“It was surpassed by the Strip in the ‘50s and ‘60s and has re-emerged in recent years as a niche market for younger tourists who seek a traditional city and vibrant street life.” “Downtown was the original large-scale area for casinos,” Lang said. He noted the Las Vegas Strip grew with big resorts, live entertainment and conventions. “This is the original core of the city,” said Robert Lang, executive director of the Brookings Mountain West think tank at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. They also own the Golden Gate, which opened in 1906. But the governor, a Democrat, said Tuesday the spike is similar to what other states are experiencing, and he has no plans to call for closures and other restrictions.Īt 458 feet (140 meters) and 35 stories tall, Circa bookends Fremont Street with the D Las Vegas - now the second-tallest downtown hotel - also co-owned by Stevens and his brother, Greg Stevens.

The rate of coronavirus infections is rising in Nevada.

The number of visitors to the region this year has been less than half the number in 2019, the tourism authority reports.

Boyd Gaming’s downtown Main Street Station across from Circa remains shuttered.

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