Saying Goodbye To The Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas

Hard Rock Hotel Casino Vegas

This is it. The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is finally closing. It’s funny that a casino that I’ve rarely visited in the past five years stirred up so much emotion. The Hard Rock opened in 1995 and became one of my favorite casinos for about 10 years.

Vegas Dreams | Failed Las Vegas Projects

Astral Las Vegas

There were so many renovation and expansions of existing casinos that never got off the ground. It’s fun to take a stroll around the Las Vegas that never was.

Fontainebleau to Become The Drew | Opening on the Vegas Strip 2020

Fontainebleau taken from SLS

The massive big blue casino-resort on the north end of the Vegas Strip just received a permanent name – The Drew Vegas. This is now the third name for the massive blue glass building. The structure was built with the intention of being the Las Vegas version of Fontainebleau.