Neonopolis News!

The dreams aren't broken down here - They're just walkin' with a limp... Tom Waits

A hopeful glimmer for Neonopolis
there may be light at the end of the tunnel for NEONOPOLIS, a neon-themed mall in downtown las vegas known more for darkened storefronts than attracting tenants and shoppers to the city's once-proud glitter gulch. general growth properties, one of the nation's largest real estate investment trusts with more than 200 malls in 45 states, is considering whether it has room for the troubled shopping center in a national retail real estate portfolio that includes fashion show mall on the strip and summerlin centre, an upscale mixed-use mall...
http://www.lvrj.com/business/6988017.html 04/12/2007

JOHN L. SMTH: Neonopolis by any other name still has smell of disaster
NEONOPOLIS is no more. you know, technically speaking. 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. no, really. they renamed it fremont square. on purpose. you may be excused if this latest incarnati...
http://www.lvrj.com/news/7414691.html 05/09/2007

General Growth drops pursuit of Neonopolis
one of america's largest mall owners won't be coming to the rescue of NEONOPOLIS, a half-empty shopping center in the middle of downtown las vegas. officials at general growth properties of chicago said friday they have no interest in buying the three-story retail edifice that so far has failed to attract shoppers downtown, despite making inquiries about the mall earlier this month. "today we told the city of las vegas that we have decided not to pursue the opportunity at NEONOPOLIS that was presented to us," jim graham, a general growth spokesman, s...
http://www.lvrj.com/business/7025157.html 04/14/2007

Neonopolis takes another hit as Poker Dome opts to fold
operators of a televised poker venue dealt downtown las vegas a bad hand this week when they revealed plans to pull their stake out of the near-empty NEONOPOLIS mall. the poker dome venue will fold by the end of the summer, meaning no more nationally televised high-stakes poker matches, which had been the most prominent aspect of the troubled fremont street mall. the news only raises the odds against a quick revival for the city-subsidized NEONOPOLIS mall, a shopping center that is down to two visible tenants despite its location at the intersection of fremont street and las vegas boulevard. after the defection, neonopoli...
http://www.lvrj.com/business/8031827.html 06/16/2007

Mayor: Mall drawing interest
las vegas leaders are negotiating an exit for owners of a government subsidized shopping mall at fremont street and las vegas boulevard. whether they'll find anyone willing and able to buy the struggling NEONOPOLIS mall and then close a deal remains to be seen. but las vegas mayor oscar goodman, whose frustration with the current owners prompted him to openly seek buyers for the property, said NEONOPOLIS is attracting interest this week during the international council of shopping center conference at the las vegas convention center. in the meantime, current owners wirrulla hayward llc, represented by developer rohit joshi, are using the conference to troll for tenants to make th...
http://www.lvrj.com/business/7643922.html 05/23/2007

City bends rules for Jillian's
one of the few remaining businesses in downtown's NEONOPOLIS will stay open thanks to the city bending its own rules wednesday to grant a bar and restaurant a permanent liquor license. the landlord of jillian's' refuses to submit to a background check, a requirement under city code for all key members of an establishment seeking a liquor license. but with only a brief discussion on the matter, the city council voted unanimously to grant a permanent liquor license to the bar and restaurant, with a review in 90 days. las vega...
http://www.lvrj.com/news/7880641.html 06/07/2007

DOWNTOWN: Old woes but a new moniker
the name NEONOPOLIS will change but the outlook for the troubled mall remains the same: few tenants, few prospects and an abundance of skepticism about the operators' ability to revive the near-empty property. developer rohit joshi on wednesday told the las vegas city council he plans to re-brand NEONOPOLIS as fremont square and is in negotiations with four major chains to lure a department store. he said he is in separate talks to attract two radio stations and a television station to the proper...
http://www.lvrj.com/business/7309201.html 05/03/2007

READY FOR A RENAISSANCE: Bringing People Together
salvation is finally coming to NEONOPOLIS -- at least for the jewish holidays that begin at sundown wednesday. valley outreach synagogue will conduct rosh hashana and yom kippur services at the largely vacant shopping mall at fourth and fremont streets, in one of the galaxy theatre's 11 screening rooms. "we welcomed the inquiry," said NEONOPOLIS owner rohit joshi. "we should do everything we can to help the various outreach programs reach out to the community." valley outreach rabbi yocheved mintz said t...
http://www.lvrj.com/living/9708347.html 09/11/2007