One year after it closed, can Sahara site become a symbol of Las Vegas’ rebound?
Las Vegas Sun One year after it closed, can Sahara site become a symbol of Las Vegas’ rebound? By Ron Sylvester (contact) Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | 2 a.m. Rob Oseland heard plenty of skepticism about some of the projects he helped create along the Las Vegas Strip. The Bellagio was too expensive. The Wynn and Encore were too far north, away from the heart of the Strip. Those resorts became some of the most successful and glamorous along the Strip, but that hasn't stopped Oseland from hearing similar doubts about his latest endeavor — transforming the old Sahara into SLS Las Vegas. "Really? The north end?" he said, repeating a question he's been hearing about the Sahara resurrection project. Yes, the north end. It's where Oseland has returned as part of a team that announced last month it raised $300 million in financing to create the SLS Las Vegas . Las Vegas locals may see the north end of the Strip, with its empty buildings and stalled construct...