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Las Vegas Architecture

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<br /> Some Amazing Buildings<br />

Night and Day in the City


Over the years the Strip in Las Vegas has expanded tremendously in all directions. The strip has grown longer expanding both northward and southward. It has become fatter – spilling out on both sides of Las Vegas Blvd. And the glitzy casinos and picturesque buildings now stretch upward, leaping skyward.

To walk the Strip is to be amazed by this part of the city’s architecture. Below is a look at some of these sites during the day and after the sun goes down.



One of the colorful castle towers at the Excalibur casino



A replica of the Statue in front of the New York New York Casino



This is 52 story tower of the Cosmopolitan Resort Casino.



Next door is the luxury Waldorf Astoria hotel with its 47 stories.



Looking like the skyline of Manhattan is the New York New York Casino.



At the south end of the strip is the Mandalay Bay Casino.



The pyramid shaped Luxor Casino has been turned into a huge advertising poster.



These headlights show some of the speedy traffic along the iconic Las Vegas Blvd.



The Tropicana is scheduled to be imploded in April 2024 to make room for a new baseball stadium.



The twin towers of the colorful Excalibur sits boldly on the corner of Las Vegas Blvd and Tropicana Ave



This is the luxury Aria Resort/Casino located in City Center.

 

Here is one of the trams that run along the Strip. This one transports visitors from the Park MGM Casino to Bellagio Casino. Another runs from the Mandalay Bay Casino to the Excalibur Casino and a third from the MGM Grand to the Las Vegas Convention Center.

 

I’ve photographed only a few of the casinos here. But Las Vegas is home to countless other amazing buildings. Even if you’re not a gambler the size and scale of the architecture is worth a visit to the city.

Written by:

Arnie Lee

 

 


Aviation Photos

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A Collection of Aviation Related Photographs

From our years of developing flight simulation software, we’ve taken many photographs while traveling in-flight to airports, conventions, trade shows and more. Below are some of these arranged by topic.

Please note that this is a shortcut way to view the photographs from seven different articles that were recently published separately.

Same Place, Different Face

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For almost twenty years I’ve been flying to the Phoenix area in April or May to drive Mom’s car back to Michigan while she takes the quick way home by plane. I like driving and this is convenient way to retrieve her car and to spend few days sightseeing.

My wife Kris and I have quite a few grandkids. We thought it would be a treat for one of them to ride along and visit some of the “wonders of the West” on a road trip back to Michigan. This was also a great opportunity for Grandpa (me) to spend a few days together one-on-one. One of the grandkids and I would fly to Phoenix for a day or two to visit and then we’d be ready to hop in Mom’s car for the return trip.

For six different years you can see that I stopped to show them one of the most scenic places in America. Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park is part of the Navajo Nation in the northeast corner of Arizona near the town of Kayenta. In the valley is a 17-mile drive along which you’ll gaze at dozens of jaw dropping sandstone cliffs and buttes. I tried to stop in the same general area to record each grandkid with Merrick Butte or West Mitten in the background.



Ezra 2011


Eden 2014

Ezra and Eden 2014


Logan 2015


Ezra 2015


Lyon 2018


Izora 2019


Adeline 2022

I treasure these pictures so that I have made 20″ x 30″ poster size enlargements of each of them.

They represent great memories for me and hopefully for each of these grandkids as well.