Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas. Wondered what kind of bird it was. Cool design, but a relic; the people who owned and operated it using the thunderbird like that, and the themes throughout the place, all kinds of off.

“On July 6, 1992, the resort permanently closed its doors. Like many other legendary resorts, it became a throwback to the old days and could not compete with newer resorts. For eight years the building lay vacant while developers competed with one another for the land…During the time of the hotel-casino’s closing and the implosion, there were local rumors of the building being haunted by ghosts. KVBC News 3 of Las Vegas did an investigation into the haunting and discovered that most of the structure was rotten, with a handful of operating slot machines and some rooms totally renovated and maintained…October 3, 2000, the old resort was imploded…

This land is now slated to be the site for the $2.8 billion Fontainebleau Resort.”