Hello Nerds,
If there is one thing the Las Vegas Strip isn't lacking, aside from casinos, out of place city landmarks, and Cirque du Soleil show, it's opportunities to buy things. During the construction boom of the 90's and 2000's, it seems every major hotel on the strip added some sort of retail shopping space to capitalize on the stream of visitors traveling to, from, and through the resorts. While area is pretty well saturated with opportunities to buy whatever your heart desires, Caesar's Entertainment and MGM Resorts is hoping there is still room for more.
Two major retail projects are currently under construction on The Strip. Over at The Quad (formerly the Imperial Palace) construction is well underway for The Linq, an outdoor mall that will squeeze between that hotel and The Flamingo and stretch back to the new observation wheel being built in the back, the High Roller. Along with the renovations underway at The Quad, Caesar's is hoping to breath new life into some of the older areas of The Strip.
Here is a shot of the Linq under construction. The Quad is on the left, the Flamingo is on the Right, and the High Roller is the white A frame in the background.
Meanwhile, across the street and a little south of The Linq project, MGM Resorts is beginning work on their new retail space that will span from New York, New York to City Center, taking up much of the current walkways in front of the resorts. The facades of NYNY and Monte Carlo will be pushed out to the street allowing for additional retail space to be built on the highly visible and well trafficked Strip. In addition, the former City Center offices, which sit empty between NYNY and Monte Carlo, will be demolished to make way for a pedestrian pathway connecting the strip to the announced 20,000 seat arena that will rise from the parking lots and corporate offices behind Monte Carlo.
In this shot of Monte Carlo from above, you can see some of the extra space between the street and the current casino entrance that will be enclosed to provide the extra retail space. The white roofed building above Monte Carlo, just before NYNY, is the old City Center offices that will make way for the pedestrian walkway to the arena.
It's going to be an eventful year for Las Vegas with these new additions. Be sure to check out more information on these, and other themed projects on the Theme Park Nerds Video Blog!
Happy Shopping Nerds!
Mike
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