Nice to see some new development

[Backlighting]

Macys & Dillards are the anchor stores.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/summerlin-downtown/downtown-summerlin-ready-almost-center-stage

[Peter]

One of the readers of your article mentioned that they hope the area stays safe! I remember there was a rash of snatch and grab in Atlantic City for a while attributed to visitors who were poor because of a gambling addiction but I have not seen what it is like lately. When I visited Vegas about 8 years ago, I don't remember much crime. We stayed at a good hotel and went to my daughters wedding at the Bellagio. I remember a luncheon for about ten set me back $1500 which was excruciating.

[Backlighting]

One of the readers of your article mentioned that they hope the area stays safe! I remember there was a rash of snatch and grab in Atlantic City for a while attributed to visitors who were poor because of a gambling addiction but I have not seen what it is like lately. When I visited Vegas about 8 years ago, I don't remember much crime. We stayed at a good hotel and went to my daughters wedding at the Bellagio. I remember a luncheon for about ten set me back $1500 which was excruciating.

Hello Peter

Downtown Summerlin is not downtown Las Vegas. It's about 15-20 miles due west of the Strip. A different world it is... just a short drive to Red Rock Canyon...mostly high end residential/retail... The new development is in the backyard of the first class Red Rock Resort/ Casino...home of a really good all you can eat buffet for about 1/10 of what you paid, and less for lunch & breakfast. I'm a regular...I live in the area.

https://redrock.sclv.com/

Summerlin has an interesting history. Howard Hughes set the ball in motion. Probably one of the few in the country that could have, at that time, afford to purchase such a large amount of prime real estate:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summerlin,_Nevada

-Joe

[Peter]

Didn't Sinatra say, I thought there was only Reno and Vegas in Nevada and the rest was desert?

I actually went and bought a small humidifier at a drug store when I was there and ran it all the time. And there was a brush fire in the ?San Bernadino Mountains that was turning the air smoky. The average temperature was 107 during the day. I like the underground tunnel system between the buildings which reminded me of cold Minnesota with its connections to other buildings. One shopping center was an entire sky scraper with a tube connecting the building across the street several stories up.

Perhaps hot and dry is something one could get used to.

[Backlighting]

NYC has a daily average humidity at 63%

L.V. has a daily average of 30%

It's easy to get used to, and indeed welcome, 100+ degrees during the hottest time of the yr., when humidity is at 8-15%. No sweating, no mosquitos.

I've been in NYC (metropolitan area) during the hottest time, say 90 degrees and 75% humidity. Very uncomfortable for me...in fact it suks.

http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/US/humidity-city-annual.php

I'll take desert climate, overall, any day.

I had the misfortune of visiting Orlando in the summer...Now even NYC would have been a welcomed alternative to that. Now Manila in the summer...ouch...100% not uncommon with temps in the 90's +

https://weatherspark.com/averages/33313/Metro-Manila-Philippines