Container Park and East Fremont

The Fremont East District sign hangs over the intersection of Fremont and Las Vegas Boulevard, a sprawling archway of neon tubing that mimics the retro aesthetic of mid-century casinos. It serves as the official gateway to a collection of…

The exterior of Evel Pie features a portrait of Evel Knievel painted in his iconic white jumpsuit, signaling the pizzeria’s tribute to the daredevil. Inside, the walls display a collection of memorabilia from his life, including original…

The El Cortez stands apart with its Spanish Colonial Revival facade, a stark contrast to the neon-heavy modern towers nearby. Opened in nineteen forty-one, it remains the longest continuously operating hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Bugsy…

The Giant Metal Mantis features six legs, stands thirty feet tall, and shoots flames reaching six stories into the night sky. Originally built for the Burning Man festival in two thousand ten, it migrated from the Nevada desert to its…

The Downtown Container Park is a collection of forty-three repurposed shipping containers stacked into a three-story open-air shopping and dining complex. The structure features a forty-foot-tall praying mantis sculpture at the entrance…

Atomic Liquors holds a distinctive sign with a red atomic cloud painted on it, marking the oldest freestanding bar in Las Vegas. Stella and Joe Sobchik opened the doors in nineteen fifty-two. Back then, they operated a cafe on the premises…

The Fergusons Downtown motel features a towering neon sign shaped like a stylized cowboy in a bright red vest. Built in nineteen forty-five, it operated as a roadside stop for decades before falling into disrepair. In twenty-fourteen, the…

Two eighteen-wheeler trucks are welded together in a vertical corkscrew, their cabs pointing toward the sky. Mike Ross built the structure for the Burning Man festival in two thousand seven, using salvage from a scrapyard. The trailers…