Geography 2144A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Special Administrative Regions Of China, Reedy Creek Improvement District, Walt Disney World
21 Apr 2016
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Society has only been tourists for last couple hundred of years. No element of scale or movement only a list of descriptors. Vegas didn"t create the vegas model but was originally done for atlantic city. Atlantic city was purpose-built resort town for the masses. Its location put it within easy travel distance by train to northeastern industrial centres cheap access. The key to atlantic city"s success was railways to connect it to industrial heartlands of. Bugsy key player in national crime organization (syndicate) Sent to las vegas to get rid of competition bookie. Island where bad could become good and illegitimate could be legitimate city of vice and hedonism. The war was over and americans wanted to party. The flamingo casino urban miami swank atmosphere. Make it hollywood to attract more people move it upscale. By 1970s, vegas went through reform period and corporate america decided to move into vegas.
