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Pinnacle Plans BR Casino/Hotel


richyb83

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Did y'all see the rendering? I think they designed the casino in 1995 and just whipped out these old plans. Blah.sick.png

You took the words right out of my mouth. :sick: x2

And it's funny because the first 100 room design looked dated too. I think they'd be better off just cloaking the thing in color-tinted glass and calling it a day.

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Did y'all see the rendering? I think they designed the casino in 1995 and just whipped out these old plans. Blah.sick.png

There is no reason why they would need anything more than a huge box. It can't be viewed from the street b/c of the leveee, and they don't even want people looking out the window. Total inner focus.

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There is no reason why they would need anything more than a huge box. It can't be viewed from the street b/c of the leveee, and they don't even want people looking out the window. Total inner focus.

Im not refering to the actual casino "boat" im talking about the entertainment and hotel component. Its disgusting. But people in Baton Rouge will see that its new and therefore think its "cool" even though it already looks 15 years old. Congrats to the Architect who turned Bass Pro Shop into a casino design....

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Im not refering to the actual casino "boat" im talking about the entertainment and hotel component. Its disgusting. But people in Baton Rouge will see that its new and therefore think its "cool" even though it already looks 15 years old. Congrats to the Architect who turned Bass Pro Shop into a casino design....

I assumed the hotel in the illustration wasn't set in stone.

After all, it's a Casino. Don't get to worried about it. There are few that I could consider tasteful.

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"Pinnacle sets opening date for River Road casino

Pinnacle Entertainment has set a Dec. 20 opening date for the $357 million casino resort it is currently building on River Road. Barring weather problems, the company hopes to open the property before Christmas. The unnamed casino will include a 30,000-square-foot gambling barge, a 200-room hotel, an events center and outdoor festival grounds."

from businessreport.com

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They could have at least named L-Auberge de la Riviere to give it its own twist. Maybe they'll build the hotel so that it can be expanded like the Lake Charles one.

"Pinnacle announces name for B.R. casino

After more than two years of speculation, Pinnacle Entertainment has chosen to extend its regional flagship brand by naming its $357 million River Road project L'Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge. The Las Vegas-based company opened L'Auberge du Lac in Lake Charles in May 2005; "l'auberge" means "the inn" in French. Pinnacle's Baton Rouge project has been without a name since late 2008 or early 2009, when the company backed away from Riviere, the casino and hotel's original name. "After more than five years of successful operation in Lake Charles, it made sense to extend our iconic L'Auberge brand to Baton Rouge, where residents and guests already associate it with the highest level of quality and service," says Mickey Parenton, vice president and general manager of L'Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge.

The facility, which has had its opening pushed back from December 2011 to summer 2012 because of the Mississippi River's high water level, will feature a single-level, 30,000-square-foot gaming floor with 1,500 slot machines and 51 table games, including a poker room; a 206-room hotel with a rooftop pool; a multipurpose event center with concert seating for up to 1,400 people or banquet seating for up to 800 people; a covered parking garage; and unique dining and entertainment venues overlooking the river. Pinnacle also operates Boomtown Casino in Harvey and Boomtown Hotel & Casino in Bossier City."

businessreport.com

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Ikr, but I guess they did their "research". Like I said they could of at least added Riviere to the end or named it after the nearby (ebr) former plantations. But I have a feeling people don't have faith in them, (and I don't blame em) so they pulled a stunt.

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I did a lil research and two architectural firms will be working together to design L'Auberge BR. One designed some the Las Vegas hotels like Bellagio and the Mirage as well as Pinnacle's St. Louis property Lumiere. The other one designed the New Orleans Harrah as a joint venture with the aforementioned firm.

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True, at least it won't look like a 1995 building.

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See, if architects weren't so damn trendy...if these so called "artists" weren't so arrogant...a 1995 building would still look good and "fit" today.

Instead, we have a bunch of geeks looking to invent the next thing to make a name for themselves....and ruining what is left of the fabric and development continuity in our cities in the process.

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