![]() ![]() I was ecstatic to get the very last order when I stopped in there a couple of weeks ago… and the twenty people behind me in line were groaning pretty loudly. But get there before midnight, because as I recently found out, that’s when they quit serving it. However, it’s quite rich, so you might want to share an order with a special someone. ![]() Honestly, it’s the first stop I make when I head to Vegas. If all of this isn’t enough to get you to old downtown Las Vegas, then go for the deep fried Twinkies and Oreos served at Mermaids Bar and Casino… that’s right, I loves me some junk food! Go big or go home. ![]() Known as the Viva Vision Screen, it’s made up of 12.5 million LED lamps with a 550,000-watt sound system and plays 6 minute shows every hour beginning at dusk till 1:00 am. Recent expansion to the east, known as Fremont Street Experience East, features more of the refurbished vintage neon I’ve posted above and leads to several urban nightclubs. Imagine a metal canopy built 90 feet above the street that’s 90 feet wide and over 1500 feet long (4 blocks). The road to Glitter Gulch was closed to traffic in 1994, and the city embarked on construction of the Fremont Street Experience, designed exclusively for pedestrians. The western end of Fremont Street was quite literally the picture of Las Vegas that was included in virtually every tv show and movie displaying the lights of Vegas… think Elvis Presley in Viva Las Vegas 1964, or James Bond‘s Diamonds are Forever in 1971. Gambling was legalized in 1931 even though it was established well before then. Named for John Charles Fremont, it dates back to 1905 when Vegas was founded, and became the city’s first paved road in 1925. But there’s something old world and nostalgic about this area that keeps me coming back. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still packed on Friday and Saturday nights with plenty of freaky folks to rival those on LA’s Hollywood Boulevard. The scale of this area is much more human than the strip, with it’s mega casinos and hoards of tourists 20 deep on the streets. If you haven’t already been there, you must add it to your ‘to do’ list next time you’re in town. They’re one of my favorite attractions in old downtown Las Vegas, which is located at the north end of the strip on Fremont Street. First time writer/director Hue Rhodes' "Saint John of Las Vegas" follows the wild and funny trip a guy has to take to discover there's more than one way to hit the jackpot in life.Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Vintage Neon Cowboy, Las Vegas, Photo Romi Cortier Vintage Neon Horse, Las Vegas, Photo Romi Cortier Vintage Neon Glitter Gulch Sign, Las Vegas, Photo Romi Cortier Vintage Neon Griffin Sign, Las Vegas, Photo Romi Cortier Vintage Neon Showgirl Sign, Las Vegas, Photo Romi Cortier Vintage Martini Neon Sign, Las Vegas, Photo Romi Cortier Vintage Neon Swimmer Sign, Las Vegas, Photo Romi Cortier Vintage Neon Starburst Sign, Las Vegas, Photo Romi Cortier It's only when he returns to Vegas and his experiences there finally send him on the path to breaking free. Through the journey, John's confidence builds, and he realizes that he can't escape his gambling addiction by running away from it-it will follow him wherever he goes. While Virgil is the supposed leader of the investigation, it's John who begins to finally assert himself, pushing the case closer to a conclusion. Soon John is on the road with Virgil, where they encounter a series of offbeat characters, including a wheelchair-bound stripper (Emmanuelle Chriqui), a nude militant (Tim Blake Nelson), a park Ranger (Jesse Garcia), and a carnival human torch (John Cho). Townsend (Peter Dinklage), asks John to accompany his top fraud debunker, Virgil (Romany Malco) on an investigation of a dubious car "accident" near Vegas, John sees an opportunity to get a promotion, though he's concerned about returning to the gambling game.īefore leaving he becomes involved with his eccentric co-worker Jill (Sarah Silverman), a dalliance that has the potential to become a real relationship. Taking a nondescript position in an auto insurance company in Albuquerque, he tries to get ahead in the straight world, amid the ever-present temptations of scratch-off lotto tickets. After a run of bad luck, John (Steve Buscemi), a compulsive gambler, runs away from Las Vegas and toward a normal job and life.
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