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Stardust

Posted by James, Tuesday, 13th March 2007

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BBC News today has a spectacular video clip of Las Vegas’ Stardust casino imploding as the final part of a controlled demolition. Of course, being Las Vegas, the demolition is done in an over-the-top style with a giant countdown clock, lasers and fireworks.

Google Earth’s image updates aren’t exactly daily, so we can still see the whole casino as it once stood and, judging by the aerial photo, it was a very large building. Of course, somehow the replacement casino Echelon Place is going to be even larger, taking up a massive 83 acres of land.

World’s-largest fact of the day: the Stardust’s electric sign was at one time the largest in the world so has been saved from the destruction and is now preserved in the Las Vegas Neon museum.

Wikipedia: Stardust Resort & Casino.

Thanks: Trina.

Countries: Nevada

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9 Responses to 'Stardust'

  1. 1. Rob says: March 13th, 2007 at 10:11 pm

    Is it just me or is Google Sightseeing getting better every day?

  2. 2. lilymarlene says: March 13th, 2007 at 10:28 pm

    How often does Google Earth update then. The bit where we live hasn’t been done for more than three years…..(PO34 5HX). I know because the round shape of the pond in our back garden has long gone!…but still shows on Google earth.

  3. 3. ladykalessia says: March 14th, 2007 at 3:23 am

    The BBC clip is *nothing* - slow to load, icky format, and *no sound*. Check YouTube. It seems like half of Las Vegas was out there with video cameras this morning.

  4. 4. Quentin says: March 14th, 2007 at 12:04 pm

    It depends. Some areas are as up to date as just a few months ago. Others, including Birmingham, (thats UK) are over 4 years old now.

  5. 5. fortin says: March 14th, 2007 at 12:52 pm

    great videos on YouTube, nice show, how they destroyed this building, a show even after the end

  6. 6. cookie monster says: March 14th, 2007 at 1:43 pm

    Some parts of Manchester are over 5 years old!

  7. 7. cookie monster says: March 14th, 2007 at 1:44 pm

    The aerial images i mean - not the city itself !
    Just wanted to make that clear. :OI

  8. 8. Al Cohole says: March 14th, 2007 at 6:49 pm

    So the city itself is not over 5 years old?
    :-)

  9. 9. Cocal says: March 16th, 2007 at 2:42 am

    I wonder… who stoled the Stratosphere Tower???

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