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Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 8:07 p.m. - The Sahara marquee is seen as the sun sets on the last evening that the casino is open.
Published Friday, June 3, 2011 | 12:58 p.m.
Updated Friday, June 3, 2011 | 4:10 p.m.
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Now that the Sahara hotel-casino is closed after 59 years, everything must go.
The owners of the Rat Pack-era casino are planning a liquidation sale of all items inside the property exactly one month after closing the casino's doors.
Things for sale include the casino's poker room sign, bedroom furnishings and chandeliers in several shapes and sizes.
The sale set to begin June 16 is being organized by Ohio-based National Content Liquidators, a firm that ran previous liquidation sales for other casinos.
Company spokeswoman Meredith Lunsford said she expects the sale to attract nostalgic fans and commercial buyers interested in things like escalators and restaurant equipment.
"You've got people from all over wanting to take home a piece of history," Lunsford said.
Owner SBE Entertainment has not yet detailed its plans for the property.
This month, the casino is selling its stage lights and ceiling décor.
National Content Liquidators set up a website for the sale with pictures, saying the Sahara would stay open until all its items are sold. The firm is charging $10 per person admission during the sale's first four days.
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Unless it's a remodeled room (upper floors of the tangiers tower), I would stay away from the bedroom furniture. Check out the Sahara on the bedbug registry.
Anyone need any 1950's era carpet??????
I wonder how much they want for the roller coaster.
I can't believe the Sahara closed. I was just there about 6-7 years ago, lol.
Sad... 59 years of history tossed out the window. Anyone remember the "Sands"... You can't tell me that wouldn't be a main attraction now a days if it was redone..
Sometimes out with the old, in with the new comes back to haunt you.
Man, I have lived here a long long time... Wow, just blew my mind and got depressed. The sands, wow, I saw that hotel.
Totally just ruined my day. We definitely have to stop imploding everything.
we dont live forever nor do we expect these dinosaurs to go ad finitum. i wonder how much they're asking for the stale cigarette smoke?
An implosion at New Years would not be unheard of,IMHO.
casinokid,I guess if you can remove and transport it,they'll sell you the roller coaster :) Assuming you have somewhere to put it.
I went to the 'sale' at the Stardust', firstly they didn't charge admission, and secondly they gave free tours of Lefty Rosenthals bachelor pad upstairs. It was cool to see where one of Las Vegas' legends lived, loved, and threw amazing parties! Ahhhh, memories.
They do have some nice stuff . I wonder how much the flat screens are going for? Though I wonder how the heck would you get a walk-in freezer out of there?????
Judging by what they're selling,they're either going to gut the place or implode it.
How much of this stuff is going to be displayed at Lonnie Hammergren's House?
Time to pass an ordinance that these Vacant/Unfinished structures be torn down after 5 years of being 80 percent unused. Turn them back into Parking Lots.
Greed to the bitter end! They are trying to sell all this stuff, and yet they are charging a $10 admission fee. Idiots.
When I was in Vegas last time, there was a blowout sale of electronic items, such as I-phones, Ipods, Cell-phones, Blue Ray Players, Headsets, etc etc. The entire show was publicly anounced by radio commercials etc, ...up to 70 per cent off retail price etc...... "Wow", that's what I thought, and marked the event in my calendar. The sale was scheduled at a conference hall at the Tropicana on a given Saturday.
Well, I went there , walked through the casino until I finally found the place, but the same thing....10 dollars admission fee!!!!! What the duck!!!! I am not going to pay to get into a store to spend my money. I walked away and never returned to the Tropicana since.
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