LOOKING BACK
SOUND AND FURY
T
PHOTOS FROM THE LAS VEGAS SUN ARCHIVES
he 54-foot, natural gas volcano outside
the Mirage became the main attraction
on Las Vegas Boulevard when Steve
Wynn opened the property in 1989. But
the erupting spectacle didn't come without its
controversy or disapproval from other gaming executives. In 1991, a request to add sound
featuring locusts, mon k eys and elephants was
approved by the Clark County Commission, despite objections from the Sands Hotel officials
across the street. Pictured above are Sands
president Sheldon Adelson (left), acoustics expert Mark Schaffer (center) and Sands attorney
Gary Hayes. Shaffer is pointing out that the existing sound coming from the volcano, at right,
is 1,300 percent above the noise code. County
Commissioner Jay Bingham responded: "I don't
think people come to Las Vegas for the quietness, for the calmness."
— Rebecca Clifford-Cruz
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