ICQ me when you're in town and I'll show you the old school stuff that's still here.
The bad part about Vegas is that a lot of the classic casinos were torn down. If it were anywhere but here, they would have been preserved as historic places.
Like The Sands (where the Venetian is). Or the Stardust (a big empty lot). The Aladdin.
Hell, they just closed The Sahara (which is where Frank Sinatra was playing when they filmed the original "Oceans 13" movie with the Rat Pack)
Anyway, Fremont Street is really the last of the old school spots.
Take my advice and get yourself a nice suite at The Golden Nugget on Fremont. It is first class all the way and you'll be right on Fremont.
And when you get in touch with me, I'll come over and we'll have dinner at the SteakHouse at Binions. It is ultra-oldschool and has a gorgeous view of Vegas. One of my favorite places.
Then we'll hit the street drinking. Maybe walk out of the tourist part of it and hit the old El Cortez Casino which was started by Bugsy Seigel when the mob first came to town.
It's all pretty cool. And you'll still be a couple of minutes away from the "corporate" "new" strip in Vegas when you want to hit that. But a big ass suite at The Golden Nugget is less than $300 a night.
When I stayed at the Tower Suites overlooking the fountains at The Bellagio the room was $1,700 a night. And yeah, it was bad ass...but I only used it to sleep and fuck in. lol
You can sleep and fuck in your suite at The Golden Nugget just as well.
