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That last comment was for the bus station, *not* the Golden Phoenix, BTW. It's absolutely beautiful (great job to the architectural firm), and the amount of light in the area makes that entire part of town feel a *lot* safer.
Now all they need to do it light up the exterior like they've been doing at the Fitzgeralds and it will look really goodĭrive by the station at night. Whatever their reason for doing this, I hope they leave it this way, a nod to the time period when Virginia Street was thriving with casinos from the Riverwalk to 4th Street. In the mean time, wow it makes a big difference walking down Virginia Street and not having a bunch of plywood stare you back in the face. I should be meeting with one of the owners this week to get some answers. I received a flurry of emails about it, and the rumors are it's everything from the Golden Phoenix meeting part of their obligation of holding a gaming license, to that the Nugget is taking over Golden Phoenix, to that it was set up simply to make the street look better.
Some of you may have noticed that the Golden Phoenix's plywood has been taken down and a few slots set up and lit up facing the street.
