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COURVO · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:53 pm Post subject: if you like this kinda thing....

My station - KLAS-TV - is covering the implosion of the Frontier Hotel/Casino live streaming on the internet early Tuesday morning around the time of 2:30am PST. It's practically right across the street from the station...so the shots should be good.

Click HERE for the link.

The same people who own the PLAZA in NYC are building a replica in place of the Frontier. Anything would be better. The Frontier is still the home of America's longest-running labor strike.

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glittlefield · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:08 pm Post subject:

Is the Riviera next?

There was a show on cable a few years back about LV implosions. At one, the crew set up cameras up INSIDE the hotel so they could film what it looked like as the place was coming down. That was pretty interesting.
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COURVO · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject:

The Riv?....yeah, I wouldn't doubt it. It's in that red-hot North Strip growth area, and the place is ... well.... old. It wouldn't surprise me.

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anthonyVO · 14th Avenue Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 1470 Location: NYC

I wonder if Robert Venturi will be there... smiling.
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Dave-
That was really neat!!
As a Pyro Tech for theatre it was really cool watching the count down!
MAN that was a lot of effects BEFORE the real deal!!
Neat stuff for sure!!

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todd ellis · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:40 pm Post subject:

VERY cool!

i sat on an overpass in St. Louis and watched the checker dome (purina) come down ... saw prince there in '83.
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JBarrett · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject:

Somewhere I've still got video of the Kingdome implosion in Seattle. They started with a camera inside and then switched to an outside view. Fascinating stuff, though it was a bit depressing. I saw my first major-league baseball game there with my dad and two brothers many a year ago.
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