None of the three hotels you mention are really new. The Linq, formerly the Quad, is a reworked and remodeled Imperial Palace -- in fact, just last month they removed the blue tiles. The Cromwell is the Barbary Coast, formerly Bills, stripped to the bare steel and remodeled. The SLS, of course, is the Sahara stripped down and rebuilt, and incorporating a few artifacts from the Sahara. Not mentioned, but also disappearing, is the Harmon, the big blue oval tower that is slowing being taken apart after being constructed badly and never opened.
Remember: When the Sahara opened, that end of the strip was the happening end -- it is where the El Rancho Vegas was, it is where the Last Frontier was, it is where the Riviera was, it was where the Thunderbird was, it was where the Stardust was. The Flamingo was far at the other end, and the Hacienda (where Mandalay Bay is) was far far away. If you're trying to place other things, the DI is where the Wynn is now, and the Sands is where the Venetian is. The Dunes was where the Bellagio is.
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Date: 2014-12-28 07:02 am (UTC)Remember: When the Sahara opened, that end of the strip was the happening end -- it is where the El Rancho Vegas was, it is where the Last Frontier was, it is where the Riviera was, it was where the Thunderbird was, it was where the Stardust was. The Flamingo was far at the other end, and the Hacienda (where Mandalay Bay is) was far far away. If you're trying to place other things, the DI is where the Wynn is now, and the Sands is where the Venetian is. The Dunes was where the Bellagio is.