{"id":32733,"date":"2022-06-15T00:36:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T07:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=32733"},"modified":"2022-06-16T11:58:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T18:58:50","slug":"closed-ice-nightclub-demolished-to-make-way-for-f1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/closed-ice-nightclub-demolished-to-make-way-for-f1\/","title":{"rendered":"Closed Ice Nightclub Demolished to Make Way for F1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Formula One is wasting no time in cleaning up the 39-acre parcel it recently purchased in Las Vegas for $240 million.<\/p>\n

The site, at Koval Lane and Harmon Avenue, was once the home of Ice Meta Club. The club opened in August 2003 and closed in October 2006.<\/p>\n

Here’s what most people see as they drive by.<\/p>\n

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Farewell, Ice. Your time was brief, but also forgettable.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, F1 has sicced a demolition crew on the former hotspot, tearing up the northern side of the building first.<\/p>\n

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Ice looks like it’s melting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At one time, the site was supposed to be home to W Hotel, but that project never came to pass.<\/p>\n

F1 says it will use the former Ice site to build a permanent pits and paddock facility needed to support the 50-lap Las Vegas Grand Prix which happens in November 2023.<\/p>\n

The exact dates of the first race haven’t been announced, but our source (operator of a casino along the F1 course) says F1 happens the weekend prior to Thanksgiving, or Nov. 16-18, 2023.<\/p>\n

What also hasn’t been officially announced is where the race will start and end. We hear the race will start at the Koval and Harmon site and the finish line will be in front of Bellagio.<\/p>\n

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No way this is all going to fit in the recycle bin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

F1 officials have already shared the paddock layout with local residents.<\/p>\n

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F1 paddock plan update. Ice nightclub building—corner of Koval and Harmon—will be demolished within the next two weeks. (h\/t @JamesInLasVegas<\/a>) pic.twitter.com\/MUUflB7onf<\/a><\/p>\n

— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) June 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n