During the wee morning hours of March 13, 2007, Sin City was about to close another chapter of old-style Las Vegas. The legendary Stardust Resort and Hotel said its final good night. At 2:00 am the implosion event kicked off with a spectacular five minute fireworks display leading into a ten second countdown. As the crowd cheered, the resort quickly went down in a cloud of dust.
The Stardust Hotel and Casino was built in 1958 and was once known as the largest resort with 1000+ rooms. It was one of the first high rise hotels to go up in Las Vegas. After 48 years, the Stardust was still enjoyed by it’s loyal customers. Many saying that it was the best old school hotel around.
Once the dust settles, a new development is already in the works. Construction due to start in 2007 is a $4 billion project, the Echelon Resort will cover 63 acres. Echelon Resort is expected to have 25 restaurants and bars and four hotels with as many as 5,300 rooms. Echelon Resort will have 2,600 room in its Resort Tower and 700 suites in the Suites Tower. The 3 other boutique hotels will be the Hong Kong based Shangri-LA Hotel, the South Beach Miami success, Delano Hotel and Manhattan famed Mondrian Hotel. Echelon Resort is due to open in 2010.
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1 New Frontier Sold? // Mar 22, 2007 at 4:00 pm
[...] Frontier lot. Across the street, Wynn is adding a second tower. Just north of the property the Stardust was imploded to make way for the Echelon [...]
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