The Mirage, pictured on opening day, Nov. 22, 1989. With a published price tag of $630 million, of which $565 million was financed by risky junk bonds, the Mirage had to produce an unheard of $1 million a day just to service the debt. The venture proved prophetic as The Mirage would exceed expectations and revolutionize the Las Vegas Strip. (Las Vegas Review-Journal/File)