@jksobonya wrote:
My fear is that the stands are going to stay up and it's never going to go away entirely ... I feel like they ruined a lot of the LVStrip to prepare for a race that, in the end, not a lot care about.
Today's race day...10pm PST...I'll be in bed by then!
I have another trip to LAS booked after the Christmas holidays. I'll likely have time to swing by the Bellagio area but I predict that no evidence of F1 infrastructure will remain. I saw a few I-beams but most of the other supporters appeared to be the same material used for temporary scaffolding.
One interesting fact though: Quality of life appeared to take a major decline for visitors and workers during the several months leading up to the race going all the way back to last spring. Crews had to close traffic lanes through several sections of Las Vegas Boulevard and other major throughfares along the track route to repave and prep the roadway. That led to serious bottlenecking and standstill congestion in the district which made rush hours in SoCal look like the Priority Express Lane (okay...a little exaggeration).
@jksobonya wrote:
Hotel prices have plummeted this week and I am sure people who paid hundreds/thousands for rooms are a bit ticked that they are quite cheaper now due to apparent lack of demand.
This is a reason why SoCalFlyer97 always picks the "Free Cancellation" option when I hotel shop through the Southwest Hotels and Rocket Miles portals, although to be fair, I did not do a curiosity price check of the Vegas area for this weekend's race when the rates were at their peak levels.
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