• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
the vegas tourist website

The Vegas Tourist

Mark Anthony - Your Guide to Las Vegas and Beyond

  • Home
  • Videos
  • Beyond Las Vegas
  • Podcast
  • Tickets, Tours, etc
  • Weather
  • TVT Picks
  • Store

riviera

Ask: From Vegas Chauffeur to Vegas Tour Guide

April 1, 2020 by Mark Anthony

Ask The Vegas Tourist

With all this downtime, I am starting to get back into the website and do some clean up as well as catching up on website projects. The one project I would like to start again is my series of "Ask The Vegas Tourist". Answering your questions not only about Las Vegas but also about traveling the southwest, things to do, see, and experience. As well as the "why" and "how" of … [Read more...] about Ask: From Vegas Chauffeur to Vegas Tour Guide

212 Talking Las Vegas Preservation

June 19, 2016 by Mark Anthony

In this podcast, Mark Anthony gets a chance to talk Vegas preservation with Dr Heidi Swank and Michelle Larime from the Nevada Preservation Foundation. People are often surprised to find that Las Vegas has a culture and it has significant architecture on and off the famed Strip. In fact, some of the most famous names in design were hired to design some of the most famous … [Read more...] about 212 Talking Las Vegas Preservation

Saying Good Bye to the Riviera

June 12, 2016 by Mark Anthony

Vegas'  fans and fanatics are all atwitter as Tuesday morning gets closer and the first of two planned demolitions of the Riviera Hotel and Casino happen.  At 2 am on Tuesday the Monaco Tower will be leveled.  The Monte Carlo Tower will go in August or late in September after the removal of asbestos. This will be the first Las Vegas Strip implosion in nine years.  The last one … [Read more...] about Saying Good Bye to the Riviera

The Riviera’s Doom Date?

May 25, 2016 by Mark Anthony

After sitting vacant for a year, being part of a new big-screen action movie and the focus of intense curiosity on the Las Vegas Strip, it looks like the historic Riviera is set for its first implosion. It's not been officially released, but the usual sources have come out to say the first of two implosions will be the Monte Carlo Tower on June 14 at 2am.  The second, the … [Read more...] about The Riviera’s Doom Date?

The Riviera Demolition Begins

April 20, 2016 by Mark Anthony

How time flies! It's been almost a year since we last stepped into the historic Riviera Casino Resort to say our Good Byes.  Once closed, it followed a Las Vegas tradition of being brought back to life momentarily to be used for a major scene in some new Hollywood blockbuster movie (Jason Bourne). Now that the usual hoopla is over, they can get down to the real business at … [Read more...] about The Riviera Demolition Begins

Primary Sidebar

Las Vegas Hotels

Popular Topics

  • Beyond Las Vegas
  • The Vegas Tourist Video Page
  • Las Vegas Weather
  • This Day in History

Affiliate Disclosure

Some links on this website will earn us an affiliate commission (inc. Amazon) at no additional cost to you. Read More

Older Posts

UNLV Stadium

UNLV at Allegiant Stadium

November 30, 2020 By Mark Anthony

The Movie Casino

Casino Turns 25

November 25, 2020 By Mark Anthony

Las Vegas comedian SmileyJoe Wiley

Hanging Out with SmileyJoe Wiley (video)

November 25, 2020 By Mark Anthony

E-mail Newsletter

Follow The Vegas Tourist

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

See Vegas and Beyond! Rent a Car

Sixt Rent a carRenta Car

 

Footer

  • Contact Me
  • Affiliate Disclosure

Recent

  • A Casino Owner, A Bridge and Your Tax Dollars
  • Mondays with Mark – The Vegas Tourist Podcast #301
  • CES 2021 Launches Virtually
  • Sheldon Adelson. A True American Success Story
  • New tool to aid socially distanced travel

Search

Tags

barrett jackson bellagio boulder city cars ces circa death valley Events frank cullotta free things to do in Las Vegas Free Things To See In Las Vegas fse grand canyon hoover dam Las Vegas Sports las vegas strip las vegas territory Linq mgm NASCAR News nfr pbr Podcast review route 66 show review sports stadium steve wynn strip the mafia Things to Do things to do in boulder city things to do in las vegas things to do in vegas things to see in las vegas tours tropicana vegas vegas shows vegas tours we were there WSOP wynn

Copyright © 2021 · Privacy Policy