Posted on 01/04/2023 12:09:38 PM PST by BenLurkin
When a successful Las Vegas company known for its entertainment and adult-themed shows looks to expand, one might think of New York City, Los Angeles, London or Paris.
But just like the mind-bending absurdity of some of its acts — it chose the tiny town of Nipton, California, to expand — population 15 (or 20 depending on who you ask).
Spiegelworld, the company that produces Absinthe at Caesars Palace, the Atomic Saloon Show at The Venetian, and OMP at Cosmopolitan has confirmed it is the buyer of Nipton, which is located in San Bernardino County’s Ivanpah Valley roughly 12 miles southeast of Primm, Nevada.
Nipton has railroad tracks on one side and a massive Joshua tree forest on the other in the Mojave National Preserve. The tiny desert town along California State Route 164 attracts stargazers, motorcycle riders, photographers, railroad buffs and others seeking to escape city life, if just for a day.
It has been sold several times before. In 2017 it was bought by a large cannabis company for $5 million. The company tried to rebrand it as Magical Nipton. The company had ambitious plans to turn it into a cannabis retreat. It spent a lot of money on infrastructure, built several eco-cabins, and comfy teepees for visitors installed massive public art pieces and did restoration work on some of the historic structures. But the cannabis retreat didn’t materialize, so the town reverted to its previous owner.
In Nipton, Spiegelworld plans to create an “art-directed, luxury accommodation and restaurant experience for a limited number of visitors.” It said it will also be keeping Nipton’s existing large-scale sculpture commissions with an artist-in-residence program.
(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...
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Nipton?
Just here for the comments...
I just looked at it on Google Earth. It’s in the middle of nowhere.
Looks like less than 20 miles from Searchlight, NV, Dirty Harry’s hangout.
Used to be a fun little town once a month on Saturday. They would have a big dance and BBQ with a live band and folks would come from a hundred miles around. We played there several times with our band. Quite a shindig folks and would never guess.
Is this before or after Caesar’s Legion burns down the town?
Will the robot sheriff of Primm protect the town?
(Fallout New Vegas reference)
It was for sale for many years...
The town may still have a few degenerates left for the next lottery.
Wonder how many mobsters are buried there?
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