The Quad will be the gateway to Caesars’ new Linq retail and entertainment district. As part of the resort’s transformation, improvements will be made in phases to the exterior façade, porte cochere, front desk, bell desk, hotel lobby, casino floor, retail promenade and dining levels. The resort will remain open during construction that will continue through next year.
After December, the property will cease to be known as the Imperial Palace. But a new sign isn’t set to go up until a new facade is completed, near the end of 2013.
The changes also will include adding 15,000 square feet of gaming space. The casino floor is now about 50,000 square feet. New entrances also will be added. The front door of the Quad will move from the Strip to the north side of the building, with access from Koval Lane or the Harrah’s tunnel. A pedestrian walkway will connect Harrah’s Carnaval Court to the south side of the Quad, eventually leading pedestrians to the Linq and the High Roller Observation Wheel. The $550 million Linq complex also is scheduled to open next year.
It was the Flamingo Capri when Ralph Engelstad purchased the decaying property in 1971. He added buildings and a casino and reopened it a year later. In 1979, he renamed it the Imperial Palace. Caesars acquired the Imperial Palace for $370 million in 2005.
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Before and After
