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Neonopolis May 20th-27th 2009 - Gallery of
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The dreams aren't broken down here - they're just walking with a limp - Tom Waits
Rohit Joshi, Neonopolis Developer - Photo Credit: Las Vegas Sun
Update March 13th 2010
A candy store has opened in the
location of the former pretzel shop in the main hall, but has no customers.
I don't expect them to last. The California Deli has closed, but the Las Vegas Rock Bar has opened in the former
Jillian's on the Fremont Street side, and seems to be busy. Del Prado
Jewelers on the second floor is still open and having a half price sale.
Management appears to have given up as they don't bother to turn on the
lights or any of the neon at night. Neonopolis is dark and foreboding.
I ran
into Mr. Joshi and asked him about the Star Trek: The Experience, but he
had no information.
May 9th 2007 - In an announcement last week that somehow failed to make a Jay Leno monologue,
it was revealed at a City Council meeting that the oft-maligned and questionably designed Neonopolis would undergo that most dicey of marketing
gestures, a name change.
Goodbye Neonopolis, hello Fremont Square.
To date, the improvements on Fremont Street somehow have done nothing
to brighten the prospects of Neonopolis. The place hasn't even been able to keep a decent bar open. If anything, it's
only gotten weirder since changing hands and being developed by Rohit Joshi. Whether Joshi ends up being a shrewd businessman
or a dizzy dreamer remains to be seen.
Neonopolis has been the scene of more unkept promises than a singles bar
at closing time. It's a place where its operators have been unable to give away space to legitimate businesses.
- John L Smith - Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Star Trek: The Experience attraction is moving to Neonopolis after a long run at the Las Vegas Hilton. One level
will be devoted to rides, and other space will be allocated to a Star Trek themed restaurant and museum. The attraction
will be revised from its run at the Hilton, which focused mainly on the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV show, to
include the entire history of Star Trek. The re-opening of the Experience is aimed at coinciding with the release
date of the new Star Trek movie. Tickets are expected to be in the $20-$25 range. As of May 24th 2009, no construction has started. May open in 2010.
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