Has The Obit For LV Been Written?

Great article online in the Las Vegas Sun about how national publications are writting Las Vegas off. The tough economy has made times difficult for Las Vegas, but this is certainly not the first time and won't be the last that the obit has been written for our city. Here's a short read of some headlines from the past about Las Vegas:

• “Both Las Vegas and Reno are ‘flops’ as Monte Carlos” — The New York Times, 1931
• “Snake Eyes in Las Vegas” — Time, 1955
• “Economy deals Vegas a losing hand” — Chicago Tribune, 1982
And yet, somehow, Las Vegas escaped the reaper’s scythe to become a metropolitan area of almost 2 million people. So, in times of woe, it might help to look back on our past.

Read the full article by Brendan Buhler here:

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/apr/19/vegas-good-news-always-trails-bad-press/