{"id":1200,"date":"2024-08-07T13:59:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T13:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/staging\/?p=1200"},"modified":"2026-02-27T00:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T00:39:14","slug":"las-vegas-hakkinda-kimsenin-konusmadigi-10-sasirtici-gercek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/tr\/magazine\/interesting-facts\/10-amazing-facts-about-las-vegas-that-no-one-talks-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas hakk\u0131nda kimsenin konu\u015fmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 10 \u015fa\u015f\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131 ger\u00e7ek"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tecr\u00fcbeli ziyaret\u00e7iler bile Las Vegas \u015fehrinin sunduklar\u0131na \u00e7o\u011fu zaman \u015fa\u015f\u0131r\u0131rlar. de\u011fil<\/em>\u00d6rne\u011fin, Harry Reid Uluslararas\u0131 Havaliman\u0131 ve Strip'teki bir\u00e7ok \u00fcnl\u00fc kumarhane, \u015fehrin resmi s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131n\u0131n d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda yer al\u0131yor. Bu co\u011frafi \u00f6zellik, neon \u0131\u015f\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131n alt\u0131nda daha derin tuhafl\u0131klara i\u015faret ediyor. Daha yak\u0131ndan bak\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131nda gizli sel t\u00fcnelleri, su alt\u0131nda kalm\u0131\u015f hayalet kasabalar ve daha fazlas\u0131 ortaya \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yor: turist bro\u015f\u00fcrlerinde yer almayan ger\u00e7ekler. Kimsenin bahsetmedi\u011fi on \u015fa\u015f\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131 Las Vegas ger\u00e7e\u011fini derledik \u2013 tarih, co\u011frafya ve yerel efsanelere dayanan bu ger\u00e7ekler, \u015fehri tan\u0131d\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnen herkesi \u015fa\u015f\u0131rtacak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas hakk\u0131nda bilinmeyen ger\u00e7ekler \u015funlard\u0131r:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Strip asl\u0131nda Las Vegas'ta de\u011fil.<\/strong> Clark County'nin Paradise ve Winchester b\u00f6lgelerinde yer almaktad\u0131r.
2. \u015eehrin alt\u0131ndan geni\u015f bir sel kontrol t\u00fcnelleri a\u011f\u0131 ge\u00e7iyor.<\/strong> Ba\u015flang\u0131\u00e7ta yaz aylar\u0131ndaki ani selleri tahliye etmek i\u00e7in in\u015fa edilen bu t\u00fcneller, g\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fczde tahminen 1200-1500 ki\u015fiye bar\u0131nak sa\u011fl\u0131yor.
3. Kumarhanelerin \u00f6nc\u00fclerinden Benny Binion, bir bilgisayar\u0131 yer alt\u0131 t\u00fcnelinden ge\u00e7irerek \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131.<\/strong> 1960'larda, slot makinelerinin paralar\u0131n\u0131 saymak i\u00e7in Horseshoe kumarhanesinin alt\u0131na (Fremont Oteli'ne giden bir t\u00fcnel arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla) bir IBM ana bilgisayar\u0131n\u0131 gizledi.
4. Lake Mead'in alt\u0131nda bir hayalet kasaba yat\u0131yor.<\/strong> Mormon yerle\u015fimi St. Thomas, Hoover Baraj\u0131 taraf\u0131ndan bo\u015falt\u0131ld\u0131 ve sular alt\u0131nda kald\u0131; baraj tam doluluk seviyesindeyken 60 fit (yakla\u015f\u0131k 18 metre) su alt\u0131ndayd\u0131.
5. Vegas\u2019s historic Block 16 was a legal red-light district.<\/strong> 1905'ten 1940'lar\u0131n ba\u015flar\u0131na kadar, \u015fehir merkezindeki 16. Blok'ta ruhsatl\u0131 genelevler ve barlar bulunuyordu.
6. Atom bombas\u0131 denemeleri bir turistik cazibe merkeziydi.<\/strong> 1950'lerde oteller, konuklar\u0131n Nevada'daki n\u00fckleer patlamalar\u0131 izleyebilmesi i\u00e7in \u015fafak vakti \"bomba partileri\" d\u00fczenliyor, hatta \"Atom Bombas\u0131\" temal\u0131 poster yar\u0131\u015fmas\u0131 ve kokteyller bile d\u00fczenliyorlard\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strip asl\u0131nda Las Vegas'ta de\u011fil.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u00c7o\u011fu insan Las Vegas \u015eeridi'ni d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcr. d\u0131r<\/em> Las Vegas gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcnse de asl\u0131nda de\u011fil. Bir harita, Las Vegas \u015fehrinin Sahara Bulvar\u0131'nda bitti\u011fini g\u00f6steriyor; bunun g\u00fcneyinde kalan her \u015fey (Flamingo, Bellagio, MGM Grand vb. dahil) Clark County'de bulunan ve Paradise olarak adland\u0131r\u0131lan b\u00f6lgede yer al\u0131yor. Yerel bir gazetenin a\u00e7\u0131klad\u0131\u011f\u0131 gibi, \"Paradise, Las Vegas Strip'in b\u00fcy\u00fck b\u00f6l\u00fcmlerini kapsayan, t\u00fczel ki\u015fili\u011fi olmayan bir kasabad\u0131r\". Asl\u0131nda, 1950'lerde kumarhane sahipleri, Las Vegas \u015fehir vergilerinden ka\u00e7\u0131nmak i\u00e7in Strip'i \u015fehir s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda tutmak i\u00e7in lobi faaliyetlerinde bulundular. \u015eehir ilhak tehdidinde bulundu\u011funda, kontrol\u00fc sa\u011flamak i\u00e7in yeni t\u00fczel ki\u015fili\u011fi olmayan kasabalar (\u00f6nce Paradise, sonra Winchester) olu\u015fturuldu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Paradise, Las Vegas Strip'in b\u00fcy\u00fck bir b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcn\u00fc kapsayan, t\u00fczel ki\u015fili\u011fi olmayan bir kasabad\u0131r.\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Dolay\u0131s\u0131yla, Strip'te veya havaalan\u0131nda bulunan ziyaret\u00e7iler teknik olarak Las Vegas \u015eehri'nde de\u011fil, Clark County'dedir. \u015eehir s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 i\u00e7inde kalan tek \"eski Las Vegas\" b\u00f6lgesi, \u015fehir merkezindeki Fremont Caddesi'dir; \u015fehir merkezinin g\u00fcneyindeki her \u015fey (modern tatil beldesi koridoru) Paradise veya Winchester'a aittir. Bu garip d\u00fczenleme, \u015fehir merkezi ve Strip aras\u0131nda yerel vergilerin ve hizmetlerin farkl\u0131 oldu\u011fu anlam\u0131na gelir; bu ayr\u0131nt\u0131y\u0131 \u00e7o\u011fu turist asla fark etmez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u015eehrin Alt\u0131nda Gizli Bir T\u00fcnel A\u011f\u0131 Ge\u00e7iyor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas'\u0131n gizli bir yeralt\u0131 d\u00fcnyas\u0131 var: kilometrelerce uzanan beton t\u00fcnellerden olu\u015fan bir labirent. 1990'larda ya\u011fmur suyu tahliye kanallar\u0131 olarak in\u015fa edilmeye ba\u015flanan bu a\u011f, \u00e7\u00f6l vadisini ani sellerden korumak i\u00e7in tasarlanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Toplamda bu drenaj kanallar\u0131 \u015fehrin alt\u0131nda yakla\u015f\u0131k 600 mil boyunca uzan\u0131yor. T\u00fcneller su yerine k\u0131sa s\u00fcre sonra ba\u015fka \u015feyler ta\u015f\u0131maya ba\u015flad\u0131: Yasaklama d\u00f6neminde ka\u00e7ak i\u00e7ki sat\u0131c\u0131lar\u0131na hizmet ettiler ve daha sonra evsiz insanlar i\u00e7in bir s\u0131\u011f\u0131nak haline geldiler. Bug\u00fcn sosyal hizmet g\u00f6revlileri, t\u00fcnellerde 1200-1500 ki\u015finin ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 tahmin ediyor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"\u00c7\u00f6l \u015fehrini ani sel bask\u0131nlar\u0131ndan korumak i\u00e7in in\u015fa edilen t\u00fcneller, Las Vegas'\u0131n y\u00fczlerce evsiz insan\u0131na ev sahipli\u011fi yap\u0131yor.\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Bu yer alt\u0131 koridorlar\u0131, t\u00fcm topluluklar i\u00e7in ger\u00e7ek birer yuva. Beton duvarlar\u0131n kenarlar\u0131 derme \u00e7atma \"\u00e7ad\u0131rlar\" ve ge\u00e7ici kul\u00fcbelerle dolu. Bir gazeteci, en az bin ki\u015finin orada ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, Strip'in alt\u0131nda uyudu\u011funu ve g\u00fcnd\u00fcz\u00fcn yo\u011fun s\u0131ca\u011f\u0131ndan ka\u00e7t\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bildirdi. T\u00fcneller, \u015fehir merkezindeki her b\u00fcy\u00fck kumarhanenin yak\u0131n\u0131ndan ge\u00e7iyor ve kendi efsanelerine sahip. (Baz\u0131lar\u0131 polisin orada \u015f\u00fcphelilerini bile kaybetti\u011fini s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor!) \u015eehrin kameralar\u0131 ve g\u00fcvenlik g\u00f6revlileri bir\u00e7ok giri\u015fi izlese de, g\u00fcvenlik ve m\u00fclkiyet endi\u015feleri nedeniyle resmi turist turlar\u0131 d\u00fczenlenmiyor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bir kumarhane \u00f6nc\u00fcs\u00fc, ilk bilgisayar\u0131 yer alt\u0131 t\u00fcnelleri arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla kurdu.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas efsanesine g\u00f6re, kumarhane patronu Benny Binion, y\u00fcksek teknoloji avantaj\u0131 i\u00e7in t\u00fcnellerden yararlanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Eski Horseshoe Casino'sunun (\u015fimdiki Binion's Gambling Hall) alt\u0131nda, Binion yan\u0131ndaki Fremont Oteli'ne \u00f6zel bir t\u00fcnel kazd\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. 1960'larda bu ge\u00e7itten, kumar sekt\u00f6r\u00fcnde t\u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcn ilk \u00f6rneklerinden biri olan bir IBM ana bilgisayar\u0131n\u0131 yerle\u015ftirdi. Gizli bir kap\u0131n\u0131n arkas\u0131na saklanan makine, slot makinelerinden gelen her dolar\u0131 otomatik olarak say\u0131yordu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pratikte, paralar ayr\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131l\u0131yordu: daha a\u011f\u0131r olan nakit para elle kasalara yerle\u015ftirilirken, \"yumu\u015fak\" oyun kredileri IBM'e konuyordu. Bu, Binion'\u0131n ekibinin geliri uzaktan takip etmesine olanak tan\u0131yarak, elle say\u0131m yapan rakiplerine kar\u015f\u0131 avantaj sa\u011fl\u0131yordu. Bu, veri odakl\u0131 kumar\u0131n ilk \u00f6rneklerinden biri olarak \u00fcnl\u00fc oldu. O d\u00f6nemde Binion'\u0131n, m\u00fc\u015fterilere \u015feffaf muhasebeyi (kasiyer gi\u015fesinde) g\u00f6stermenin sadece bir \"tiyatro\" oldu\u011funu, ger\u00e7ek say\u0131m\u0131n t\u00fcnelde gizlice yap\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 \u015faka yollu s\u00f6yledi\u011fi rivayet edilir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lake Mead'in alt\u0131nda koca bir kasaba sular alt\u0131nda kald\u0131.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Modern Las Vegas'\u0131n hemen d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda, ger\u00e7ek bir hayalet kasaba zaman zaman sudan yeniden ortaya \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yor. 1800'lerde Mormon \u00f6nc\u00fcler, vadinin kaynaklar\u0131 boyunca Nevada'da St. Thomas kasabas\u0131n\u0131 kurdular. Ancak Hoover Baraj\u0131 (o zamanlar Boulder Baraj\u0131 olarak adland\u0131r\u0131l\u0131yordu) in\u015fa edildi\u011finde, St. Thomas terk edilmek zorunda kald\u0131. Sulama B\u00fcrosu araziyi sat\u0131n ald\u0131 ve 1930'larda Mead G\u00f6l\u00fc'n\u00fc olu\u015fturmak i\u00e7in sular alt\u0131nda b\u0131rakt\u0131. Resmi tarih\u00e7eler, St. Thomas'\u0131n \"1930'larda Mead G\u00f6l\u00fc ilk doldu\u011funda sular alt\u0131nda kald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131\" ve kasaban\u0131n su alt\u0131nda kald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 belirtiyor. 1938'de, g\u00f6l\u00fcn en y\u00fcksek seviyesinde, St. Thomas'\u0131n sokaklar\u0131 y\u00fczeyin 60 fit alt\u0131ndayd\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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St. Thomas, 1930'larda Lake Mead'in ilk kez dolmas\u0131yla sular alt\u0131nda kalan ve tamamen baraj\u0131n alt\u0131nda kalan bir Mormon yerle\u015fimiydi.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Ancak son kurakl\u0131klarda su seviyeleri, kal\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131 ortaya \u00e7\u0131karacak kadar d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Ziyaret\u00e7iler art\u0131k \u00e7atlak kald\u0131r\u0131mlarda y\u00fcr\u00fcyebilir ve 1860'lardaki orijinal kasaban\u0131n tu\u011fla binalar\u0131n\u0131n izlerini g\u00f6rebilirler. Lake Mead (in\u015fa edildi\u011finde \u00fclkenin en b\u00fcy\u00fck yapay g\u00f6l\u00fcyd\u00fc) b\u00f6ylece bir Vegas \u00f6nc\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc, hi\u00e7bir tur rehberinin bahsetmedi\u011fi ger\u00e7ek bir su alt\u0131 hayalet kasabas\u0131n\u0131 sakl\u0131yor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas'ta Onlarca Y\u0131l Boyunca Yasal Bir Genelev B\u00f6lgesi Vard\u0131<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Long before Fremont Street was an entertainment zone, one city block was set aside for vice. In 1905 Las Vegas designated Block 16 (two blocks north of today\u2019s Fremont Street) as a special area where gambling and liquor were officially allowed. Saloons, card parlors and brothels sprang up to serve railroad workers, ranch hands and drifters on the Old Spanish Trail. Block 16 became known informally as the town\u2019s red-light district. From its inception it was unique \u2013 as one history notes, it was \"Kumar ve alkol sat\u0131\u015f\u0131na ayn\u0131 anda izin verilen ilk \u015fehir bloklar\u0131ndan biri\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"16. Blok, hem kumar hem de alkol sat\u0131\u015f\u0131na izin verilen ilk \u015fehir bloklar\u0131ndan biriydi.\"<\/em> Bu durum, buray\u0131 Las Vegas'\u0131n ilk fuhu\u015f b\u00f6lgesi haline getirdi.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This arrangement lasted until the World War II era. In 1941 city leaders and the nearby Army Air Field (later Nellis AFB) pressured the closure of vice. By the mid-1940s prostitution was outlawed in Las Vegas and all the Block 16 businesses shut down. Today there is no trace of it beyond old photographs \u2013 the area is mostly parking lots and empty soil. But during its heyday, Block 16 earned Las Vegas a reputation as Sin City years before the Strip even existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mafya, \u015fehir merkezinin her taraf\u0131na gizli ka\u00e7\u0131\u015f yollar\u0131 in\u015fa etti.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u015eehir merkezindeki kumarhanelerin arkas\u0131ndaki ayn\u0131 t\u00fcnel ve ara sokak a\u011f\u0131, kanun ka\u00e7aklar\u0131 i\u00e7in ka\u00e7\u0131\u015f yollar\u0131 sa\u011fl\u0131yordu. Ba\u015flang\u0131\u00e7ta tesisat gibi altyap\u0131 \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131 i\u00e7in in\u015fa edilen m\u00fchendislik t\u00fcnelleri, Yasaklama d\u00f6neminde ve sonras\u0131nda gangsterler ve gizli i\u00e7ki mekanlar\u0131n\u0131n sahipleri taraf\u0131ndan ele ge\u00e7irildi. Kumarhanelerin bodrum katlar\u0131ndaki \"gizli kap\u0131lar\" ve gizli yeralt\u0131 odalar\u0131 hakk\u0131nda hala hikayeler anlat\u0131l\u0131yor. Bask\u0131nlar geldi\u011finde, su\u00e7lular\u0131n t\u00fcnellere ko\u015fup g\u00f6r\u00fcnmeden ka\u00e7abildikleri s\u00f6yleniyor. Efsanelere g\u00f6re, nakit dolu \u00e7antalar bile bu ge\u00e7itlerden a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 yuvarlanarak ba\u015fka bir yerde aklan\u0131yordu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Ba\u015flang\u0131\u00e7ta su tesisat\u0131 ve elektrik hatlar\u0131 i\u00e7in tasarlanan bu ge\u00e7itler, k\u0131sa s\u00fcrede gizli i\u00e7ki mekanlar\u0131n\u0131n sahipleri ve mafya \u00fcyeleri i\u00e7in gayri resmi bir ka\u00e7\u0131\u015f sistemi haline geldi.\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u0130ster efsane ister ger\u00e7ek olsun, Fremont Caddesi alt\u0131ndaki a\u011f, Las Vegas'\u0131n mafya tarihiyle i\u00e7 i\u00e7e ge\u00e7mi\u015f durumda. Bugsy Siegel ve Meyer Lansky gibi \u00f6nemli isimlerin, t\u00fcnellere ba\u011fl\u0131 \u015fehir merkezindeki otelleri (El Cortez, Apache Club) i\u015fletti\u011fi biliniyor. Ayr\u0131ca, d\u00f6nemin \u00fcnl\u00fc isimlerinin (Rat Pack, Sinatra, hatta JFK) kalabal\u0131ktan kaybolmak i\u00e7in gizli rotalar\u0131 \u00f6\u011frendi\u011fi de rivayet ediliyor. K\u0131sacas\u0131, \u015fehrin yeralt\u0131 d\u00fcnyas\u0131, ayaklar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131n alt\u0131nda, b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcde ke\u015ffedilmemi\u015f ve halk taraf\u0131ndan g\u00f6r\u00fclmemi\u015f ikincil bir ula\u015f\u0131m sistemi olu\u015fturdu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baraj i\u015f\u00e7ileri, Las Vegas'a gizlice girmek i\u00e7in gizli yollar kulland\u0131lar.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hoover Baraj\u0131 in\u015faat\u0131 s\u0131ras\u0131nda (1931-1936), bu kez y\u00fczeyde olmak \u00fczere ba\u015fka bir \"gizli\" yol a\u011f\u0131 olu\u015fturuldu. Federal h\u00fck\u00fcmet, baraj i\u015f\u00e7ilerinin \u015fehirde kumar oynamas\u0131n\u0131 veya i\u00e7ki i\u00e7mesini k\u0131s\u0131tlad\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in, \u00f6zel m\u00fcteahhitler k\u0131rsal kesimde yollar a\u00e7t\u0131lar. Bu i\u015faretsiz yollar, i\u015f\u00e7ilerin amirleri taraf\u0131ndan \"g\u00f6r\u00fclmeden\" Las Vegas'a gizlice girmelerine olanak sa\u011flad\u0131. Bir rivayete g\u00f6re, alkol yasa\u011f\u0131 d\u00f6neminde geceleri bu yollardan ka\u00e7ak i\u00e7ki bile ta\u015f\u0131n\u0131yordu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tarihi kay\u0131tlarda \u015fu ifade yer almaktad\u0131r:<\/em> \u201cgizli yollar\u201d Baraj i\u015f\u00e7ilerinin Las Vegas'a \"g\u00f6r\u00fclmeden\" ula\u015fabilmeleri i\u00e7in in\u015fa edilmi\u015flerdi.<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Baraj\u0131n tamamlanmas\u0131n\u0131n ard\u0131ndan bu yollar di\u011fer \u00e7\u00f6l otoyollar\u0131yla birle\u015fti. Ancak 1930'larda k\u0131sa bir s\u00fcre i\u00e7in, Nevada'n\u0131n gizli arka yollar\u0131n\u0131 kullanan bir gezgin, h\u00fck\u00fcmet yasaklar\u0131na ra\u011fmen kumarhane hayat\u0131na eri\u015fimi m\u00fcmk\u00fcn k\u0131lan bir a\u00e7\u0131k sayesinde Vegas'a fark edilmeden ula\u015fabiliyordu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sergilenen D\u00fcnyan\u0131n En B\u00fcy\u00fck Alt\u0131n K\u00fcl\u00e7esi Avustralya'dan Geldi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas, g\u00f6steri\u015fli sergileriyle \u00fcnl\u00fcd\u00fcr ve hatta metal dedekt\u00f6r\u00fcyle bulunan d\u00fcnyan\u0131n en b\u00fcy\u00fck alt\u0131n k\u00fcl\u00e7esini bile sergiliyor. \"\u0130nan\u00e7 Eli\" k\u00fcl\u00e7esi (yakla\u015f\u0131k 875 troy ons, 61 pound), 1980 y\u0131l\u0131nda Avustralya'da gen\u00e7 bir alt\u0131n aray\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 taraf\u0131ndan bulundu. Onu Las Vegas \u015fehir merkezindeki Golden Nugget kumarhanesine satt\u0131 ve k\u00fcl\u00e7e, halk\u0131n g\u00f6rmesi i\u00e7in cam bir muhafaza i\u00e7inde sergilenmeye devam ediyor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Golden Nugget advertises it as \u201cthe biggest golden nugget in existence\u201d, a fitting centerpiece for a city built on luck and riches. Visitors can walk up and touch a protective glass, seeing a genuine natural wonder that weighs more than 27 kilograms. (By comparison, the Heart of Gold nugget in the Smithsonian is only about 78 lbs.) This Aussie treasure is a reminder that even in Las Vegas, sometimes the biggest bling comes from the ground, not the jeweler\u2019s counter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas ad\u0131n\u0131 yer alt\u0131ndaki gizli sudan alm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u0130sim Las Vegas<\/em> Asl\u0131nda \u0130spanyolca'da \"\u00e7ay\u0131rl\u0131klar\" anlam\u0131na gelen Las Vegas, bir zamanlar bu vadiyi al\u0131\u015f\u0131lmad\u0131k derecede ye\u015fil yapan kaynaklara bir g\u00f6ndermedir. 1829'da Rafael Rivera \u00f6nderli\u011findeki \u0130spanyol ka\u015fifler, Eski \u0130spanyol Yolu \u00fczerinden Kaliforniya'ya seyahat ederken \u00e7\u00f6lde batakl\u0131k bir vahaya rastlad\u0131lar. Nevada Eyalet Parklar\u0131'n\u0131n belirtti\u011fi gibi, \"\u0130spanyollar buraya '\u00e7ay\u0131rl\u0131klar' anlam\u0131na gelen \u0130spanyolca Las Vegas ad\u0131n\u0131 verdiler\", \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc vadinin taban\u0131n\u0131 yerli otlar ve artezyen kuyular\u0131 kapl\u0131yordu. Ba\u015fka bir deyi\u015fle, Las Vegas, kumun alt\u0131nda gizli su sayesinde nadir bir do\u011fal \u00e7ay\u0131rd\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nevada Eyalet Parklar\u0131: \"\u0130spanyollar buraya '\u00e7ay\u0131rl\u0131klar' anlam\u0131na gelen Las Vegas ad\u0131n\u0131 vermi\u015flerdi.\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Bu su, ilk Amerikal\u0131 yerle\u015fimcileri de kendine \u00e7ekti. 1855'te William Bringhurst \u00f6nderli\u011findeki otuz Mormon misyoneri geldi ve kaynaklar\u0131n yan\u0131na bir kale in\u015fa etti. Kerpi\u00e7 duvarlar\u0131 -Eski Las Vegas Mormon Kalesi- bug\u00fcn hala Las Vegas Bulvar\u0131'nda bir devlet tarihi park\u0131 olarak ayakta duruyor. Dolay\u0131s\u0131yla, modern Las Vegas ad\u0131n\u0131 (ve k\u00f6kenini) uzun zaman \u00f6nce toprak alt\u0131nda kalm\u0131\u015f kaynaklara ve \u00e7\u00f6ldeki k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir ye\u015fil vahaya bor\u00e7ludur; turistlerin s\u0131kl\u0131kla g\u00f6zden ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir tarih.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1950'lerde Atom Bombalar\u0131 Bir Turistik Cazibe Merkeziydi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas sadece neon \u0131\u015f\u0131klar\u0131yla de\u011fil, n\u00fckleer \u00e7a\u011f\u0131n g\u00f6steri\u015fli sahneleriyle de \u00f6ne \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yordu. 1951'den itibaren ABD, yakla\u015f\u0131k 105 kilometre uzakl\u0131ktaki Nevada Test Alan\u0131'nda atmosferik bomba testlerine ba\u015flad\u0131. \u015eehrin tan\u0131t\u0131mc\u0131lar\u0131 bunu h\u0131zla bir turistik cazibe merkezi haline getirdi. 1950'lerin ortalar\u0131na gelindi\u011finde, yerel oteller \"\u015fafak devriyesi\" partileri d\u00fczenliyordu: konuklar\u0131n uzaktaki mantar bulutlar\u0131n\u0131 izlemek i\u00e7in \u00e7at\u0131larda veya balkonlarda topland\u0131\u011f\u0131 sabah\u0131n erken saatlerindeki etkinlikler. Ticaret Odas\u0131 hatta planlanm\u0131\u015f patlamalar\u0131n takvimlerini bast\u0131rd\u0131 ve turistleri patlamalara tan\u0131k olmaya te\u015fvik etti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Horseshoe kumarhanesinin patronu Benny Binion, \"Vegas'a gelen en iyi \u015fey atom bombas\u0131yd\u0131\" diyerek, atom bombas\u0131 denemelerinin getirdi\u011fi ekonomik patlamay\u0131 yans\u0131tm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Kumarhaneler, \"Atom Kokteylleri\" gibi ilgin\u00e7 kokteyller haz\u0131rl\u0131yor ve modellerin ka\u011f\u0131ttan mantar bulutlar\u0131yla poz verdi\u011fi \"Bayan Atom Bombas\u0131\" gibi g\u00fczellik yar\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131 d\u00fczenliyordu. G\u00f6steri\u015fli tabelalar ve \u015fov k\u0131zlar\u0131n\u0131n kost\u00fcmleri de atom temas\u0131na uygundu; eski bir slogan Las Vegas'\u0131 \"Atom \u015eehri, ABD\" olarak adland\u0131r\u0131yordu. G\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fcz standartlar\u0131na g\u00f6re tuhaf olsa da, bu d\u00f6nem Vegas'\u0131n her \u015feyi (hatta bir bomba denemesini bile) \u015fov d\u00fcnyas\u0131 olarak sunmaya haz\u0131r bir yer imaj\u0131n\u0131 peki\u015ftirmeye yard\u0131mc\u0131 oldu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonus \u2013 \u00c7o\u011fu Turistin Ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 Gizli Deneyimler<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To truly experience Vegas \u201clike a local,\u201d skip the tourist traps and seek the secrets. Many casinos now hide retro speakeasy lounges: for example, Bally\u2019s (now Horseshoe) features The Lock, an unmarked cocktail bar behind a secret door in the lobby. Other insider venues include Ghost Donkey (an underground mezcal bar) and the Lavender Rooftop Lounge at Motel 6 (a former drug den turned hip bar). Beyond bars, there\u2019s the Neon Museum\u2019s Boneyard, where over 250 vintage Vegas signs glow below street level. Even a slice of the famous Strip is hidden: walk upstairs in the Cosmopolitan Hotel and you\u2019ll find the unmarked \u201cSecret Pizza\u201d joint. Artistic oddities hide in plain view \u2013 for instance, the multi-room installation Omega Mart lets you browse a surreal supermarket in Area 15. These offbeat stops require some digging to find but reward visitors with stories you won\u2019t see in any guidebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas Secrets Hakk\u0131nda S\u0131k\u00e7a Sorulan Sorular<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas \u015fehrinin bir par\u00e7as\u0131 m\u0131?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hay\u0131r. Strip'in (ve havaalan\u0131n\u0131n) neredeyse tamam\u0131 Clark County'nin belediye s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda kalan b\u00f6lgelerinde (Paradise ve Winchester) yer almaktad\u0131r. Las Vegas \u015fehri resmi olarak Strip'in kuzeyinde sona ermektedir; bu nedenle bir\u00e7ok \u00fcnl\u00fc tatil k\u00f6y\u00fc Vegas \u015fehir s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 i\u00e7inde de\u011fildir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turistler Las Vegas'\u0131n alt\u0131ndaki t\u00fcnel sistemini ke\u015ffedebilir mi?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sadece \u00e7ok temkinli bir \u015fekilde. Birka\u00e7 \u00f6zel grup zaman zaman rehberli turlar d\u00fczenliyor (yazar\u0131n belirtti\u011fine g\u00f6re) Neonun Alt\u0131nda<\/em> (Daha \u00f6nce se\u00e7kin turlara rehberlik etmi\u015flerdi), ancak halka a\u00e7\u0131k de\u011fil. T\u00fcneller k\u0131s\u0131tl\u0131 bir alanda bulunuyor ve tehlikeli olabilece\u011finden, g\u00f6zetimsiz ziyaretlere izin verilmiyor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas ne zaman kuruldu?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas, 1905 y\u0131l\u0131nda bir demiryolu dura\u011f\u0131 olarak kuruldu. Union Pacific hatt\u0131n\u0131n gelmesinden sonra, geli\u015ftiriciler trenlere hizmet vermek i\u00e7in burada bir kasaba kurdular. 1911 y\u0131l\u0131nda yeni kurulan Clark County'de resmi olarak \u015fehir stat\u00fcs\u00fcne kavu\u015ftu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas'taki mafyaya ne oldu?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1960'lar\u0131n sonlar\u0131na do\u011fru organize su\u00e7 b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcde b\u00f6lgeden uzakla\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Kumarhane yat\u0131r\u0131mc\u0131s\u0131 Howard Hughes 1966'da geldi ve \u00f6nemli kumarhaneleri sat\u0131n almaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Onun sat\u0131n al\u0131mlar\u0131, federal bask\u0131lar ve yeni kurumsal sahipli\u011fin getirilmesiyle birlikte, eski mafya ailelerini yava\u015f yava\u015f yerlerinden ederek Vegas \u00fczerindeki a\u00e7\u0131k kontrollerine son verdi.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kumarhaneleri ve g\u00f6rkemli etkinlikleriyle tan\u0131nan Las Vegas \u015fehrinin g\u00f6z kama\u015ft\u0131r\u0131c\u0131 neon cephesinin ard\u0131nda, anlat\u0131lmam\u0131\u015f \u00f6yk\u00fcler ve gizli g\u00fczelliklerle dolu bir hazine yat\u0131yor. \u015eeridin d\u0131\u015f\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kmaya cesaret edenler i\u00e7in, \u0131\u015f\u0131lt\u0131 ve parlakl\u0131\u011f\u0131n \u00f6tesinde zengin bir tarih ve dinamik bir k\u00fclt\u00fcr uzan\u0131yor. Gelin, G\u00fcnah \u015eehri'nin \u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc bizimle ke\u015ffedin ve deneyimli misafirlerin bile bilmeyebilece\u011fi on \u015fa\u015f\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131 ger\u00e7e\u011fi \u00f6\u011frenin. \u015eehir s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131n\u0131n d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda kalan \u00fcnl\u00fc \u015eeridin'den gizli t\u00fcnellere ve su alt\u0131ndaki hayalet \u015fehre kadar, bu Las Vegas s\u0131rlar\u0131 sizi hayrete d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcrecek.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-interesting-facts","category-magazine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}