THE AMAZING CORNER AT FLAMINGO ROAD AND THE LAS VEGAS STRIP. IF ONLY WE HAD THE INSIGHT AND MONEY BACK THEN TO OBTAIN THIS LITTLE GEM OF A PARCEL OF LAND. THE EMPREY'S FAMILY BOUGHT THIS LITTLE CORNER CHEAP AND BUILT A 72 ROOM NOTEL WITH A NICE POOL. THE 6 YEARD OLD FLAMINGO HOTEL WAS ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND PASSED UP ON THE CHANCE TO PURCHASE THIS LITTLE CORNER. LOW AND BEHOLD AS THE STRIP GREW SO DID THE VALUE OF THIS CORNER. A NEWLY PAVED ROAD WAS BUILT AND SOON MANY TOURIST WERE STAYING AT THE DESERT VILLA FOR LITTLE MONEY AND WALKING NEXT DOOR TO THE FLAMINGO TO GAMBLE AND EAT. IN 1979 THE OLD EMPREY'S SOLD THE MOTEL TO MICHAEL GAUGHN AND PARTNERS TO BECOME THE BARBARY COAST CASINO THEMED AFTER THE OLD DAYS OF SAN FRANCISCO. MICHAEL GAUGHAN NEEDED MONEY FOR HIS NEW SOUHTPOINT CASINO AND STRUCK A DEAL WITH HARRAH'S AND BILL'S GAMBLING HALL WAS OPENED ... IN 2014 CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT RE-MODELED AND OPENED THE CROMWELL HOTEL ... IT'S NICE TO WASTE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS .... IF ONLY THE EMPREY FAMILY COULD SEE THE CORNER NOW... LOOK CLOSELY AT THE ARIAL PHOTOS ON THIS CORNER ... THANKS FOR LOOKING ... RICH
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