I have only watched a few of the episodes, so I am not that familiar. I think everything about the show is very cool. I would have love to have been Dan Tanna for a day or two with the car and the women falling all over him. I also thought his office was cool with the open pull in garage, but I was wondering did he live there as well? I am sure its pretty obvious if i had watch more episodes. Just curious.
shareYes he does live there as well. It's a warehouse owned by casino mogul Philip Ross - i.e. Dan's employer and landlord - I'm not sure if Dan pays rent though??? Supposedly there are stage costumes stored there, but we never really see them (perhaps Dan protects the inventory in exchange for rent).
One BIG PROBLEM with this place, at least in my opinion. Our Guy desperately needs a dead-bolt on the front door. How many times have the bad guys been able to gain access???
Thanks. You're right about the dead bolt lock. I saw the episode where the bad guys came in with a big snake and no one even addressed the problem after that.
shareJust FYI..
It was a warehouse, attached to the DESERT INN, owned by Phillip ROTH not Ross. (In actuality, the Desert Inn was owned in real life by singer WAYNE NEWTON, a big fan of the show)
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Harry S Truman
The Place where Dan Pulls in was next door to the Circus Circus Casino as recently as 1990 before being demolished! One of the Main appeals of this series is it's Nostalgia about the Old Vegas! When they were Huge vacant Lots between the Stardust, Caesars Palace, and so on! Many of those Old casino's featured in Vega$ are all gone! The Desert Inn was replaced by the Billion Dollar Wynn Casino! Anyone have any idea when Season 2 comes out?
shareI know exactly what you mean. There were dozens of empty lots up and down the strip in those days. Those that were not vacant were more likely to have a gas station or motel than a big hotel on them. (The definition of "big hotel" by itself has changed. I thought the DI, with no more than a few hundred rooms, was a big place. Now, all the big places have thousands of rooms.)
I visited the new Mob Museum downtown last week (for the first time since it opened) and got a big dose of nostalgia. I'm not one of those people that thinks the Mob was good for Las Vegas, but I do miss the old town. It wasn't exactly a "small town" as the term is usually used in America, but it seemed like everyone who lived here back then was connected in one way or another. It was definitely a more friendly place, and everyone, local and tourist alike, had a lot more class.
I'd love to step into a time machine and re-experience the "good old days," but I suspect most people my age feel the same way, regardless of whether they grew up in Las Vegas or Tulsa.
Of course, no one would ever make a show called "Tul$a." ;-)
"He was running around like a rooster in a barnyard full of ducks."--Pat Novak