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Photographers now get a much better view of the massive Gateway Arches in the north Strip.
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The Strat Hotel, Casino & SkyPod's parent business and the city of Las Vegas officially opened an elevated, concrete observation deck on Wednesday morning.
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Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Councilwoman Olivia Diaz were among the subjects of the first official selfie from the platform
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Such a wonderful day, said Goodman. The collaboration with the resort has been "a marriage made in heaven," she remarked.
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The platform is located in a parking lot along Las Vegas Boulevard South that is owned by the Strat's operators and is intended to provide visitors with a secure location
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At the inauguration event, there was ample room on the platform for about two dozen individuals.
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When the deck was approved, a city spokesman estimated that the project would cost the city $200,000, including the cost of purchasing the land.
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The monies were pulled from a broader $125 million construction project aimed at enhancing the tourism corridor from Stewart Avenue
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Pictures of the 80-foot Gateway Arches, which will be erected in 2020, swiftly rose to the top of the social media must-have list for tourists.
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