Most of the aerial shots of the Strip are similar today -- the familiar string of gleaming resorts stretching from Mandalay Bay up to the Stratosphere. But on Thursday night, during a helicopter tour high above the city, I took note of a rare image -- a pink hotel, which is this week’s VegasVille Photo of the Week.
When: Thursday, Oct. 20, 9:45 p.m.
Where: High above the Las Vegas Strip.
The Circumstance: During a helicopter trip on a Heli USA tour of the Strip, the familiar images of famous Las Vegas landmarks such as the Luxor pyramid light, the Bellagio fountains water show and the Paris Las Vegas Eiffel Tower were joined by two pink-hued buildings at Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard.
Accompanying me on this trip, coincidentally, were four women from South London, one of whom asked in a clipped British accent, “Is that hotel always pink?”
No, the Tropicana has bathed itself in pink to promote October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The effect is very cool and distinctive from street level -- and fairly breathtaking from above.
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