Urban Architecture in Distress in Southern Nevada
"The Party is over" - a recent Economist article declared about the current state of affairs in Las Vegas. Even casual observers notice a tangible malaise about Sin City that was not there a mere 5 years ago. Since the recession hit in 2008, Southern Nevada has been hit particularly hard, and Las vegas has been trying to reinvent itself again. There is no end in sight to the present crisis with critical voices arguing the Valley's problems may be existential rather than just cyclical, and radical rethinking would be needed to redirect Las Vegas towards a better future. For those of us who love the Desert Southwest and have called Southern Nevada home at some point, the current dilemma is heart-wrenching but certainly was not unexpected. For that reason, Euroquest Sidetracks would like to present Sidetracks of a different kind this week by taking a closer look at those parts of the city in crisis - away from the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas Boulevard ("The Strip...