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Article: Las Vegas making room for classy hotels on its strip
- Article from:
- THE JOURNAL RECORD
- Article date:
- November 14, 1997
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LAS VEGAS -- The newest way to make an impression on the garish
Las Vegas Strip is through Impressionism itself. The Bellagio, a
luxury hotel being built in a city known for its girlie shows,
clanging slot machines and the Liberace Museum, will have its
hallways graced by about $130 million worth of paintings by the likes
of Renoir, Monet and Picasso.
Down the road, Circus Circus Enterprises, known for a flagship
hotel that features $29 rooms, $3 all-you-can-eat buffets and trapeze
acts high above the blackjack tables, is building a resort that will
include a hotel managed by the tony Four Seasons Hotels.
Las Vegas is adding a little elegance to its ebullience, a little
class to its crass. ...