Meccas

Away from flashy gambling Meccas like the Las Vegas strip, the conventional wisdom behind casino design is that buildings should be built for two things: betting and drinking.

City's First Casino Gambles With Design Robbie Whelan 2011

The musical tradition started in 19th century Mexico and has migrated to Los Angeles, one of the urban Meccas of mariachi music outside of its homeland.

Mariachi Music Struggles in Downbeat US Economy 2011

The musical tradition started in 19th century Mexico and has migrated to Los Angeles, one of the urban Meccas of mariachi music outside of its homeland.

Mariachi Music Struggles in Downbeat US Economy 2011

The musical tradition started in 19th century Mexico and has migrated to Los Angeles, one of the urban Meccas of mariachi music outside of its homeland.

Mariachi Music Struggles in Downbeat US Economy 2011

Winter-Sports Meccas Here is how four of the top U.S. training regions compare in terms of producing Winter Olympic athletes and medals.

The Four Breeding Grounds of Olympic Gold 2010

This illustrates the artistic importance of Savoy, a crossrads and centre for exchanges which, far from restricting itself to a peripheral and anecdotic role, was genuinely one of the Meccas of European musical history.

Archive 2009-06-01 Lu 2009

It's one of hundreds of abandoned residential Meccas around the United States, better known as "zombie subdivisions."

CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2009 2009

In the years that followed, girls, too, raised their eyes toward these mountain Meccas, and began to enroll in summer camp.

Leisure and Recreation in the United States. 2009

Roughly stated, the Blue Laws here in my county of New Jersey -- one of the largest shopping mall Meccas in the United States -- mandate that, in the words of the ordinance of the borough of Paramus, the 'physical, intellectual and moral good of the community requires a periodic day of rest from labor.'

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: The Blessing of Enough 2009

The Russian money in Cannes (the Restoration of concentrated comrade wealth has not been seen on the Cote d'Azur since the days of the White Russians invaded Cap Ferrat in the early 20th century) was only outdone by the wealth from other oil-rich meccas, the ones closer to actual Mecca.

Vivian Norris de Montaigu: Cannes 2008: Globalization and Cinema: Who Wins and Who Loses in the Entertainment War? 2008