Old Vegas

They say that Vegas is a different place today than it was twenty years ago, and I don't doubt that. Much of it has been cleaned up, sanitized and homogenized. Much of the history is gone, bulldozed or dynamited to make way for the next big thing. However, down at the end of Fremont Street, there is a small collection of the classic neon that used to light the night in Sin City. This lamp was from the old Aladdin Hotel, which is still there, but is about to be renovated and renamed by Planet Hollywood. It's a shame that all the history of the town is being relegated to books, movies and museums.