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media type="custom" key="29078999" align="right"Downtown Las Vegas
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//Publisher's note: **Downtown Las Vegas** is top on our list of favorite places to explore in 2017.// //Editors are welcome to add new info. We are looking up places of interest - murals, landmarks, good places to eat, drink and gamble.// //Keep an eye on// [|Planeta.com's DTLV page] and this wiki for features as well as //upcoming meetups, photo safaris and bike rides.//


 * Downtown Las Vegas (commonly abbreviated as DTLV)** is the central original gambling district and historic center of Las Vegas. It's the heart of the city and one recovering from years of neglect.

Headlines
[] [|https://radioink.com/2018/02/04/pulling-people-downtown-vegas-radio] [] [] [] https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/love-store-to-open-near-downtown-las-vegas-healing-garden/ https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/downtown/walking-tour-explores-downtown-las-vegas-past-present-future http://dtlv.com/2017/11/03/franklin-motel-fergusons-downtown-family-legacy-preserved https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/arts-culture/neon-museum-celebrates-five-years-with-free-events-saturday [] [] [] - [] [] [] [] [|A look at five projects underway right now in downtown Las Vegas] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [|Electric shuttle buses would offer free rides in downtown Las Vegas by 2017] [] [|355-page document] []

[] [] [] [] [] [|Troubling questions surround impoverished area in Las Vegas] - [|@jlnevadasmith] [] [] [] Downtown Las Vegas is now a place to stay, shop and play after a glitzy makeover [] [] [|Good news is bad news for downtown's image] [|theArt] [|inally-deciding-on-a-vision-for-downtown-las-vega] [|planners-share-three-strategies-for-downtown] [|downtown-las-vegas-celebrate-2015] [|downtown-on-the-rise-gaming-revenue-up-two-years-i] - [|@thejdmorris]

Housing
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Bikes
The next big thing is happening now in downtown Las Vegas. http://planeta.com/rtcbikeshare

Not everyone has the same comfort zone riding in cities.
 * Notes**

April 30 - Today I made my first ride downtown. Absolute joy to ride in this weather past locals and party-goers and two weddings. Still figuring out how to rent a bike for someone else. Wish there were shade to see the screen. Wish the app had more info about local happenings near the stations. - Ron Mader

April 31 - Spotted Las Vegas High School (Academy of the Arts). No traffic on a Sunday morning https://www.periscope.tv/ronmader/1yNGaqzQylXGj #SlowAdventures #RTCities

The official spin: "As a member, you can use a RTC bike to run an errand, grab lunch, travel from the bus stop to your office, or just get some fresh air. That's what makes bike sharing so great: a bike that's there when you need it and gone when you don't. With your RTC bike, you don’t have to look for a parking space or bring your own bike with you everywhere you go. Plus, riding a bike is good for your health and for the environment. It’s the newest and best way to get around downtown. The bikes are specially designed for both you and the city: they fit people of all sizes, thanks to an easy-to-use adjustable seat post. A great front basket provides a space to store your belongings while riding and automatic lights help keep you safe at all times of day. The bikes are equipped with three speeds, that are perfect for your short commute. RTC Bike Share is designed to encourage you to use a a bike for all your short trips. Once you've paid your membership fee, you can take an unlimited number of rides for 30 minutes or less!"

Murals / Street Art
http://www.plazahotelcasino.com/blog/dface-unveils-latest-las-vegas-downtown-art http://dtlv.com/2017/06/02/erogenous-zone-cultural-corridor - 705 N. Las Vegas Blvd https://twitter.com/ronmader/status/843174228564234240 http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-tr-las-vegas-murals-20170221-story.html

Wikipedia
[|Downtown Las Vegas]

Quotes
“I absolutely see tourist travel increasing into the downtown and becoming explosive, a place of which millennials and even their parents can come and enjoy living, and being productive and having a phenomenal time. - Carolyn Goodman, [|#StateofVegas January 2017]

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Twitter
[|@DTContainerPark] [|@LasVegasLocally] [|@VitalVegas] [|@LVNHMuseum] [|@CarsonKitchen] [|@TheBeatLV] [|@parkonfremont] [|@ReDowntownLV] [|@downtown3rd] [|@joedowntownlv] [|@DowntownProjLV] [|@GoldenGateVegas] [|@PlazaLasVegas] [|@DTLVfans] [|@ElCortezLV] [|@DTLVAlliance]

Downtown: Container Park
Places to visit downtown - it's a shopping/restaurant complex built from shipping containers. It may not sound like much, but it's the first successful renovation/reclamation in the downtown. Compare the mood here to Fremont Street Experience. If you want to be jarred and delighted, Fremont is electric fun. If you want to slow down in a family-friendly environment, this is the place. On Facebook as Downtown Container Park - https://www.facebook.com/DowntownContainerPark - and on the wiki as http://planeta.wikispaces.com/dtlv#container

Geodesic dome http://thedomelv.com

opened in 2013.

http://downtowncontainerpark.com - http://downtowncontainerpark.com/events http://downtowncontainerpark.com/category/downtown-las-vegas-experience http://downtowncontainerpark.com/sitemap/ https://www.facebook.com/DowntownContainerPark - [|@DTContainerPark]
 * Key Links**

Flickr [|Container Park - Ron Mader]

http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/worker-behind-praying-mantis-may-have-hottest-las-vegas-job-photos [|Downtown's Container Park: A good fit for all businesses?] [] [|Joe Downtown: Does your business fit into a cube? Container Park seeks tenants] http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/angry-tenants-voice-complaints-about-downtown-container-park https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/downtown/dome-theater-opens-at-container-park-in-downtown-las-vegas
 * Features**

Google: [|praying mantis las vegas]

Zappos Tours
Our Zappos Tour Experience is a 90-minute guided tour that tells the story of Zappos.com and our unique culture. Learn about our company’s history, culture, and campus complete with a ball pit, product photo studio, and virtual reality customer service experience. https://www.zapposinsights.com/tours Questions or concerns? Call us at 1 (877) 513-7424 or email us at Tours@Zappos.com. At this time tour groups are limited to 8 people. Price: $10 per person

[|@ZapposInsights] [|Zappos Chow & WOW Tour Experience] [|Zappos Art Tour] [|Big Package Tour (Large Groups)] [|Zappos Downtown Escapade Tour Experience]

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh: What I regret about pouring $350 million into Las Vegas https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/zapposs-ceo-is-helping-revitalize-downtown-las-vegas-he-took-me-on-a-whirlwind-tour/2017/01/19/b1e62e2e-d8f4-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html

Recommended Listening
[|Downtown Las Vegas: A Dream Deferred? - KNPR] - [|@joedowntownlv] [|@PandoDaily] [|@KNPRnews] [|@DowntownProjLV] [|@markorowlo] http://dtlv.com/2015/07/15/mark-rowland-dtp [|Downtown closures attributed to growing pains]

Writer's Block
1020 Fremont Street http://www.thewritersblock.org https://www.facebook.com/thewritersblocklv [|@writersblocklv]

Atomic Liquors
[|@AtomicLiquorsLV] https://www.facebook.com/AtomicLasVegas http://dtlv.com/2017/05/03/history-in-a-bottle-the-evolution-of-atomic-liquors

Commonwealth
http://commonwealthlv.com/venue https://www.facebook.com/CommonwealthLV

Fremont Street
[] http://vegasseven.com/latest/2013/09/03/mrs-mayor-tear-down-canopy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremont_Street http://www.livinginlv.com/index.php/2007/09/03/48-fremont-east-district-revitalizing-downtown-las-vegas http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2013/jul/09/joe-downtown-fremont-street-executives-say-downtow

Fremont Street Experience
http://vegasexperience.com http://lasvegasmagazine.com/entertainment/2015/dec/11/downtown-fremont-street-experience Fremont Experience opened in 1995

http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/binion-s-downtown-las-vegas-celebrates-65th-anniversary
 * Binions**

The d
https://lasvegasmagazine.com/entertainment/2017/sep/08/derek-stevens-the-d-hotel-downtown-vegas/

Where to eat
707 Fremont https://www.yelp.com/biz/pinches-tacos-las-vegas https://vegas.eater.com/2013/11/26/6323517/behold-the-pinches-tacos-container-park-menu
 * Pinche Tacos (Container Park)**

La Comida Mexican fare and fresh fruit margaritas in a delightfully funky atmosphere. 100 Sixth Street http://lacomidalv.com https://twitter.com/LaComidaLV https://www.facebook.com/LaComidaLV

Casa Don Juan https://www.facebook.com/casadonjuanlv https://vegas.eater.com/2017/8/2/16081478/casa-don-juan-remodel https://lasvegasweekly.com/news/2017/oct/19/casa-don-juan-focuses-on-growing-its-original-spot/

Bocho Sushi http://bochosushi.com - http://bochosushi.com/bocho-menu Bocho derives from the Japenese word for “Knife”. Bocho is a traditional Japanese restaurant with standard seating upstairs and an 18-seat sushi bar downstairs.

Conversation Starters
What are no official boundaries? About 5% of Las Vegas' overnight visitors stay downtown every year

Downtown Master Plan
[|Downtown Master Plan] http://downtown.vegas/work/neighborhoods-districts/future-neighborhood-plan http://www.visionlv.com Hashtag: [|#VisionLV]

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http://archpaper.com/2016/04/las-vegas-is-proposing-a-new-downtown-master-plan/

**Elsewhere on the Web** http://www.visionlv.com - [|#visionlv] http://dtlv.com http://dtlv.com/2015/01/08/the-once-and-future-downtown [|@DTLVfans] http://www.downtownpodcast.tv - [|@DowntownPodcast] Hashtag: [|#MenWhoBlogDTLV] https://www.facebook.com/groups/221775444677338 https://downtown.vegas - https://twitter.com/DTLVAlliance

Bars and Pubs
[|Banger Brewing], 450 Fremont [|@BangerBrewing] http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tenaya-creek-brews-join-downtown-las-vegas-scene

http://hauteliving.com/2016/04/the-griffin-provides-haute-vintage-vibes-in-downtown-las-vegas/603782/ http://www.fremontstreetbars.com/fremont-east-bars/the-griffin
 * Griffin**

Residential Living
https://downtown.vegas/live/residential-options http://cityoflasvegas.tumblr.com/post/160452501793/livin-in-the-city-downtown-residential-fair https://twitter.com/cityoflasvegas/status/870022122432643072

Slideshare
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Challenge: Find a cool place to sit
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Rediscover Downtown
The mission of REDISCOVER DOWNTOWN is to encourage locals to visit and rediscover the heart of Las Vegas. [|@ReDowntownLV] [] []

Downtown
[|Downtown Projects Map] [] [|@EmergencyArts]

http://triplegeorgegrill.com - [|@TripleGeorge] http://www.reviewjournal.com/trending/silver-state/how-well-do-you-know-downtown-las-vegas-quiz http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/20/downtown-and-out-the-truth-about-tony-hsiehs-350m-las-vegas-project

Bike share http://www.masstransitmag.com/press_release/12272315/rtc-bike-share-to-officially-roll-through-downtown-las-vegas-with-event-on-oct-27

Questions
Are there walking tours in Downtown Las Vegas? = ¿Hay caminatas en el centro de Las Vegas? Where can I rent a bicycle?


 * DTLV Request:** Friends are visiting. What's your favorite walking itinerary including Container Park and El Cortez? Where to visit? Who to visit? Suggestions welcome! Also, for future reference, where could we go if we had bikes?

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El Cortez
The El Cortez on East Fremont Street opened in 1941. It is the longest continuously running hotel and casino in the city and features the same facade it had in 1952. In February of 2013, the structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places making it the only casino on the list.

Ogden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ogden

Bible Federal Building https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/bible-federal-building-in-downtown-las-vegas-to-be-auctioned/

Emergency Arts (formerly JC Pennys and Fremont Medical) http://www.lasvegas360.com/2396/daily-neon-8

Embedded Tweets
https://twitter.com/rtcsnv/status/814199557559123968

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Downtown Podcast
http://www.downtownpodcast.tv [|Downtown Podcast YouTube Channel] [|@DowntownPodcast]

Strat http://www.stratospherehotel.com/Flyers/SkyLounge/Happy-Hour-Appetizers

https://gaiaflowers.com https://twitter.com/gaiaflowers

Punk Rock Bowling
http://www.reviewjournal.com/neon/sounds/punk-rock-bowling-has-become-memorial-day-tradition-downtown-las-vegas https://twitter.com/PunkRockBowling https://twitter.com/hashtag/PUNKROCKBOWLING

lv hs

The new Las Vegas High School at 7 th & Bridger, built at a cost of $350,000 and the only Art Deco style building in Las Vegas, opened in the fall of 1930 and was dedicated on November 2. That year the Honor Club was formed, the Desert Breeze newspaper was started, and Frank Butcher, Head of Athletics, died in a gasoline fire at the age of 26. In 1931, Butcher Field was named in his honor and the Boulder Echo was dedicated to him. In 1932, 15 issues of the Desert Breeze were published, and there were 75 graduates. The Great Depression swept across the country and the unemployed converged on Las Vegashoping for jobs on the Boulder Dam project. In 1933, Boulder City became a reality and 165 high school students were bused to Las Vegas. LVHS enrollment jumped to 473 students and the “Wildcat” mascot was born. There were 100 graduates in 1934, and the Desert Breeze was expanded to two pages. That same year, the original Las Vegas High School, which had become part of the Las Vegas Grammar School, burned down. In 1935 there were 775 students enrolled (in the school built for 500), and in 1936 there were 69 graduates. In 1937, there were 91 graduates and Bill Nellis graduated (he was shot down over Luxembourg 4 years later and was memorialized by the naming of Nellis Air Force Base). www.woodywoodward.com/squares/history-lvhs.doc http://vegasseven.com/2017/08/22/look-back-vegas-old-high-schools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIAC4i9CWxg http://dtlv.com/2017/09/05/back-school-early-1900s