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Las Vegas Strip Goes Dark for Earth Hour
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- As Reported by the Vegas Sun: "In a city famed for its iconic neon, the tourist cameras came out tonight to capture what they look like unlit.
Las Vegas Boulevard went dark
Las Vegas strip during Earth Hour -- or tried to -- from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. for Earth Hour.
Las Vegas was a flagship city for the World Wildlife Foundation's blackout, designed to raise awareness about global warming. More than 2,400 cities in 82 countries around the World participated in Earth Hour and for the first time the bright lights of Las Vegas were included in that list.
Headlights from the Strip's traffic, lights on CityCenter's construction and hotel rooms remained on, but most casinos flipped their lights off.
A large collective "Ooh" could be heard on the crowded pedestrian bridge from the Flamingo to Caesars Palace, when the marquee at Bills Gamblin' Hall and Saloon was the first observable outage. One by one, Bally's TV screen, Paris' balloon and Luxor's beam faded.
Cheers erupted when the Flamingo's pink and gold neon disappeared.
Annamarie Cavalli, who lives in Las Vegas, said she reserves trips to the Strip for special occasions, like last December's snowstorm.
"I'm impressed," she said. "It's pretty drastic. I think it's cool all these places participated. And it's the only time locals like me will be down here."
Teresa Vincitore said it was coincidental she took a Las Vegas vacation from New Jersey during Earth Hour.
"I imagine the amount of electricity they save will be significant," she said. "It's going to save some wattage."
Vincitore said she's not "religious" about energy conservation, but looked forward to walking around during the hour.
"We'll see what Vegas is like without all the neon," she said..."