GLENN PINKERTON / Las Vegas Sun / Sun File Photo
An aerial view of the Las Vegas Strip, looking south from Treasure Island, August 19, 2004. The late 1990s and early 2000s saw a construction boom on the south Strip with new resorts and tower addition projects. Pools and lush landscaping replaced the sandy desert highway of the early Strip.
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