As the legendary Mirage closes its doors Wednesday after more than 34 years on the Strip, a leading Las Vegas architect who was part of the design team that opened the property is looking forward to what’s next.

Paul Steelman, the world-renowned casino designer, expects that whatever the Seminole Indian Tribe delivers as the new Hard Rock Resort in the years ahead is going to bring thousands more tourists to Southern Nevada as Las Vegas reinvents itself once again — a trend former owner and developer Steve Wynn led when The Mirage first opened in 1989.

It’ll be a tough act to follow.

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