Castaways Hotel, Las Vegas
By Paul Johnson on Jan 13, 2006 in Accommodation, Hotels, Nevada, North America, Regions, Resorts, USA
After spending two shuttered years living up to its name, the Castaways hotel and casino in Las Vegas went out with a bang. A series of planned explosions reduced the 19-story tower to a 20,000-ton heap of rubble and raised a huge cloud of dust about three miles from the Strip. A $4 billion hotel, retail and casino development called Echelon Resort Las Vegas will replace the site by early 2010.