Don Williams wrote:
Bob Shell wrote:
On Apr 15, 2006, at 10:59 AM, Don Williams wrote:
Its still the mob "but they've gone legit" -- according to a taxi
driver, the last time I was there.
Perhaps he watched too many Godfather movies? One thing I found to
my liking was the food.
One Sea Food restaurant I liked in particular was round behind the
Flamingo. I just can't remember
the name. I had a drinks coaster with the details ... but it's gone
long ago. They made clam chowder
almost as good as you can find on Fisherman's Wharf -- but many
times more expensive.
I've been going to Las Vegas for 30+ years, usually a couple of times
a year. I've watched the place change, and certainly not for the
better. When the mob ran it you could walk around anywhere in town
and not fear street crime because the mob didn't tolerate it. Bad for
business, you know. Now the place is dangerous if you get far off the
tourist track. They have gangs. Lots of crime. Smog. All the result
of uncontrolled growth. I wish we could go back to the Vegas of the
old days.
I don't recognize the seafood place you're talking about. When was
that? My favorite restaurants there now are the Rosewood Grill and
Smith & Wollensky. I only like to go to Smith & Wollensky when
someone else is picking up the tab, though!
There's also a great little family-owned Italian place over on W.
Sahara that I go to, but I can't recollect the name at the moment.
It's a couple of blocks off Las Vegas Blvd. on the left.
Bob
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The last time I was certainly there was about 1987, you may remember
they were redoing the Flamingo and the sidewalk was against a wooden
hoarding for a long time. Pipes and stuff lay about everywhere and it
was quite dangerous walking by. There was an enormous parking lot near
the restaurant and on the far side of the lot the Las Vegas Medical
Center. I also remember Smith and Wollensky. Peter Norton had a
birthday party there in about 1991. That was before he sold his soul
to the Devil. He was a good friend.
Don
I think it's possible that the restaurant was moved or maybe even closed
about the same time (1987?) the Flamingo was renovated,
or rebuilt, or whatever they did to it. I can't remember eating there
after that time. But I was there the year they did all that
reconstruction. Another thing I remember was the sidewalk was being
relaid -- very ornate -- as well. So if you know
when that happened you'll know more than I.
Don
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