Walk north along the Las Vegas Strip today, past casino towers and neon signs, and a massive gray oval appears in the sky above an outdoor plaza – nearly 500 feet long, suspended above the sidewalk.
That structure is called the Cloud, and it marks the entrance to Fashion Show Mall at 3200 South Las Vegas Boulevard, directly across from the Wynn and a short walk from the Venetian.
The mall has stood on that spot since Valentine’s Day 1981, making it one of the oldest and largest shopping centers on the Strip…