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The Tourist City

The Tourist City. Dennis R Judd Professor of Political Science at University of Illinois, Chicago Susan S Fainstein Professor of Urban Planning at Columbia University. The Tourist City. The Political Economy of Tourism Urban tourism, Tourist bubble, Marketing cities

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The Tourist City

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  1. The Tourist City • Dennis R Judd • Professor of Political Science at University of Illinois, Chicago • Susan S Fainstein • Professor of Urban Planning at Columbia University

  2. The Tourist City • The Political Economy of Tourism • Urban tourism, Tourist bubble, Marketing cities • Constructing Cities as Theme Parks • WDW, Las Vegas, Cancún • Converting Cities into Tourist Sites • Global entertainment, Boston, Prague, Jerusalem • Tourism Strategies • Tourism and sports, Riverboat gambling, Southeast Asia

  3. The Tourist City • Robert E Parker • Las Vegas: Casino Gambling and Local Culture • Professor of Sociology at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  4. Las Vegas • Spanish wanted a safe route along the “jornada de muerte” in early 1700s • Rafael Rivera “discovered” the valley, which had grass and water – named it “the meadows” • Captain John Freemont made valley known in 1844 • Brigham Young built fort in 1855 – was abandoned in 1857

  5. Las Vegas • Silver and Gold discovered in late 1800s • Land act of 1885 offers land at $1.25 and acre and farming becomes important • Railway completed between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles in 1905 • Las Vegas founded in 1905 as city of 110 acres and 800 people (less that 1% of the state’s population) • By 1930, Las Vegas was over 5,000 people (5% of the state’s population)

  6. Las Vegas - 1931 • Gambling legalized (six licenses issued) • Boulder Dam was started, rescuing Las Vegas from the Great Depression • Divorce laws were relaxed, making Nevada the capital of the “quickie divorce” • Pre-divorcees gained their residency by waiting it out in “dude ranches,” which were set up on the strip in Las Vegas

  7. The Women • 1939 • All female cast • Nevada dude ranch plays major role in the film andis part of the periodperception ofNevada

  8. Las Vegas • Population: 480,000 (22% of state’s population) (1,340,000 in metro) • Coordinates: N 36°10'30" W 115°8'14" • Elevation: 2000ft • Universities: UNLV • $ Spent on Tourism Promotion: $125 million • Claims to Fame: • Most popular destination for domestic tourism • More hotels rooms than anywhere on earth*

  9. Discussion “Outline” Las Vegas’s history as a center for gaming can be divided into three major periods. To make the class discussion logical, we will follow these three periods, filling in pertinent information about each one so that comparisons can be made across all three, and differences can be highlighted between the three.

  10. Discussion Questions • What ushers in this period? • What are the characteristics? • When are the dates? • Who are the principles? • Where are the primary locations (think actual hotels and in the city geographically)? • Who are the patrons? • Are there conflicts, particularly with local residents? • What is the public connotation of Vegas/What does Vegas think of itself? • Why is Vegas eventually forced to change?

  11. Las Vegas from Space

  12. Caesar’s/Mirage

  13. Luxor/Excalibur/Tropicana

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