I’ve spent many hours at that casino over the years, for reasons personal and professional. I covered the opening of the Luxor on the Strip and attended the opening of Treasure Island and the Main Street Station downtown.īut the news that the Texas Station would close permanently and be demolished affected me differently, for reasons I still can’t explain. I even spent one night at the Glass Pool Inn.Īnd I’ve seen brand-new casinos, too. I once stayed in the iconic Sands tower before the late Sheldon Adelson blew it up to build The Venetian. I was there when Steve Wynn blew up the Dunes and definitely could have used an N95 mask.
(Elizabeth Page Brumley /Las Vegas Review-Journal) been in Las Vegas a long time, and I’ve seen a lot of casinos come and go. North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee speaks during the annual State of the City address at Texas Station on Wednesday, Jan.
