Fremont Street

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Fremont Street is probably the most famous street in Las Vegas, Nevada besides the Las Vegas Strip. Fremont was the major street in the downtown casino corridor. It is, or was the address for many of the famous casinos such as Binion's Horseshoe, Eldorado Club, Fremont Hotel and Casino, Golden Gate Hotel & Casino, Golden Nugget, The Mint, and the Pioneer Club.

Prior to the construction of the Fremont Street Experience, Fremont Street was the picture of Las Vegas that was included in virtually every television show and movie that wanted to display the lights of Las Vegas. The abundance of neon earned the steet the nickname of Glitter Gulch.

[edit] History

Fremont Street dates back to 1905, when Las Vegas itself was founded.

While gambling was well established prior to being legalized, the Northern Club in 1931 received one of the first 6 gambling licenses issued in Nevada and the first one for Fremont Street.

Glitter Gulch was closed to vehicle traffic in September, 1994 to begin construction on the Fremont Street Experience.

[edit] Film and media history

In the movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Steve the Pirate is seen at the Fremont Street Experience - open to vehicular traffic.

Ice Cube's music video for "Chrome and Paint" took place on Fremont Street, with Ice Cube in a lowrider.

In the video game, Rainbow Six: Vegas, Logan Keller, and his teammates Jung, and Michael infiltrate Fremont St. to find a news van, which they find by going through the maintenance tunnels under the Stocco Casino.

Panic! At the Disco made a popular song about cheap motels on Fremont Street called Build God, Then We'll Talk.

Glitter Gulch was featured prominently in the TV Miniseries The Stand.