Fremont Street Experience
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The Fremont Street Experience glows under its canopy as thousands of tourists patronize the businesses and casinos located on the historic street. View photo »
Showgirl Polina McDowell watches “The Drop,” one of two shows at the Fremont Street Experience Light and Sound Show Monday that premiered following a $17 million renovation, June 14, 2004. The upgrade, named “Viva Vision,” was a technological update to the show created by LG CNS Co., Ltd., of South Korea. View photo »
The intersection of Fremont Street and Las Vegas Boulevard shows Neonopolis and the Fremont Street Experience. Neonopolis was part of a 10-year renovation program for the downtown area. View photo »
A view of the Fremont Street Experience taken from the bridge between a parking garage and Neonopolis. A federal appeals court ruled that the city of Las Vegas and operators of the Fremont Street Experience can't ban people from distributing leaflets, collecting signatures or circulating petitions up and down the walkway. View photo »
Sasha Rodriguez of San Diego uses a digital camera to take a video during the light show at the Fremont Street Experience Sunday, Nov. 3, 2002. The canopy is 90-feet tall, and spans 1,400-feet from Main Street to 4th Street. View photo »
Guests watch “Area 51,” at the Fremont Street Experience Light and Sound Show Monday, June 14, 2004. “Area 51” was one of two shows that premiered after the $17 million upgrade to the Light and Sound Show “Viva Vision.” The upgrade included the installation of 12.5 million LED lights on Fremont Street's 90-foot high, 500-yard long canopy. View photo »
People react as they watch the first showing of “Aria,” a light and sound show created by artist Jennifer Steinkamp and composer Jimmy Johnson for the Fremont Street Experience. The show was part of a ceremony that included the dedication of five refurbished neon signs for the Neon Museum. View photo »
Mon, May 15, 1905 (midnight)
The Nevada legislature voted to lift the ban on gambling in 1931 and almost overnight, Fremont Street changed from a dusty railroad town's tree-lined main street into a two-block, neon-lit gambling mecca.
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