Las Vegas Seeks Urban Legitimacy

Las Vegas, Nevada has been ridiculed as a warped caricature of american culture. It now wants cosmopolitan trappings.

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March 20, 2001, 8:00 AM PST

"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.

Thanks to Gwenn Hilburn

Read the full story: Setting Its Sights on an Urban Jackpot

Monday, March 19, 2001 in The Los Angeles Times

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