It may not be an actual oasis
Oasis:
1. A fertile spot in a desert where water is found.
2. A pleasant or peaceful area or period in the midst of a difficult, troubled, or hectic place or situation.
Oasis Motel:
Neither of those things.
Google it, and you’ll see what I mean.
Or, why don’t I save you the trouble: “oasis motel las vegas deaths” just pops right up. And from there, you can find this fairly lurid piece about the place. You can read the entire article if you want, but I can tell you that the very best part is the 4th paragraph from the end – the one that starts with this sentence: “Dead bodies at the Oasis are not something that happens once every hundred years,” says lifetime Las Vegas resident and full time prostitute Michelle “Micki” Ramiriz.
And it just gets better from there. If you want to click over and read it now, I’ll wait….
So. How about that?
Bad news, though, if you wanted to stay there, as it appears the City of Las Vegas has shut the place down for code violations and “unabated prostitution”. But it’s still listed on Trip Advisor, where it got a 5-star review from someone who seems to have misunderstood the rating system.
Las Vegas, Nevada
photographed 5.29.2009
Posted on August 7, 2013, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, las vegas, las vegas nevada, melinda green harvey, nevada, oasis motel, oasis motel las vegas, one day one image, photo a day, photography. Bookmark the permalink. 14 Comments.
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As with “all you can eat”, the advertising here says to me, “stay somewhere else”. I can just imagine the police laughing at hearing “he sure was dead the last time I saw him”.
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I got a little queasy thinking about what a “fantasy room” might involve…..
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Is that 5 stars out of 100? It’s hard to find rooms by the hour anymore after they shut this place down.
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“It’s hard to find rooms by the hour anymore after they shut this place down.”
Please confirm if this is a factual statement, or conjecture.
You know what? Never mind – let’s just assume it is conjecture….
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You are correct in assuming it’s conjecture. And for the record, I have never rented a room by the hour.
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Not gonna lie: I am relieved to know this.
I once rented a tiller by the hour, but that’s as close as I’ve come to salacious hourly rentals.
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I think I’ll stay thirsty for a while!
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That’s probably a wise decision.
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Droll post, Melinda. Very droll.
What I like best about this photo is the way “Movies!” looks like it could be painted right on the chain link fence, somehow.
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Droll, eh?
Maybe the artist stashed his/her paints in the shopping cart when the took a break from painting on the fence…
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Oh my.
I have been to the top of the Stratosphere. Vegas definitely looks better at night.
(The true gem of Vegas is Red Rock Canyon, which is where you would most likely find me if I were there…)
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Oh, my, indeed!
I’ve been to Red Rock Canyon, too, and liked it a lot better than the city. In fact, I just don’t get Vegas, and try to avoid having to go there. (I also like the beautiful Art Deco architecture at Hoover Dam.)
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I don’t get Vegas either, but I have been to the canyon on several occasions for rock climbing trips so I’ve experienced the city to a small degree…
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I have a friend who spent his professional life in Las Vegas, playing trumpet in a band at one of the casinos. I have a very hard time thinking about that being a “normal” career! But he loved living there (he said). The oddest thing he’s ever told me is that for a long time he dated a showgirl. That doesn’t even right, does it?!
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