tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post855911181988292516..comments2024-03-15T17:03:45.018-07:00Comments on Las Vegas Blog: Steve Friess' VEGAS HAPPENS HERE: Wynn Out, Murren In This AfternoonTHE STRIP PODCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593322167326380577noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-18790974655107047502009-12-06T14:40:43.313-08:002009-12-06T14:40:43.313-08:00Sorry that I missed your show yesterday, but I'...Sorry that I missed your show yesterday, but I'll catch the podcast later. I took my dad to dinner at Aureole last night for his birthday before we checked out Mandarin Oriental and Crystals at City Center.<br /><br />Overall it all looks great, but it still seems like a work in progress with plenty of kinks to work out. I just LOVE the design of it all, but my dad was pretty bored at Crystals since not all the shops are open yet and most of the shops that are now open have already been in Orange County (at South Coast Plaza & Fashion Island) for some time. <br /><br />Hopefully more of the stores that will open will be eye-popping, and hopefully they'll do more to make Crystals more accessible to the rest of City Center and to The Strip. The tram is a good start, but I still don't know yet how people in Aria and Vdara will get to it. And if all the stores and restaurants opening soon will just be clones of what's already available in LA & OC, how will we get these Southern Californians to come to Vegas to experience something they think they can already do at home?<br /><br />Again, I do appreciate the many innovative design elements of City Center. I'm just wondering what their plan is to get people who aren't into postmodern architecture and/or high-end shopping to really appreciate this place.atdnexthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339904136472258194noreply@blogger.com