08/10/2026
The Stardust Hotel first opened on the Las Vegas strip in 1958 and was part of the iconic skyline until it closed in 2006. In classic Vegas fashion, it imploded in a blaze of fireworks and fanfare on March 13th, 2007 at 2:34am.
But, that’s not where the story of the Stardust ends. The same year the hotel was imploded, Clark County Public Arts undertook a project to install sculptural artwork along the Flamingo Arroyo Trail in Clark County.
Designed and constructed by a team of three artists, Barbara Grygutis, Buster Simpson, and Kevin Berry, the pieces were intended to be a marriage of form and function by both adding artwork to the trail and also providing shade from the desert sun for hikers.
The project was officially completed in 2010 and includes fabricated metal, desert flora, and parts of the actual Stardust Hotel! This piece can be found at the Pecos-McLeod trailhead.
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