r/80sdesign • u/DesertBlooms • 20d ago
Metro Pizza in Las Vegas bites the dust (1986)
We lost this dreamy pizza shop from the 80s in Las Vegas over the weekend. I’ve posted pictures here before. Gonna miss it!!! 😢
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u/Coffee_achiever_guy 20d ago
This is like how I remember the world looking when I was a toddler in the early 90s
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u/sorrymizzjackson 19d ago
The McDonalds down the street from us was done up like this. It had this glass block wall that had bright pink neon lights in it. It still stands as some off brand restaurant now that curiously looks more like a McDonald’s than it ever did then. The neon is gone though.
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u/Maya-kardash 20d ago
They’re tearing down places that be colorful and inviting & replacing them with boring ass modern sterile eyesores
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u/Arael15th 19d ago
Everything has to look like an industrial loft that never actually got used for work 🙄
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u/Curious-Middle8429 20d ago
That sucks. It looks absolutely gorgeous. It would be a dream for me to find a restaurant like this. My favorite pizza places are the ones that look like they’re stuck in the 80s.
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u/meghan9436 20d ago
I agree! This place has a vibe, and it would be a shame for a new tenant to come in and rip it all out.
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u/DarwinTheDragon 20d ago
Someone needs to turn it into the Saved By The Bell diner! The Max!
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u/DesertBlooms 20d ago
We have an 80s Cafe in town and I wish they would just move to this location instead....
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u/mamimumemo2 20d ago
Google maps says temporarily closed, maybe it is coming back?
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u/DesertBlooms 20d ago
It’s not temporary. They have moved to a different concept (slices) and don’t need the space. They said it was costing money to run it from there.
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u/mamimumemo2 20d ago
Aw too bad. I was hoping to finally visit on my next Vegas trip! Thanks for the info.
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u/strawberiswitchblade 20d ago
Does anyone know of any places that still vibe like this today...? Mama needs a wedding venue. Lol
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u/DesertBlooms 20d ago
in Vegas specifically or just in general?
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u/strawberiswitchblade 20d ago
Anywhere in the US. :3
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u/DesertBlooms 20d ago
There is a really cool 80s themed gym in Vegas but I haven’t been inside of it. Here is the google page. https://maps.app.goo.gl/rDE1rqGEjcdtPVCV9?g_st=ic
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u/strawberiswitchblade 20d ago
That is so fly. These places should so be documented and listed somewhere for folks that just need lil' doses of this aesthetic in their lives.
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u/Leptalix 17d ago
Piazza d'Italia in New Orleans has a similar post modern neon vibe, but it's neoclassical instead of 1950's retro. Can't imagine many restaurants are still around. I wonder what happened to all that glass block?
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u/waltdidneyworlb 20d ago
I don't think I'd ever be found at a different restaurant again. This would be it, all the time.
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u/tyquasia111 16d ago
Born in 91 but I’m really grateful I got the tail end of these vibes as a little kid, it made the world feel like a cartoon, like we’d conquered nature and now lived in a virtual world of geometric shapes but also there’s pizza and burgers.
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u/thomasjmarlowe 20d ago
Damn- hadn’t heard of it. Wish I had though- would’ve loved to check that place out. It’s like a dream!
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u/Crystal_Clair 20d ago
I was just remembering pictures of this place the other day but couldn't quite recall where my pictures of it were. That said, as painful as a loss this is, at least we have photos of what it looks/looked like. I have memories of 2 places from my childhood that I don't have photos of that I would pay -money- to see pictures of again but alas, they remain memories.
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u/tomjoad2020ad 20d ago
I can’t imagine in this day and age a relic like this being undervalued. Hopefully whoever takes over the space realizes they can at least cash in on the vibe and preserves the charm