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NEW "NEONOPOLIS" ATTRACTION PLANNED FOR DOWNTOWN
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a few years ago, shortly after the remodeling of the Fremont Street Experience, it appeared
to be the end for walk-in live entertainment downtown. With the exception of
occasional free summer weekend stage concerts sponsored by the Experience,
and the not-ready-for-prime-time dancers of Glitter Gulch, very few of the
downtown establishments nowadays sport inexpensive live lounge performances
on a regular basis. A new complex called NEONoPOLiS (capitalization is theirs),
built on the same former location of the aforementioned blues lounge, will hopefully strive to
restore this form of entertainment. Scheduled to open around November 20 of 2000 the new $90+ million,
multi-story, block-sized complex will feature a Mann Theaters facility
where you'll be able to drop off the young ones or catch a movie yourself,
and a Wolfgang Puck's cafe. They also hope to attract at least two live music
venues and numerous other restaurant and shopping attractions, many of which
are already confirmed. Structurally the complex will feature major underground
parking, a 10 story, cylindrical, futuristic, glass enclosed observation deck,
reminiscent of the round Capitol Records Building in Los Angeles, overlooking
downtown and the Strip, and a large assortment of custom and restored neon
signs from the 50's and 60's from around the world as well as from the early
days of Las Vegas to compliment the existing Neon Museum
(see related) attraction already in the foot-plaza in front of Neonopolis. Located at an easily accessible,
high-visibility location on Las Vegas Blvd and Fremont Street bordering the
Fremont Street Experience and directly across from the "big red" parking
structure, Neonopolis promises to become a new Las Vegas landmark of the
future.Last Updated: June 16, 2001