Sahara Hotel Casino in Las Vegas CLOSING (@MakellBird)

[7vegashighroller]

Instead of trying to remodel this eyesore, the owners should just implode this thing (that goes to the Riviera too), which would result in two things: 1. two implosions with fireworks and everything, and 2. it would force Carl Icahn's hand so that he can finally sell the unfinished Fountainbleau to a gaming/resort company so that it can finally be finished, plus it would probably hire the people that were displaced from the Sahara and hopefully Riviera.

[acolade5152]

i was at las vegas yesterday and i saw the sahara and it was abandon.

[12161euclid]

the sahara is a las vegas landmark,and should be treated as such. sinatra's rat pack played there many times. as for me,i never got to enjoy it as an adult,but from age 6 to 13 it was the summer vacation destination for my family. i got to run around the hotel freely while my folks gambled. this was in the late 60s,so i remember the classic look of the place. the giant S on the main tower was a vegas icon. i never got emotional when some of the other classic hotels closed. not so with the sahara

[EROSANTHE]

@ chrisamania ride the ride for me...wish i was there brothere

[Jjesusis]

May 16th is today and I'll be there for one last time.

Chrisamania WorldWide 4 Life™

[recovering16]

Saw some fabulous lounge acts there (Checkmates, Kook E Jarr, and going way, way back - that's where Louis Prima and Keely Smith made the lounge the "place to be". I will really miss this place. Loved their tower with the balconies - at one time, a great view. Won a lot of money too (but put it back in, of course). RIP, Sahara, and please come back!!

[jfsgro]

GOD BLESS THE SAHARA HOTEL,HAD SOME OF THE BEST DAY'S AND NIGHT'S OF MY LIFE THERE!THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES,R.I.P. MY FRIEND,SINCERLY, JOE SGRO,ALTA LOMA CA.

[NowLifeStarts]

Fuck the strip. Downtown baby.

[cgasucks]

@NowLifeStarts Totally agree...just came back from Vegas a few days ago and I'm staying away from the beaten path of the Strip for downtown next time I come over..

[DianeDi]

I hate to say it, but this is just the beginning of many more "problems" to come, and closing down a hotel in Las Vegas should be the least of peoples worries.

Sad either way.... definitely the end of an era.

Of course when the US dollar is devalued and no longer the world currency for oil - we will look at Vegas and see a ghost town.

Google "Steve Wynn: China is more predictable than Washington" and watch video at *redstate (dot) com*

Steve Wynn’s not pulling any punches!

[situationmoney]

Sad to see the Sahara closing down. A lot of great memories... Only two more to go - The Flamingo and Riviera... And the folks in Las Vegas will have accomplished their goal: Completely destroying the historic Las Vegas Strip.

[jfsgro]

@situationmoney RIGHT ON THE MONEY BRO

[123chunhou]

saw this in newspaper

[hustletv]

Down with the Root of all Evil

[jfsgro]

@hustletv  AMEN BRO