tired, seedy, threadbare place. The city has 61 acres in the middle of it. Formerly a railroad switch yard, proposals are now being received that range from TV and film production studios to a major sports arena and performing arts center.
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Setting Its Sights on an Urban Jackpot
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The Los Angeles Times, March 19, 2001
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