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fabulous years The former mayor rarely went anywhere without showgirls and a Bombay Sapphire martini. making it happen "BETTING MAN" OSCAR GOODMAN, MAYOR FOR 12 YEARS UNTIL PASSING THE BATON TO HIS WIFE IN 2011, REFLECTS ON A DECADE OF INNOVATION, RENOVATION, AND ALL THINGS WORTHY OF CELEBRATION. AS TOLD TO JOHN KATSILOMETES I have said this before, and have concluded in Las Vegas, that great cities have to have three things: great culture, great medicine, and a major league sports team. Over the past decade we have achieved two of those goals on one 61-acre parcel. We haven't accomplished the third goal yet, but I'm a betting man. It's not a question of if; it's a question of when and where. I hate the word "iconic," but there's no other way to describe it: The unique structure designed by Frank Gehry for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health has become a tourist attraction in and of itself. There, one man's misfortune becomes another man's fortune. After Larry Ruvo's father, Lou, passed away, Larry was the devoted son who, with the help of his associates, was able to create this building and establish the center. Whenever you drive by there, you see people standing on the corner with their cameras 136 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM 128-137_V_Feat_Anniversary_MAY/JUNE_13.indd 136 4/23/13 3:00 PM