North Strip Desolation

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An empty lot across from the now closed Sahara hotel makes the north strip area look even more desolate. 

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The Sahara hotel's sign still stands on June 11, 2011, after Sahara's closing in May.

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The building known as Fontainebleau stands unfinished on Las Vegas' north strip June 11, 2011. 

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An empty lot sits on Las Vegas' north strip June 11, 2011, across from the Sahara hotel which closed in May. Many of the up-and-coming businesses in the area have abandoned construction assisting in the areas decline. 

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The skeleton of the would-be building Echelon stands June 11, 2011. Many of the up-and-coming businesses in the area have abandoned construction assisting in the areas decline. 

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People walk along Las Vegas Boulevard South June 11, 2011, across from the Sahara hotel which closed in May of this year.