"Stardust Memories": A Video Tribute to One of Las Vegas' Signature 'Strip' Hotels.Thursday, November 16, 2006 LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Memorabilia from the legendary Stardust star·dust n. 1. A dreamlike, romantic, or uncritical sense of well-being. 2. A cluster of stars too distant to be seen individually, resembling a dimly luminous cloud of dust. Not in scientific use. 3. Resort & Casino in Las Vegas will go on the auction block starting Friday, November 17 at the casino and at www.greatamerican.com so people around the world can bid on a piece of history. While the Stardust may be gone, its memories linger. This video news alert includes interviews with: Oscar Goodman Oscar Baylin Goodman (born on June 26, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an attorney and the Mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayor Goodman is a member of the Democratic Party. Biography Goodman was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. , Las Vegas mayor Aki, the "Showgirl for the 21st Century," who starred in the Stardust production of "Enter the Night" Mark Weitz, head auctioneer from the Great American Group B-roll includes exteriors of the Stardust, interiors of the gaming rooms, theater and memorabilia Instructions on taking the video preview: Thursday, November 16 4:30-5 a.m. & 11-11:30 a.m. (EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy ) KU Band Galaxy 11/22k U/L U/L Upload U/L Uplink U/L Universal/Local U/L Units/Litre 14426.5 horz D/L D/L abbr. demand loan 12126.5 vert Digital 9 meg Symbol rate 6.1113 FEC See forward error correction. FEC - Forward Error Correction 3/4 Data rate 8.447974 : Background The Stardust, which opened on the Las Vegas strip The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is a 4 mi (6.7 km) section of Las Vegas Boulevard South, most of which has been designated an All-American Road. on July 2, 1958, closed on November 1 to make way for the Boyd Gaming Corporation's Echelon Place, a $4 billion multi-faceted resort complex on the 63-acre site. The project includes four distinctive hotels, the Las Vegas ExpoCenter and retail promenade. The complex is scheduled to open in early 2010. The Stardust has been a mainstay in Las Vegas with its infamous ties to the mafia from the 1950s through 1970s, which were immortalized in the movie, Casino. Its legendary entertainment includes the Lido de Paris which gave Siegfried & Roy their first Las Vegas stage in 1978; Wayne Newton; Tim Conway and Harvey Korman; Don Rickles, and Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, the final performers at the Stardust. The Stardust Sports Book, which opened in 1975, was the first of its kind venue dedicated strictly to sports betting and helped spark the advent of sports-betting shows with the debut of The Stardust Line radio show on KDWN 720-AM in 1978. Great American Group is America's leading asset conversion specialist for Fortune 500 and 1000 companies with 32 years of industry expertise in liquidation management, auctions and appraisals. Great American has managed more than 1,500 auctions including high profile properties such as the assets of Chasen's restaurant in Los Angeles and La Maisonette in Cincinnati, the longest running five-star restaurant in North America which closed in 2005. |
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