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Category: Las Vegas

More You Know: Las Vegas, Other Cities, and Violent Crime

04/11/2021

Las Vegas, More You Know

Before I moved to Nevada, I read that you don’t want to get housing anywhere near the strip for obvious reasons. People like to gamble and when they lose all their money, they like to break into apartments to find more money to spend. Since every major city that has a population of over 500,000
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Las Vegas Blvd. is Empty

03/21/2020

Las Vegas, Photographs

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Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

02/07/2020

Las Vegas, Photographs

The only wildlife I saw was stuffed and indoors. I picked the right day to go there as it was warm outside. There was a nice 13 miles scenic route you can drive. I stopped at a few outlook areas and will definitely going to come back at a later time to explore the area.
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Rats, Dragons, Flowers, and Joe Lewis

02/06/2020

Las Vegas, Photographs

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Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Cactus Garden

02/04/2020

Las Vegas, Photographs

In 1973 Forrest Mars Sr. retired and in 1980 he opened Ethel M. Chocolates in Nevada. He was the person responsible for creating Milky Way in 1923 , Mars in 1932, and M&M’s in 1941. You know the candy that “melts in your mouth, not your hands.” Peanut M&M’s were introduced in 1941 and almond
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FYI: Oh, How You’ve Changed, Las Vegas

12/26/2019

FYI, Las Vegas

I recently took a stroll down Las Vegas strip today (not including Fremont) and got me thinking of all the hotels and casinos that have come and gone. Here’s a list of the hotels and casinos on Las Vegas Boulevard. Not included are the brand names like Hilton, Turnberry, Trump, etc that only house condominiums
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Photos of Cosmopolitan and Aria

12/25/2019

Las Vegas, Photographs

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