Here’s a closer look at the arch’s inner steel frame and ourter fancy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe archway joins another “welcome to downtown Vegas” photo op a couple of blocks away.<\/p>\n
That display, unveiled in August 2018, cost about $400,000 and features dice, poker chips, a roulette table and showgirls.<\/p>\nMany actual Las Vegas showgirls were nearly this tall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe welcome sign and arch grew out of a need for a new way to welcome visitors when downtown’s original sign (a replica of the iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign near Mandalay Bay) was destroyed when an asshat crashed into it with his truck in July 2016.<\/p>\n
All due respect to asses, hats and trucks.<\/p>\nIf you can’t tell the difference between a parabolic arch and a catenary arch, we can’t be friends.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou know we’ll be keeping an eye on the construction of the new downtown welcome archway. We’re always up for some new bling or whatever the kids are calling it now.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Construction of the downtown Las Vegas welcome archway is underway and we’ve got all the latest scoop. Along with some sweet-ass pics, of course. Do you know this blog at all? The archway is slated for completion on August 28, 2020. Here’s a look at this sparkly new photo op being built downtown. The archway […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,23,8],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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