February 19, 2009 · 1:39 PM

How to top the Harmon? You make the call

By John Katsilometes

Renderings of the Harmon hotel, old and new designs.

Illustration: Steve Marcus and Chris Morris

The recent news that the Harmon hotel tower – which I’m now calling the Stubby Tower at Harmon – would shrink, Constanza-like, by 21 stories, begs the question: What should be set atop the project to fill out those 21 stories? See my colleague Joe Brown’s story from earlier this month, which I understand was not cut from its original size.

Maybe the Harmon could be topped by a combination restaurant/gift shop/haberdashery from country-fied entrepreneur Toby Keith. Maybe Steve Cutler’s long-latent Casino Legends Hall of Fame could work there. Resurrect the jai-alai courts from the old MGM Grand, perhaps.

As they say in Pocatello, Idaho, let’s mullet over. Submit ideas. Maybe the Cher keychain that went unawarded a couple of weeks ago will finally find an owner.

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