Why Not A Newsstand At Las Vegas Monorails Convention Center Station?
By Robert L. Candiotti Las Vegas Convention Center station is the heart of Las Vegas Monorail. Without an extension yet to McCarran International Airport, and still not going to Downtown, Las Vegas Monorail’s stop at the Convention Center is currently Las Vegas Monorail’s bread and butter. As a frequent monorail rider who boards at the Convention Center, I know that when big conventions are going on, the Las Vegas Convention Center can be a mob scene. Hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of people are coming and going. So, why is there no newsstand/sundry store at that particular monorail station? It is easy to see, conventioneers are people on the run. But, when getting off and catching trains, and passing right by a sundry store at the turnstiles, they could conveniently buy items they want and need – newspapers, batteries, shaving cream, combs, aspirin, candy, etc. It is obvious, right now some good, vacant space for the newsstand exists. A newsstand would add pizazz to the station, i
