abstract

This paper is about the lack of local amenities in Las Vegas, a highly commercialized city. I have been researching what in fact there is to do in Las Vegas, one main focus has been what is there outside of the casinos; strip or otherwise. Books have been far and between for research and the internet has good information. Resources have almost been limited to the internet, local magazines, and local weekly papers. I will be plotting out where the major master planned communities lie in relation to museums, the strip, and other places of activity that I will mention in my paper. One concern is the Vegas valley is actually three major cities/suburbs. The interaction of these communities I think ties in to a certain degree. I've started to poll people who have lived here longer than I to see what they do. One thing that seems to run throughout the people that I've interviewed and heard people talking about is that they avoid the strip like the plague and only go there when friends/family comes to visit. I have found in my research as a new comer to Las Vegas that there is more than meets they eye, but I am still coming to the conclusion that majority of amenities are within casinos. I'm hoping the outcome will be to show things to do and possibly be proposals to what this valley needs to help people to stay here (and not just because of their job).