{"id":43409,"date":"2014-09-13T15:05:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-13T22:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lasvegasinfocenter.com\/mw.lasvegasinfocenter.com\/?page_id=43409"},"modified":"2014-09-13T17:01:36","modified_gmt":"2014-09-14T00:01:36","slug":"sands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/lasvegasinfocenter.com\/mw.lasvegasinfocenter.com\/?page_id=43409","title":{"rendered":"Sands"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">The<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"> Sands Hotel and Casino Implosion &#8211; Nov 26,1996<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yFHbW15_W1s?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\nThe implosion of the Sands Hotel\/Casino<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">,,, in Nov. 26, 1996, was a big deal in Vegas, more so than the previous implosions of he Dunes and the Landmark. Here is some as-it-happened Las Vegas TV news coverage of the implosion of the Sands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The <b>Sands Hotel<\/b> was a historic <a title=\"Las Vegas Strip\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Las_Vegas_Strip\">Las Vegas Strip<\/a> hotel\/casino that operated from December 15, 1952, to June 30, 1996. Designed by the architect\u00a0<a title=\"Wayne McAllister\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayne_McAllister\">Wayne McAllister<\/a>, the Sands was the seventh resort to open on the Strip.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">During its heyday, the Sands was the center of entertainment and &#8220;<a title=\"Cool (aesthetic)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cool_(aesthetic)\">cool<\/a>&#8221; on the Strip, and hosted many famous entertainers of the day. Regulars were able to mingle with the stars in the lounge after their late-night shows. In its time, the Sands was located next door to the <a title=\"Desert Inn\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Desert_Inn\">Desert Inn<\/a>. The two adjacent properties were owned by the reclusive businessman <a title=\"Howard Hughes\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Howard_Hughes\">Howard Hughes<\/a> in the mid-1960s. Today, <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"The Venetian (Las Vegas)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Venetian_(Las_Vegas)\">The Venetian<\/a> stands where the Sands once stood. <em>Text, courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sands_Hotel_and_Casino\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Links \/ Photo Credits\" href=\"http:\/\/lasvegasinfocenter.com\/mw.lasvegasinfocenter.com\/?page_id=1491\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Back to Links<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sands Hotel and Casino Implosion &#8211; Nov 26,1996 The implosion of the Sands Hotel\/Casino ,,, in Nov. 26, 1996, was a big deal in Vegas, more so than the previous implosions of he Dunes and the Landmark. 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