![]() ![]() But there it is: a new $960 million MGM Springfield hotel casino a block off the cross section of State and Main, steps from the District Court, Symphony Hall, and President McKinley Memorial. It's not an immediate contender for the country's next thriving gambling destination. It's home to the first gasoline-powered car, the first American motorcycle company-and even the sport of basketball. ![]() Charles Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber here in 1844. It was a crucial player in the Industrial Revolution: Noah Webster printed his first American English Dictionary in Springfield in 1806. By contrast, in the "City of Firsts" it's historic facades and bona fides all the way. This small city just north of the Connecticut border, population almost 155,000, is hardly known for its collection of neon. But they’re an alien sound in Springfield, Massachusetts. Even children raised in the city experience a kind of auditory horror vacui in cities that don’t have them. They greet you when you land at Vegas MacCarran International Airport with their humming jingle, and are the ever-present soundtrack to the city’s triumphs and failures. ![]() Vegas denizens are so accustomed to the sound of slot machines, their brains register them as white noise. ![]()
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