Nearly two decades ago, the north Strip was poised to become the resort corridor’s crown jewel. Massive casino-hotel complexes such as Echelon and the original Fontainebleau were expected to transform the area into a new hub of luxury and entertainment.
Then the Great Recession hit, and when the money dried up, so, too, did the desire to develop that stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard. Years passed as highly anticipated projects remained unfinished, plots of valuable land were left vacant and small businesses struggled to stay open.
But Vegas rebounded, like it always does.
In the decade-and-a-half following the 2008 economic collapse, the north end of the Strip — loosely defined as the 1.3-mile section between Encore and The Strat — has benefited from billions of dollars of capital investment.
