I noticed the building on the cover of this fictional book (it was on an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation) and I originally thought it could be the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. As I discovered, it couldn't be the MGM Grand as this episode was shot as late as 1987 which would be 2 years before the Marina Hotel was purchased by MGM. The MGM Grand then (re)opened with its new emerald skin in 1993. Of course, just looking at the still makes it more obvious that it is not the MGM Grand but what I saw on a moving screen was deceiving. Anyhow, it sparked my interest and now I'm on a hunt to identify the buildings and/or location of this picture. Anyone see a familiar building?
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Looking for help identifying a building
I noticed the building on the cover of this fictional book (it was on an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation) and I originally thought it could be the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. As I discovered, it couldn't be the MGM Grand as this episode was shot as late as 1987 which would be 2 years before the Marina Hotel was purchased by MGM. The MGM Grand then (re)opened with its new emerald skin in 1993. Of course, just looking at the still makes it more obvious that it is not the MGM Grand but what I saw on a moving screen was deceiving. Anyhow, it sparked my interest and now I'm on a hunt to identify the buildings and/or location of this picture. Anyone see a familiar building?
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