{"id":1480,"date":"2013-09-10T02:03:40","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T09:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=1480"},"modified":"2013-09-10T11:59:31","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T18:59:31","slug":"downtown-grand-shows-its-new-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/downtown-grand-shows-its-new-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown Grand Shows Off Fanciful New Facade"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The scaffolding has finally come down at the Downtown Grand, formerly the Lady Luck, and we&rsquo;ve got some fresh-out-of-the-camera photos of what&rsquo;s been revealed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1481\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1481\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/downtown_third_construct6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-1481 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"Keeping things classic downtown.\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/downtown_third_construct6.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keeping things classic downtown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the scaffolding removed, we&rsquo;re able to get a better look at the vintage facades, resembling a small town from a bygone era, harkening back to a simpler time.<\/p>\n<p>We happen to be fans of harkening. Just, please, before you harken, make sure to warm up first or you might pull something.<\/p>\n<p>Across the street from the Disneyland Main Street motif, the sign for The Commissary food court has gone up.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1482\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/downtown_third_construct9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-1482 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"The commissary will be a food court, but we're probably not supposed to call it that because it's not fancy enough.\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/downtown_third_construct9.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We&rsquo;re probably not supposed to call it a food court because that doesn&rsquo;t make it sound fancy enough.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At Downtown Grand, old is the new new!<\/p>\n<p>Which, we&rsquo;re thinking, Downtown Grand should put on a T-shirt or something.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1483\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1483\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/downtown_third_construct7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-1483 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"As usual, we're sort of just showing you photos of the same thing from different angles. You'll live.\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/downtown_third_construct7.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As usual, we&rsquo;re sort of just showing you photos of the same thing from different angles. You&rsquo;ll live.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More than simply a renovated hotel, this project seeks to create a dining and retail district, a micro-community of sorts, along a privately-owned street, Third Street. The area has been dubbed Downtown Third.<\/p>\n<p>An eclectic mix of new restaurant and drinkery options (17 establishments in all) are on the way, building upon a stable of existing downtown favorites: Triple George restaurant, Mob Bar and Hogs &amp; Heifers, a popular biker bar.<\/p>\n<p>Rumor has it the owner of Hogs &amp; Heifers isn&rsquo;t thrilled with some of the changes happening on Third Street (she declined an offer to be bought out), but we suspect she&rsquo;ll get on board when she sees the influx of new customers drawn by Downtown Grand&rsquo;s grand design. Read more about this <a href=\"http:\/\/hogsandheifers.com\/main\/about_michelle.php\" target=\"_blank\">colorful character<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1484\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/downtown_third_construct11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-1484 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"This could be where Mob Bar is relocating. Please don't ruin one of our favorite Vegas hangouts, thanks.\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/downtown_third_construct11.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This could be where Mob Bar is relocating, just across the street from the Mob Museum. Please don&rsquo;t ruin this blog&rsquo;s favorite Vegas hangout, thanks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Downtown Grand, owned by Fifth Street Gaming, will have 600 slot machines, 28 table games and 634 hotel rooms. And at least one Las Vegas blog photographing its every move.<\/p>\n<p>Downtown Grand is almost here, and we can&rsquo;t wait. In the meantime, our awesome photos will have to tide you over.<\/p>\n<p>[flagallery gid=20]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The scaffolding has finally come down at the Downtown Grand, formerly the Lady Luck, and we&rsquo;ve got some fresh-out-of-the-camera photos of what&rsquo;s been revealed. With the scaffolding removed, we&rsquo;re able to get a better look at the vintage facades, resembling a small town from a bygone era, harkening back to a simpler time. 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