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Daily Neon: Circus Circus Happy 44th Birthday

October 18, 2012
Circus Circus Hotel & Casino

Circus Circus Hotel & Casino

On this day 44 years ago, Circus Circus opened on October 18, 1968. This circus themed Hotel & Casino has 3,773 room including a indoor 5 acre amusement park called the Adventuredome (formerly known as Grand Slam Canyon).

Circus Circus has the only RV park on the Strip providing additional accommodations in the 399 space park operated by Kampgrounds of America (KOA). Circus Circus Las Vegas is the largest permanent big top in the world.

Happy 44th Birthday!

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New Las Vegas City Hall of Opens Today Feb 21, 2012

February 21, 2012
New Las Vegas City Hall under construction on Main St

New Las Vegas City Hall under construction on Main Street is now finished and open for business

The new Las Vegas City Hall opened today after years of planning and construction. The project came in at a cool $146 million in a state-of-the-art facility on Main St. downtown Las Vegas.

The new seven-story facility is currently opening today with seven department in the building. The rest of the city departments will move in on Monday, Feb. 27.

Once the old City Hall is vacant, remodeling will begin for Zappos’ new headquarters. The new downtown location for Zappos’ is expected to open in late 2013 with a $40 million renovation budget and bringing in over 1,200 job to the downtown area from Henderson.

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