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3570 Las Vegas Blvd. S. Las Vegas, NV |
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| Purpose(s): | Original |
| Opened: | 1966 |
| Theme: | Rome |
| Style: | Post-Modern |
| Cost: | $19 M (Original) |
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| Owners: | Jay Sarno |
| Description: | In 1966, Jay Sarno hired Melvin Grossman to deliver a convex tower and a mix of statuary ranging from late Greek to Renaissance, ostensibly to approximate ancient Rome |
| Extra Note: | UNLV Special Collections holds: addition, preliminaries - December 1966 UNLV Architectural Studies Library, Special Collections holds: Boards (ARCHENT 4) Brega, Isabella. "The Brightest Star of the Desert." New York: Smithmark Publishers, 1997, 59. Edwards, John G. “Interior Designer Harris Dead.” Las Vegas Review-Journal. 07 June 2005. [Online]. Available: http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Jun-07-Tue-2005/news/26679492.html Accessed June 7, 2005. Harris, Bill. "Building Nevada :Featuring Nevada's Building Industry Leaders." 1st ed. Newport Beach, CA: Landmark Books, 2007. UNLV Arch Bk Stks HD9715.25.U63 N34 2007. Hess, Alan. "Viva Las Vegas: After-Hours Architecture." San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993, 83, 96. Nicoletta, Julie and Morgan, Bret. "Buildings of Nevada." New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, 220, 221 & 222. Simpson, Jeff. "Evolution of the Las vegas Strip." Urban Land. September 2007: 105-107. UNLV Architecture Studies Library holds: company brochure with information and marketing materials related to some Las Vegas projects. 1966* Opened 1969 Sold to Lum's for $60 M 1971 Corporate Name Change to Caesars World 1973 Additions - Roman Tower 1979 Additions - Fantasy Tower (Now Called Forum Tower) and Omni Max Theatre 1980-1990 Additions 1992 Forum Shops Opened 1995 Acquired by ITT for $1.7 B 1997 Addition - Palace Tower50 and Second Wing Forum Shops (250,000 sf) 1998 Sold to Starwood Hotels and Resorts for $14.6 B 1999 Sold to Park Place Entertainment for $3.0 B 2000 Renovations 2003 Colosseum Theater Opened 2003 Forum Shops Expansion Est. Completion Oct. 2004 2004 Luxury Tower plus Convention & Meeting Facility Addition 2004 Opened New Pedestrian Entrance, Restaurant, Amphitheatre and Market Places |
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