The Fremont Street Experience is a pedestrian mall in Downtown Las Vegas.
The central attraction is a barrel vault canopy, 90 ft (27 m) high at the peak, and four blocks in length(460 m).
Viva Vision, presented nightly beginning at dusk, is a spetacular light show with more than 12 million LED lamps illuminating the overhead canopy, runing along the Fremont Street Experience promenade from Main Street to Fourth Street.
SlotZilla at Fremont Street Experience is a 12-story, slot machine-inspired zip line attraction. The lower lines (77 feet up) travel halfway down the Fremont Street Experience pedestrian mall. The upper lines (114 feet up) go the entire length of the mall (1,750 feet). Guests on the upper "Zoomline" travel prone, or "superhero-style."
Music is played throughout the mall. Concerts, usually free, are also held on three stages. The venue has become a major tourist attraction for downtown Las Vegas, and is also the location of the city's annual New Year's Eve party, complete with fireworks on the display screen.
Historically, Fremont Street had Las Vegas' first hotel (the Hotel Nevada in 1906, present day Golden Gate), first telephone (1907), first paved street (1925), first Nevada gaming license — issued to the Northern Club at 15 E. Fremont St, first traffic light, first elevator (the Apache Hotel in 1932), and the first high-rise (the Fremont Hotel in 1956). The Horseshoe was the first casino to install carpeting, while the Golden Nugget was the first structure designed from the ground up to be a casino.
By 1992, 80% of the Las Vegas casino market, however, was on the Strip. Downtown Las Vegas hotels and casinos sought to build an attraction that would attract more visitors to their businesses. The Fremont Street Experience was the answer.
The light show was opened on December 14, 1995. The first New Year's party was held on December 31, 1995.
The initial $70 million investment and the continued improvements have resulted in successful and ongoing downtown redevelopment. The City of Las Vegas and the downtown casinos have benefited as more than 60% of visitors to Downtown are lured by the Fremont Street Experience and the many forms of entertainment it offers.
The central attraction is a barrel vault canopy, 90 ft (27 m) high at the peak, and four blocks in length(460 m).
Viva Vision, presented nightly beginning at dusk, is a spetacular light show with more than 12 million LED lamps illuminating the overhead canopy, runing along the Fremont Street Experience promenade from Main Street to Fourth Street.
SlotZilla at Fremont Street Experience is a 12-story, slot machine-inspired zip line attraction. The lower lines (77 feet up) travel halfway down the Fremont Street Experience pedestrian mall. The upper lines (114 feet up) go the entire length of the mall (1,750 feet). Guests on the upper "Zoomline" travel prone, or "superhero-style."
Music is played throughout the mall. Concerts, usually free, are also held on three stages. The venue has become a major tourist attraction for downtown Las Vegas, and is also the location of the city's annual New Year's Eve party, complete with fireworks on the display screen.
Historically, Fremont Street had Las Vegas' first hotel (the Hotel Nevada in 1906, present day Golden Gate), first telephone (1907), first paved street (1925), first Nevada gaming license — issued to the Northern Club at 15 E. Fremont St, first traffic light, first elevator (the Apache Hotel in 1932), and the first high-rise (the Fremont Hotel in 1956). The Horseshoe was the first casino to install carpeting, while the Golden Nugget was the first structure designed from the ground up to be a casino.
By 1992, 80% of the Las Vegas casino market, however, was on the Strip. Downtown Las Vegas hotels and casinos sought to build an attraction that would attract more visitors to their businesses. The Fremont Street Experience was the answer.
The light show was opened on December 14, 1995. The first New Year's party was held on December 31, 1995.
The initial $70 million investment and the continued improvements have resulted in successful and ongoing downtown redevelopment. The City of Las Vegas and the downtown casinos have benefited as more than 60% of visitors to Downtown are lured by the Fremont Street Experience and the many forms of entertainment it offers.
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