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Fans of El Cortez’s floral carpet can now own a square of Vegas history Andrea Sachs © El Cortez Hotel & Casino El Cortez Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas retired its beloved old carpet, left, and replaced it with a new woven Axminster carpet by Brintons. However, for fans of the original design, the property’s gift shop will sell 16-by-16-inch sections for $19 each. Since 2007, the carpet at El Cortez Hotel & Casino has cushioned the feet of gamblers, barflies, Zappos employees, a social club of baby boomers and vintage Vegas aficionados. Business executives have dropped to their knees upon entering the downtown property, the floral pattern grazing their slacks like a butterfly kiss. Artists have memorialized its design in pins, stickers and T-shirts. And then in September, the carpet was gone, replaced by a new floor covering.

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