Jim Murren: A visionary or just another casino developer?

Fri, Jun 11, 2010 (1:15 p.m.)

Arriving from McCarran Airport, there’s a moment when the limo turns off Las Vegas Boulevard and all the buildings of CityCenter appear to be slightly off-kilter as if they’re kick-dancing in some 21st-century version of a Busby Berkeley musical.

It’s a magical, almost riotous moment of urban expectation—glowing slabs lean this way and that and silver icebergs rise with zigzagging rooflines.

Jim Murren, the creator of this spectacle, works deep within a labyrinth of ornate passageways and conference halls.

See the full Wall Street Journal report.

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