Of course, we can’t go to a major city without seeking out its goth club. Las Vegas’ is called sKizoFrenia, and it’s in the Harmon Theater which is part of the Planet Hollywood casino/hotel shopcenter (which used to be the Aladdin). Continue reading
This mid-1950s Internationl "Metro" van was so cute and charming I wanted to find the owner and see if I could buy it.
The Southwest is a car-spotter’s paradise. Not only does the dry climate preserve old autos, but because they last longer, there are more old cars to see just running around. Las Vegas and the surrounding area yielded a bumper crop, no pun intended. First off, out at the Nelson ghost town, there were a number of cars just sitting out in the desert, as old cars are wont to do. Continue reading
Venturing outside of Las Vegas’ environs, you’ll find a lot of boring suburbs and a lot of desert. The glamorous inner city seems to have pushed all of the normal working parts of the city–fast-food restaurants, real-world retail, industrial complexes and housing–out into a wide halo of sprawl, and beyond that there’s naught but desert.
