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The original Flamingo under construction on Highway 91 in 1946
You can’t go home again H
ave you ever revisited a familiar place, only to witness drastic changes? I recently had to drive through Northeast Philadelphia and was shocked by the area’s condition. What was once a pleasant community, where dozens of my friends and family members grew up in post-WWII housing, was now shabby and rundown.
I lived 15 minutes away, but “hung out” with those late 1960s/early 1970s kids. That middle-class region produced the first generation of Baby Boomer college graduates who moved up and moved out to the newer suburbs.
Sadly, many current residents have not maintained the most basic tenets of clean living-removing trash off the streets, mowing the lawn, painting, keeping the streets safe, etc. I don’t know their finances, but money has nothing to do with sweeping the porch to prevent deterioration.
12 JUNE 2024
Older doesn’t have to mean outdated and not worth preserving. In a world obsessed with the new, should we just eliminate what came before?
The saying, “you can’t go home again,” warns against longing for memories and experiences that will never return. Everything has its time.
In 1959, American folk singer Pete Seeger knew that. Almost verbatim, Seeger set the King James Bible’s Book of Ecclesiastes to music. In 1965, The Byrds rock band featured David Crosby-of Crosby, Stills and Nash-and adapted Seeger’s version into its hit, “Turn, Turn, Turn.”
Citing 26 life events, the chorus follows: To everything-turn, turn, turn There is a season-turn, turn turn And a time to every purpose under heaven.
In other words, nothing stays the same and life has its own timeline. That is sad
Sharon Harris considers just what Steve Wynn’s Mirage casino did for Las Vegas, as she waves a sad farewell to the volcano…
for a creature of habit like me. I was reminded of this when hearing of two upcoming major changes in Las Vegas after just one generation.
First, the July 17 Mirage closure. This revolutionary property’s gorgeous architecture and landmark volcano attraction catapulted gaming mogul Steve Wynn to international casino stardom.
Wynn’s visionary Mirage transformed Las Vegas from a one-dimensional, declining gambling town to a world-class resort city. Mirage offered multi-dimensional amenities and experiences like Siegfried and Roy’s white tigers and the Cirque du Soleil shows. He launched an era of luxury Strip hotels that most operators copied. Wynn casinos’ Y-shaped construction incorporated easily recognizable façades and themes. Following the Mirage, there was Treasure Island, Bellagio and Monte Carlo. The design concept extended to Biloxi, Mississippi’s Beau Rivage.
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