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(Between Mound &Van Dyke)
(810) 268-3200
Fabulous hotels, shows and fine dining outshine
the gambling for some in Las -Vegas.
Excalibur; Luxor and Mandalay Bay ...
here is a certain charisma
The famous roaring lion's head with its
about Las Vegas that comes
open mouth was taken down from in
in the form of individual
front of the MGM because many
charms of excitement.
Orientals felt it was like they were being
As gaming casinos and hotels spring
swallowed ... and wouldn't come in ... A
up all over the country ... the
statue of a huge lion without
emphasis many times is far from
an open mouth was put up at
subtle.
the cost of a couple million
Rather than shove its gam-
dollars.
bling intent down the throats of
So much to see and do ...
visitors, Las Vegas, however,
The Mirage with its volcano
would seem to present it in a
erupting outside every few
more round-about way ...
minutes after dusk ... Treasure
Obviously, gambling is there in
Island with the sea battle out-
a very big fashion ... but not
side every 90 minutes ...
without attractive diversifica-
Caesar's Palace, inside the
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tion.
Forum
Shops, with two
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The hotels themselves, par-
shows featuring statues that
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ticularly on the Las Vegas Strip,
come to life daily and in
are mind-boggling attention
the shops' newer wing,
grabbers.
Atlantis weaves together fire, water and
New hotels like the Paris, Bellagio,
special effects.
Venetian, New York, New York and
At Rio, Chemed productions every
Mandalay. Bay are being built at well
two hours are complete with suspended-
over a billion dollars each .. and extrava-
from-the-ceiling floats, costumed
gantly designed to be very lavish attrac-
dancers and lively music ... Lions are at
tions.
play in the Lion habitat at MGM
Their beauty is stunning and in very
Grand ... Flamingos and penguins have
stylish class.
their own homes in an outside park at
One of the older hotels,
Caesar's Palace, which is in a
luxurious rank of its own ...
can be termed as something
of a design leader, as well ...
with style treatments that
many of the newer hotels
seemingly have copied.
The next one to come
this year will be an all-new
Aladdin Hotel ... on the
same Strip grounds where
the former wonderful hotel
with the same name is being
replaced... Then comes San
Francisco, on the Strip site
where the Frontier will be
torn down.
On Las Vegas Boulevard
and Tropicana Avenue,
where once only the
Tropicana held a supremacy,
the overly-big MGM Grand
stands as the world's largest
hotel ... in the same area that
years back was "too far away"
••• along with today's Monte
Former Detroiter Bob Anderson is
Carlo; New York, New York;
a singer-impressionist hit in Vegas.
AUBURN HILLS
Lelli's of Auburn Hills, 8135 Opdyke Road,
Auburn Hills, (248) 373-4440. The second of
Lem's traditionally fine Italian ristorantes is
located across from the Pontiac Silverdome.
Besides elegant surroundings, it features the
same excellent food served by the Lelli family
ince 1939. Reservations are accepted for any
evening except Saturday
Mile Road, Berkley, (248) 548-
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menus of Italian special-
light presentations by
FARMINGTON HILLS
Desert Sands, 29222 Orchard Lake Road,
Farmington Hills, (248) 855-1122. Middle-
Eastern dining is featured by Hassan Bazzi, for-
iner maitre d' at the Original Sheik in down-
town Detroit. Daily specials at lunch and din-
ner Full menu carryout with , catering available.
Complete liquor service.
intelligent Chicken, 32431 Northwestern
Hwy., Farmington Hills, (248) 855-4455. The
wide variety of specialty items are together
with a complete menu of charbroiled or rotis-
serie chicken for both dining in the 40-seater
area, and carry-out, 7 days a week. Soups, chili,
salads and side dishes are homemade. Also
homemade are the popular cookies and
brownie&
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum,
31005 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills,
(248) 626-5020. One magazine said that there
was no place like,it in the country. The Guinness
Book of Records has featured its accomplish-
ments. Lunch and snacks are available with
table seating amidst video games, antiques, nos-
talgic posters, flying miniature airplanes, enter-
tainment attractions, pinball machines, etc. It is
open seven days a week.
Vineyards Cafe & Catering, 32418
Northwestern Hwy, Farmington Hills, (248)
855 - 9463. This is a many-faceted type of opera-
tion. Nibbles and Nuts at the Vineyards, and
traditional Jewish dishes prepared by Shirlee
Bloom, using only kosher products in her sepa-
rate kitchen, makes it much more than lust a
DINING GUIDE on
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