Last night we drove into downtown Vegas to the Fremont Street Experience (FSE) a pedestrian mall and attraction. 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 high at the peak and four blocks, or approximately 1,500 ft, in length. From dusk to midnight each hour, on the hour for ten minutes a band is featured on the huge overhead screen. We saw Heart, Bon Jovi and Queen.
While Las Vegas is known for never turning the outside casino lights off, each show begins by turning off the lights on all of the buildings, including the casinos, under the canopy.
The world and his wife was out and as the evening wore on we saw the most amazing, weird, scary and outrageous people dressed up and working for tips to have your photo taken with them. Two bands were playing on different stages, there were bars everywhere and not a sign of trouble.
What an experience, far better than the Strip and all for free!
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