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Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 | 1:26 p.m.
Visitors love downtown Las Vegas, believe it or not, says a new survey presented Wedneday to the Las Vegas City Council. The Downtown Las Vegas Alliance, in partnership with the Regional Transportation Commission and the Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency, funded a community survey to determine resident awareness of downtown projects and the perception of those projects. Here are the results by the numbers: 400: Number of people surveyed (47 percent from unincorporated Clark County; 31 percent from Las Vegas; 12 from percent Henderson; 10 percent from North Las Vegas). 70: Percent of those surveyed who have heard about downtown in ...
Downtown Arts District Officially known as 18b Arts District, the downtown arts district contains an eclectic mix of galleries, one-of-a-kind stores, and restaurants just a short walk or bus ride from Fremont Street. Known as "18b," the Las Vegas Arts District is located immediately south of downtown Las Vegas in an area bounded by Commerce Street, Hoover Avenue, Fourth Street and Las Vegas Boulevard (at Charleston) and Colorado Avenue.
The name, "18b," represents the original Arts District area, which consisted of 18 blocks. Today, the Arts District area has grown beyond those original 18 blocks and is a classic urban mix of residential, commercial and cultural uses that will continue to grow as the hub of the arts scene in Las Vegas.
On the first Friday of each month, an arts and cultural event is held in the district. The "First Friday" festival draws up to 10,000 visitors into the neighborhood. This event encourages people to flock downtown to browse, buy, eat, drink and mingle. The event is a festive environment with food and beverage vendors, music, visual performances and artists displaying their works.
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I have been staying, playing and enjoying Downtown since the early 1990's. It's great to see its evolution.
The hipster places don't do it for me, but they do bring new folks downtown and I believe overall that is a positive thing for the City.
Downtown is the only place to go. The strip is just one big hassle right from the start when you have to park your car...
I love downtown.