Fremont Street Walk of History

Fremont Street Walk of History - Image Gallery There are 18 brass plaques set into the sidewalks on Fremont Street between Las Vegas Boulevard and Seventh Street to commemorate important dates in Las Vegas history. . Pictures taken on Mikey's March 2nd - March 16th 2010 Las Vegas visit Click on Thumbnail for 640x480 view
1905 Railroad land auction creates city of Las Vegas	1906 Golden Gate, City's oldest continuous hotel site opens on Fremont & Main Street	1929 First neon sign lit on Fremont Street Oasis Cafe	1931 Nevada legalizes wide-open gambling as Hoover Dam starts
1938 Saddled horses no longer allowed in casinos	1942 Army forces infamous "Block 16" red light district to close	1945 Bugsy Siegel becomes part owner of El Cortez, later buys into Flamingo on Strip	1946 Ex-LA vice cop Guy McAfee opens Golden Nugget
1951 Benny Binion opens Horseshoe	1951 Vegas Vic debuts, Greeting all with "Howdy Partner"	1951 First Atomic test blast conducted in Nevada	1956 First downtown high-rise, Fremont opens
1959 Wayne Newton first appears at the Fremont	1970 Binion starts World Series of Poker at Horseshoe	1971 Union Plaza opens on site of old railroad depots	1973 Steve Wynn takes over Golden Nugget
1974 Sam and Bill Boyd open "The Cal"	1995 Fremont Street Experience canopy opens