Sands Hotel in Las Vegas was established in 1952 designed by the renowned architect Wayne Mac Allister. The hotel was the epicenter of a wide spectrum of entertainment and recreation where the famous celebrities used to perform .The guest lists included the rich and the famous .The hotel ruled the entertainment and hospitality brigade with aplomb and gait. Soon the hotel's glitz and glamour started fading into oblivion because of the stiff and fierce competition offered by the other hotels and resorts with the trendy, chic and ultra modern entertainment. The hotel failed to resurrect its halcyon heydays and it was closed in November 1996. The resonance of mirth, music, spirit and frenzy used to fill the hotel.
The restaurant was a veritable treasure house of its glorious legacy of providing entertainment to the people visiting Las Vegas. The hotel bears testimony to the galaxy of celebrities and stars visiting it and interacting with the crowd. The owner Las Vegas Sands Corporation decided to refurbish the hotel by lending it an ultramodern, trendy and contemporary touch. Venetian is the resort cum hotel that stands today in place of the Sands Hotel. The hotel has been designed to create the magic of Italy in Las Vegas replete with the opulence, flamboyance and elegance coupled with a plethora of facilities. The hotel provides a host of other entertainment facilities including the renowned casino and the night club.
Amidst the glitz, glamour and razzmatazz of Venetian Hotel, there is a deep rooted poignancy beneath it for the people who has seen the Sands Hotel. The place emanates a brooding poignancy and nostalgia as the soul of Sands Hotel is only present in the place. The place may remind the old timers at the Sands Hotel about its glorious heritage and sheer flamboyance. Tears may roll copiously down the cheeks of a visitor who may have stayed in the Sands hotel and still cherishing its hospitality and warmth. The cycle of destruction and creation goes on and the flamboyant and colossal Venetian hotel is standing tall with its imposing and stately beauty alluring the guests with more contemporary entertainment facilities and hospitality while retaining the glorious and elegant heritage of Sands Hotel.
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