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The Fremont Experience a Las Vegas One-Of-A-Kind
- By JP Masters
- Published 11/13/2007
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It’s hard to say what’s most appealing about the Fremont Experience, and although you may not have heard about what it’s all about, most visitors agree that a Las Vegas vacation is not complete until you’ve walked this famous street. Established in 1905, Fremont Street is Vintage Vegas, where the legend began and Sin City took root.
One of Las Vegas’ most historic streets, Fremont Street has seen many of this town “firsts,” from being the first paved street in 1925 to having the first traffic light and elevator in town at the Apache Hotel in 1932. This street was also home to the Northern Club, the first establishment to be issued a Nevada gaming license.
Today, this road has been transformed into the $70 million Fremont Street Experience (1995), a seven-block open-air project featuring performance stages, live entertainment and stunning visual and sound effects. The star feature is its Viva Vision canopy a $17 million digital video display system unlike any other in the world. The four-block long 90-foot canopy includes 12 million LED modules that create a myriad of colored eye-popping candy.
While the Viva Vision canopy is amazing, the Fremont Street Experience is more than just the light and sound show, each year the Experience hosts a number of special events including Race Jam during the NASCAR weekend, the annual Downtown Hoedown during NFR and Las Vegas Bike Fest in September. Live bands perform outside nightly.
This street also houses some notable hotels and casinos, including the Golden Nugget and the Four Queens Hotel and Casino.
You can also walk down Fremont East and reminisce in the glamour of the old days, along wider sidewalks, more pedestrian-friendly streets, landscaping, lighted gateways and 40-foot-tall neon signs. Fremont East sits adjacent to the Experience.
From the free live entertainment and little shops to the spectacular Viva Vision light show, there is something for everyone. The result is a very different feel than the Strip, one that’s successful in its own right attracting over 16 million visitors annually to enjoy the shows.
One of Las Vegas’ most historic streets, Fremont Street has seen many of this town “firsts,” from being the first paved street in 1925 to having the first traffic light and elevator in town at the Apache Hotel in 1932. This street was also home to the Northern Club, the first establishment to be issued a Nevada gaming license.
Today, this road has been transformed into the $70 million Fremont Street Experience (1995), a seven-block open-air project featuring performance stages, live entertainment and stunning visual and sound effects. The star feature is its Viva Vision canopy a $17 million digital video display system unlike any other in the world. The four-block long 90-foot canopy includes 12 million LED modules that create a myriad of colored eye-popping candy.
While the Viva Vision canopy is amazing, the Fremont Street Experience is more than just the light and sound show, each year the Experience hosts a number of special events including Race Jam during the NASCAR weekend, the annual Downtown Hoedown during NFR and Las Vegas Bike Fest in September. Live bands perform outside nightly.
This street also houses some notable hotels and casinos, including the Golden Nugget and the Four Queens Hotel and Casino.
You can also walk down Fremont East and reminisce in the glamour of the old days, along wider sidewalks, more pedestrian-friendly streets, landscaping, lighted gateways and 40-foot-tall neon signs. Fremont East sits adjacent to the Experience.
From the free live entertainment and little shops to the spectacular Viva Vision light show, there is something for everyone. The result is a very different feel than the Strip, one that’s successful in its own right attracting over 16 million visitors annually to enjoy the shows.
