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Musicmystery -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (3/11/2010 5:07:26 AM)
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These were proposed Vegas projects not to be --
The Titanic resort, 400 feet long and containing 1,200 rooms, would have been one of the most heavily themed fantasy resorts in Las Vegas. The concept was rejected by the Las Vegas City Council. This was proposed for the big lot across the strip from the Sahara.
Harley Davidson Hotel and Casino, a giant exhaust pipe shaped hotel...on the site directly east of The Palms on Flamingo Road, which was also the home of the defunct VEGAS 888 project.
Playboy Hotel and Casino, originally planned for the Cosmopolitan site, was an interesting design concept, with its slender triad of towers. Hugh Hefner opted for the top two floors of the new Palms Fantasy Tower complete with a Playboy Club.
In 1975 Martin Stern Jr. proposed the Xanadu, an ultra luxury resort and casino, for the site now occupied by Excalibur. Stern was the designer of the International (now the L V Hilton) and the original MGM Grand (now Bally's). Xanadu was to have a soaring atrium (like the Luxor's), 1,730 rooms and many features which were then revolutionary (today's standard fare). The project was approved by the county. The construction plans were then halted when it was discovered that the sewer lines in the area would not handle the output from such a large project.
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