If you're a frequent visitor to Las Vegas - and have been inclined to stroll along the strip under a starry night sky as a gentle wind blows in off the desert - you have obviously been witness to the neglected stretch of sidewalk just shy of Sahara and across from Wynn's Encore Resort.
For about a year-and-a-half - that portion of Las Vegas Boulevard has been strewn with all-manner-of rubble (left-overs from an implosion of a tired old broken-down Hotel long gone), smashed beer bottles, smelly unsightly trash, you name it.
Even in the bright light of day, the stretch of "no man's land", was a potential danger to tourists and locals alike.
What action was taken?
For some inexplicable reason, City Officials simply cast a blind eye in that directiion.
Shame!
What a pleasant surprise, then, to stride down the strip a few days ago and spot a landscaping project underway that looks promising for tourists who love to to take their daily walk or jog through that part of town.
The once-scruffy property which edges on the sidewalk has now been contained with a short retaining wall.
And, dotted about the strip, bushes and newly-planted trees are set in beds trimmed with brick and other outdoor garden flourishes.
No wonder the street was bustling with enthusiastic folks that morning in the desert oasis.
I couldn't help but wonder, though, if the transformation was somehow due to the fact that Steve Wynn's Beach Club is in the end phase of completion.
Did the persnickety Hotelier strong-arm some officials downtown?
News at 11!
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