Poll - 2021-06-09 | Las Vegas Advisor

This poll was suggested by long-time LVAer Toni A. She writes, "Not that we have any control over it! But I'm genuinely curious what LVA regulars would like to see built on the site that's now Fontainebleau. And not just good ideas, but what would inspire LVA readers to make a concerted effort to go there and patronize if it were to be built?"

As you'll see, the selections are predicated on two general options: 1) Finishing F-blue; and 2) tearing down/imploding the abandoned hulk, which might be necessary if it's unsalvageable after nearly 15 years sitting in the elements, and starting all over.

As for what and where the Fontainebleau is (posed by Sandra Ritter in the comments), it's the abandoned high-rise tower between the Sahara and the Convention Center expansion on the north Strip. It was around 70% completed when construction was stopped in 2008 and never restarted. You can read the whole convoluted history of the project here (Part 1) and here (Part 2).

The question you're voting on is, What kind of property could be built on the current site of the Fontainebleau and the former site of Wet 'n Wild that you would definitely visit and patronize?

963 Total Votes

The finished original Fontainebleau Hotel-Casino

20% (188)

The new Stardust

15% (144)

Who cares?

10% (100)

Free public parking with free shuttles to all casinos with paid parking

6% (53)

World's largest brothel

4% (41)

Massive brewery with beer tours (and free beer at the end of the tour)

4% (34)

Integrated resort that incorporates the vacant former Wet 'n Wild acreage next to it

3% (30)

Museum dedicated to the history of Las Vegas entertainment

3% (25)

Sports stadium

2% (24)

Disney-style amusement park

2% (24)

UFO landing site

2% (22)

Dining district

2% (21)

Activity zone (theaters, skating rink, bowling, virtual reality attraction, etc.)

2% (21)

Public park

2% (20)

Waterpark

2% (18)

New LVA office

2% (18)

Condo tower

2% (17)

Multi-use: daytime shopping, nighttime club scene

1% (14)

Low-income housing

1% (14)

Cannabis-users' paradise

1% (13)

Megamall

1% (12)

Monster movie-plex

1% (12)

Racecar course

1% (12)

Open area for music festivals

1% (10)

Another expansion of the Convention Center

1% (9)

Amazon distribution center

1% (9)

Resurrected Bonnie Springs Old Western town

1% (9)

Homeless tent city

1% (9)

World's largest Chuck E. Cheese

1% (9)

Sky diving landing site

1% (7)

Sewage treatment plant

1% (7)

Timeshare tower

1% (6)

Site for Bleu Tech future city

1% (6)

Giant healthcare facility for elective procedures

1% (5)

Analysis

Well, you can tell what's on LVAers minds by the results of this poll.

Most, ourselves included, would like to see the damn thing finished. For better or worse, Fontainebleau has become part of the Strip skyline and for it to actually open would be a major triumph over adversity.

Then again, it could open as the new Stardust, which is an indication of how attached most of us are to the memory of the old one.

The who-cares crowd made a surprisingly strong showing in this poll, though we suspect if we included that option in all the polls, it would rank similarly high.

Anything having to do with avoiding paid parking can always be counted on to get a lot of votes.

And the world's largest brothel is, not surprisingly, the highest vote-getter of the nearly three-dozen oddball choices that follow it.

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Comments

Sandra Ritter Jun-09-2021

Have to Chuckle

Thank you for providing the location. And I have to chuckle because I would definitely not want to visit and patronize a sewage treatment plant.

nursekimmmie Jun-09-2021

Kim H

Absolutely LOVE some of the choices.  Always good to start the day with laughter!

Texas Transplant Jun-09-2021

Harry Reid Municipal Sewage Treatment Plant

Why stop with having the naming rights to just the Airport??

Harry Reid Municipal Sewage Treatment Plant has a nice ring to it. No reason to stop with just having an airport re-named after him. With this "memorial", he will have his Las Vegas naming rights covered "top to bottom".  (Pun intended)

Texas Transplant Jun-09-2021

Note to Sandra - Sewage Treatment Plant

If they were to build a sewage treatment plant on the location, you, (and everyone else) would be "patronizing" it, one way or another,  on EVERY trip you made to Las Vegas. 

I think it would be VERY practical suggestion

Thomas Hebel Jun-12-2021

Implosion

You left off the implosion option

gaattc2001 Jun-19-2021

Leave it there, just as it is....

looming over the North Strip as a monument to human folly.
"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
"Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair...."

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