City Of Las Vegas: Fremont Street Experience Sign

Press release from the City of Las Vegas:

Jun 22, 2021

Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial grant funds were used for the construction and installation of a sign on the west end of the Fremont Street Experience. The sign was completed in March of 2020 and highlights photos of Fremont Street through the decades.

The sign includes a vertical 430-square-foot split-flap style LED screen featuring a rotation of historic photos. 

Millions of visitors travel to the Fremont Street Experienceand downtown Las Vegas annually, and this large sign provides them a glimpseinto the past. Before there was a zip line or a 1,375-foot-long canopy with 16.4 million pixels, Fremont Street served as the heart of Las Vegas. It was where the city’s first hotel opened in 1906, and it also became a center ofcommerce for the growing city.

The LED sign serves as a reminder of Fremont Street’s past and also welcomes visitors and residents alike to downtown Las Vegas.

This press release was produced by the City of Las Vegas. The views expressed here are the author’s own.