The Fremont Street
Experience (FSE) is a pedestrian mall and attraction in downtown Las
Vegas, Nevada. The FSE occupies the
westernmost 5 blocks of Fremont Street, including the area known for
years as "Glitter Gulch," and portions of some other adjacent streets.
The attraction is a barrel vault canopy, 90 ft
(27 m) high at the peak and four blocks, or approximately 1,500 ft (460 m), in
length.
Concerts, usually free,
are also held on two sound stages. The venue has become a major tourist
attraction for downtown Las Vegas, and is also the location of the Neon Museum at the
Fremont Street Experience and the city's annual New Year's Eve party, complete with fireworks
on the display screen.
Viva Vision The LED display "canopy", runs along the Fremont Street Experience promenade from Main Street to Fourth Street. Holding the canopy aloft are 16 columns, each weighing 26,000 pounds and can hold up 400,000 pounds, and 43,000 struts.
A section comprising
one fiftieth of the total canopy equals the size of the world’s current largest
electric sign. Originally, nearly 2.1 million incandescent lights were housed in
the canopy. With the completion of the $17 million upgrade, more than 12 million
LED lamps illuminate the
overhead canopy. The new LED upgrade was designed and engineered by LG
Electronics, who is also the primary corporate sponsor of the canopy. Within the
canopy itself are 220 speakers powered by 550,000 watts of amplification.
Light and sound shows
Light & Sound Shows
are presented nightly beginning at dusk. The number of nightly shows was
increased during the 2004 upgrade. Some of the most popular shows include the
"Lucky Vegas" show which pays tribute to some of the most well known Vegas
icons. "Smoke, Speed and Spinning Wheels" gives visitors an inside look at the
sport of race car driving. "Area 51" is a show that pits humans against a swarm
of alien invaders. "American Freedom" serves as tribute to the United States while "The
Drop" takes visitors on a journey that begins with one drop of water.
Pedestrian mall
Created when Fremont Street was closed permanently to vehicular traffic in
September 1994. When the light and sound shows are not being presented, music is
played throughout the mall.The parking plaza
The parking plaza is located at the eastern end of Fremont Street. It is a 1,430-space parking structure built to accommodate an increase in visitors to downtown.Neonopolis
Neonopolis, forming the east end of the pedestrian
mall, where Las Vegas Boulevard South meets Fremont Street.
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