On the north end of the Las Vegas Strip near Freemont Street and its surrounding neighborhoods, there are some interesting sights. Some parts are rougher than others - gravel lawns, rickety fenced yards with "no trespassing" signs, and some homes that no longer have residents. The interesting thing on this day's journey was that we witnessed the tier system of casinos - a social Olive Press. It ranged from the main strip squeezing the highest grade of Extra Virgin dollars from its patrons, down to the bare and raw gambling houses that take the Pumice dollars left in the pockets of those who do not have anything left to lose - a well oiled machine indeed.
Las Vegas, Nevada 10.2010
ShotSpecs: Canon EOS 50D | focal 28mm | ISO 250 | shutter 1/50 | f 2.8
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Robert, capturing the subject in B&W just magnifies the devastation the inhabitants might have had. Mind you, I could be imagining this. The occupants could have, for all I know, hit the jackpot and moved to Beverly Hills...
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