Poll : 13 February - 26 February 2019

Only two choices?

With all the opinions generated by the QoD, you’d think there would be more options. IE, to add demographic info to the option. 

What else is needed? If it were 60 feet more south it would be?  If it's a sunny day maybe?  Yes or No

What does the official area map define as "The Strip"?  Is it The Strip" or "the Strip?  LOL.

If the north end of the strip were to be revitalized and things start to grow again from the Sahara north, then maybe.  It's not a simple geographic designation. 

Since "The Strip" isn't in Las Vegas and the Strat is in Las Vegas I would say no.

From a practical standpoint when I say "Walk the Strip" I never walk to the Stratosphere.  Have walked it many times (Like to walk)  Have gone from Mandalay Bay but only as far North as I go is about SLS.  Stratosphere is about 4 or 5 long blocks too far North for me to consider it "The Strip".  

That said, if the monorail ever went down that far, I think people could start to think of it as on "The Strip".  That would definitely help it get more traffic. 

I don't think it is, but I can see where some people might think so.It's not downtown either, so it's in kind of a no man's land. If casinos were closer to it going toward downtown I would say yes, but with so far from the other strip casinos I say "no". 

The north end of strip has to end somewhere, right?  No better place than an iconic tower.  IF the empty lot south of Sahara ever fills in, it would certainly be a continous "strip" of casinos, hotels, and businesses.

North of Sahara is not "The Strip".
I would say that the SLS is the most Northern casino on "The strip".

I like Ronald Ziotkowski's theory, that the Strip is a "state of mind."  

LVA's own Hotels site lists the Strat location as "Strip", while the South Point is (rightly so) "Off Strip"  

The address of the Strat on their web site is 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. S. NV 89104.  Hmm, S.?  Meaning South?  Huh? Maybe in 1940.

South Point's address is 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South.  It follows that just having a Las Vegas Blvd address does not confer Strip status.

A bunch of casinos in close proximity would fit a "strip" state of mind designation, which excludes SLS and the Strat.

Of course, the Stratosphere's and SLS's management can say they are 'on the Strip' if they want to.  Newbie visitors beware.

JMHO.

Technically, based strictly on geography, we know the Stratosphere (I'll never call it "The Strat") is too far north to be on the Strip. However, I voted yes because everyone I know refers to it as "the far north end of the Strip" when discussing geography and landmarks.

It isn't outside of the City limits like the rest of the "strip", but it's on the same road, and is basically where I consider the strip to end as it branches into two roads once you go past it. And now I feel more compelled to say it's the end of the strip, as the 2 Vegas signs bookend what I've always considered the strip anyway. So the strip should officially go from the Welcome to Las Vegas sign to the Welcome to Downtown sign!

"Yes".  You can see it from the strip, be drawn to it, and then walk to it if you want to.

I agree that it is a state of mind. I consider it part of the Strip. Others believe it is not part of the Strip. But it doesn't matter because "the Strip" is not a legal entity, does not have its own government or services, cannot legally stop the Strat from saying it's on the Strip, and the Strat cannot force others to acknowledge the location. There is no official place named "the Strip. If someone says "I walked the entire Strip" they will inevitably be asked where they started and where they ended because the "entire" Strip is subject to a difference of opinion. 

I like your point of view, Ray. If you say or think you're on the Strip, then you're on the Strip. When Grandma and Grandpa come to visit next Thanksgiving, I'm charging them for parking, and a resort fee if they want to stay overnight.

It's my favorite place to stay. I wrote in a few years ago and you had settled it for me: North of Sahara is not the Strip. If it's a subject of debate again I'll vote yes. It's surely an icon of the Las Vegas Strip. Then again when I walk to the SLS to get on the monorail I say "I am going to the strip today". I have been splitting my stays to 2 nights downtown and 2 or 3 at the Strat and you talk about a fun economical vacation! Love it! 

I looked at your link to maps and can't find the Strat on the downtown maps or the strip map.  Did you leave it off on purpose?

To determine whether the Strat is on the Strip, the following factors need to be examined:
--Does it have a resort fee?
--Does it charge for parking?
--Does it pay 6/5 for Blackjack?
If the answer is "yes" it is on the Strip!

but it'll fit right in with the last few comments.

Whether or not the "Strat" is on the "Strip" is not the uppermost burning question on my mind: I haven't visited either of them in years.