{"podcast":{"title":"On the Corner of Main Street","slug":"on-the-corner-of-main-street-602595","podcast_index_feed_id":602595,"rss_url":"https://plaza.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://plazahotelcasino.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/f/2/7/2f2791da670e7393e5bbc093207a2619/4920-Podcast-06.jpg","author":"Plaza Hotel and Casino","episode_count":177,"summary":"On the Corner of Main Street provides an inside scoop on downtown Las Vegas. From gaming and special events to new projects and the growing art scene, hear straight from the amazing people who are making downtown Las Vegas a unique and fast-growing destination. Recorded at the Plaza Hotel & Casino – on the corner of Main Street – Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel will be joined by special guests, including gaming industry leaders, entertainers, local officials and downtown partners, who will share their own exclusive and often entertaining perspective on where Vegas got its start and where it's going now. Hosted by Lisa Melmed, Jonathan Jossel and Gary Vickery.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-corner-of-main-street-602595"},"episode":{"title":"Architectural Legends: The Making of Las Vegas Icons with Paul Steelman","slug":"architectural-legends-the-making-of-las-vegas-icons-with-paul-steelman","published_at":"2026-05-14T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-corner-of-main-street-602595/architectural-legends-the-making-of-las-vegas-icons-with-paul-steelman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-corner-of-main-street-602595","url":"https://plaza.libsyn.com/architectural-legends-the-making-of-las-vegas-icons-with-paul-steelman","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/plaza/2026-05-06-OTCOMS-Paul-Steelman-V1Audio.mp3?dest-id=1681652","summary":"In this episode, Jonathan and Gary welcome architect Paul Steelman, founder/CEO of Steelman Partners, to discuss his career shaping casino resorts worldwide. Steelman recounts starting in Atlantic City after casino gambling was approved in 1976, meeting Joel Bergman and Steve Wynn, and working on Golden Nugget Atlantic City and The Mirage. He shares major international projects such as Sands Macao, Solaire (Philippines), Ho Tram (Vietnam), and casinos across Europe, plus design myths about casinos. The conversation covers Circa's design choices, Resorts World's long development and scaled-back vision, and Steelman's view that Las Vegas is losing magic through generic LED \"boxes\" and monetized \"obstacle courses,\" while praising the Sphere and anticipating the Mirage guitar redevelopment.","meta_description":"In this episode, Jonathan and Gary welcome architect Paul Steelman, founder/CEO of Steelman Partners, to discuss his career shaping casino resorts worldwi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4120,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-the-corner-of-main-street-602595/episodes/architectural-legends-the-making-of-las-vegas-icons-with-paul-steelman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-corner-of-main-street-602595/architectural-legends-the-making-of-las-vegas-icons-with-paul-steelman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}