Before the Strip, there was Fremont Street. In this episode, Jeremy and Amy Long tell the story of Glitter Gulch — the original Las Vegas, born in a 1905 railroad land auction and raised on neon and mob money.
From the Golden Nugget and Benny Binion’s Horseshoe to Vegas Vic, the 40-foot neon cowboy, we walk through the mob era, the neon canyon’s fall after the Mirage, and downtown’s comeback: the Fremont Street Experience canopy, Tony Hsieh’s Downtown Project, Circa, and the Neon Museum’s Boneyard. Plus a first-timer’s guide to Fremont Street today — SlotZilla, the 99-cent shrimp cocktail, and where the locals actually drink.
Las Vegas was born on Fremont Street — not the Strip. This is the story of Glitter Gulch.
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S04 Ep181
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