douglas wrote on March 06, 2008 08:20 PM: if the joint would offer an attackable 21 game, mebbe some 100% v.p. slots, a non-profit but decent coffee shop, they'd be busy.

otoh if they adopt the "modern" corporate bean count squeezing of the patrons [as stations & harrah's], the joint won't draw quality players. when you open any business in a competitive market, you have to do something different. "locals" already have plenty of clean, safe, modern joints.

wildbill wrote on March 06, 2008 06:25 PM: good intentions / bad location. Don't forget that if these folks feel they have been wronged (i.e. Rodney King) they tend to burn their own neighborhoods down to make a point. History always repeats itself. Better take out lots of insurance, this way the place might even make a profit.

Jerry Walker wrote on March 06, 2008 02:28 PM: An energized and motivated population is a working population. More jobs are key. The Moulin Rouge is what that area needs. Some people are so quick to make jokes about the area, without taking the time to think about what the project could mean for the area. I support this redevelopment and hope they find the capital for the project.

A lot of posters seem like they hang out at the Sin City Saloon on this website.

David wrote on March 06, 2008 02:12 PM: Epic was among three companies bidding for the right. The bid fizzled when the company failed to deliver the necessary paperwork before a Dec. 26 deadline from the Kansas Lottery Commission.

An Epic consultant claimed a photocopier broke while printing the final paperwork.

WHY DIDN'T THEY USE THE 'MY DOG ATE IT' AS THEIR EXCUSE?

SB wrote on March 06, 2008 12:28 PM: Good idea on redeveloping and re-branding a lost icon in Vegas. It just sucks that the part of town this landmark property once stood on in the 50's, has become a rough and run down area. Only if the Moulin Rouge happend to lie somewere downtown, or an area that has withstood time and still remains viable. If that were the case then this would be a no-brainer.

My idea would be to relocate the sign, building shell and any lasting landmarks to an area of town that is new, clean and yet still divers in population. They would still have all the original landmarks and be able to capitalize on the history of the property while being located in an area were people feel comfortable venturing to. Wonder if the new developers have considerd that.

Greg Lott wrote on March 06, 2008 11:35 AM: Irma,
I guess you're a multi-millionaire investor with property all over Vegas.

Fafner wrote on March 06, 2008 10:53 AM: Darn good movie, that "Omega Man." Glad to see somebody else remembers it. I think "machine gun emplacements with overlapping fields of fire" are already in place across the street, at the R-J, compound, with Sherman Frederick in the role of Charlton Heston.

douglas wrote on March 06, 2008 08:51 AM: not so fast, irma.

all the project needs are variances from zoning and building inspection for concertina wire & chain link fencing with razor wire on top. the chain link by itself didn't protect the vacant property from vandals, taggers, and homeless "guests" so why would that fence by itself protect any better, the property with invited guests?

add machine gun emplacements with overlapping fields of fire and the joint should be able to protect patrons carrying cash. kinda like the "central city" building in which charlton heston resided in "omega man".

Irma wrote on March 06, 2008 07:28 AM: 1) Bad Location
2) Ain't gonna happen