{"id":9375,"date":"2021-10-20T01:44:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T01:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/?p=9375"},"modified":"2023-07-09T19:29:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T19:29:04","slug":"downtown-las-vegas-street-art-fremont-street-and-the-arts-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/misc\/downtown-las-vegas-street-art-fremont-street-and-the-arts-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown Las Vegas street art: Fremont Street and the Arts District"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Street art may not come to mind when you think of Las Vegas. That’s fair, I thought the same thing. Are there even opportunities for street art in Las Vegas?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The brief answer is yes: Las Vegas has top notch street art. Better yet it’s all within walking distance if you’re staying downtown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Downtown Las Vegas is filled with street art on and around Fremont Street thanks in part to the annual Life Is Beautiful<\/a> festival. The epicenter of the street art downtown is roughly around Container Park, roughly a ten minute walk from the downtown casinos. The area has a mix of world famous artists with a handful of local artists here and there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mural spaces for Life is Beautiful are often in alleys or on abandoned buildings, which there are unfortunately a lot of in this part of downtown. Outside of the street art there’s not a lot to see and do in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said you’ll find Atomic Liquors in this area, the bar where patrons famously used to go up on the roof and watch the nuclear bomb tests in the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Arts District is also downtown but a little more of a walk, maybe 20-30 minutes from the downtown casinos. It’s also not far from The Strat (formerly The Stratosphere.) The free Downtown Loop Shuttle has two stops in the Arts District as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the name, the Arts District feels like a nice small town within a city — plenty of great dining, cafe, and bar options — but you have to ignore The Strat’s giant tower looming over you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My opinion might be different if I’d visited during one of the special events thrown in the Arts District, but on a weekday afternoon I found it a nice break from the all the “Las Vegasness” of Las Vegas, and a rare glimpse into the local art scene in a city not known for local art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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