Las Vegas - Absence of Frontier

From the location which was the Desert Inn (and is now Wynn), to the location which was The New Frontier.

Frontier Demolition (North Side)

This shot which I took on 14 November 2007 shows the north side of The Frontier being demolished. [The north side is the side which faced The Stardust.]

[Photo taken approximately 32 hours after the implosion of the main building.]

Frontier Las Vegas - Almost As It Was

This is as fresh as it gets. The Frontier as phoographed yesterday afternoon.

As with many demolitions, the front of The Frontier is being kept as untouched as possible, for as long as possible, while the majority of activity occurs on the backside.

Most visitors to Las Vegas do not venture on Fashion Show Drive, because there is obviously nothing to see there, (and the sidewalks on both sides are noncontinuous at points).

I walked up Fashion Show Drive, and got these, and many more photos of the demolition of The Frontier.

In a little while, when the building is far more gutted and bare than it is right now, it will not be as striking for me to look at The Frontier. When the building is a standing shell, awaiting implosion, it will already be dead.

Right now though, The Frontier is still alive, as it is taken apart. Take a look at the rooms which have had their outer walls removed. One of them still has a television.

The place is real. It is almost as it was.

Frontier Las Vegas - Mattresses And Windows

It is as if The Frontier was turned into an internment camp, and a riot ensued. Fenced in. Some windows out, others broken. Mattresses piled high around the perimeter. Chairs and other vaguely discernable pieces of furniture scattered about. Carpeting ripped up and piled with other trash on the ground of what was the vicinity of the main entrance valet area.

Frontier - Demolition By Clauss Construction

The demolition signs are up at The Frontier. I don't know the actual date for the implosion. My guess is that Clauss does not know it yet either.

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This is a different company than was used for The Stardust; (Controlled Demolition Of Baltimore was used for The Stardust).

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Clauss has a website:

http://www.claussconstruction.com/