Fremont St. "X"-perience?

There was a time when the main draw to the Fremont St. Experience was the light show under the canopy. Quickly, vendors set up a few booths to sell souvenirs, leather jackets, and even an oxygen bar. They were followed by a growing number of street artists and musicians, and now the area is plugged with folks in celebrity costume charging tips for photos, David Blaine wannabees performing card tricks, and now... scantily clad bar top and pole dancers in public view:


There was a time when a family could have a fun time taking a stroll under the canopy, checking out the motorcycles in the "hamsterball of death", and just worry about shielding the kiddies eyes as you hurried past the "Glitter Gulch". I think that those days are done, and it is not "safe" to bring young 'uns anymore. What say you to this trend toward adult oriented entertainment on Fremont?

Quote: Ayecarumba

What say you to this trend toward adult oriented entertainment on Fremont?

I say: "Is this a great town or WHAT?"

Can't keep the kiddies sheltered forever. It's a big world out there. I had to find my first stack of Playboys in a dumpster, now you see scanty bra ads in Sunday's Parade magazine in the paper (as if anyone still reads the Sunday paper anymore). Sally Struthers couldn't even say "pregnant" on All in the Family, and now we have celebrity sex tapes. Casino pools in this town have clothing-optional sections (called "toptional" in the adverts). Every cab has banners for "Girls Direct to your Room" now instead of just for the Riv's Crazy Girls. That's progress. If you don't like it, then you're probably one of those guys who screams "You kids get out of my yard!"

>>There was a time when a family could have a fun time taking a stroll under the canopy,>>>

Um, 'Sin City', duh. Not 'Bring Your Kiddies City', they already tried that and it flopped big time. Remember why they built Circus Circus? I hated Vegas in those days, its like they were trying to make it into Disneyland with gambling. Yuk.

Family fun? In Sin City?

I think you gotta get your head out of the 1990's. You know: The decade where Vegas shot themselves in the foot by changing the image to one of "family friendly vacation destination."

It may shock a few children who don't own televisions.
Now with Dennys coming the Fremont Parents will have healthy options for feeding the kids.

There is a strip club, or at least there was, right on Fremont Street. I don't remember the name. I do remember that it is up by the Plaza(?), I believe.

The first time that I went to the Fremont Experience, even though I was an adult, I was with my mom. We watched the Fremont Street Show, and then walked up the street, only to pass right by this strip club.

Moving the dancers out onto the street isn't really that much of a big deal, considering that Las Vegas, in general, probably shouldn't be the destination of choice for children anyway.

One of the times I was in Vegas staying at the Golden Nugget, there was some kind of football (not handegg) tournament going on, and the players were all young girls, probably middle school age. Of course they, and all their families, were staying at the Golden Nugget. I find this to be a strange thing to do. One, to have the tournament in Las Vegas, especially a tournament for kids. However, if the tournament is going to be held, why should they be staying at a casino? While I've never stayed in Las Vegas anywhere other than a casino, I'm sure there are "regular" hotels somewhere around the area. I guess I feel like staying at a casino is a benefit to the parents rather than a benefit to the children, and it seems to me that if the tournament is for the children, they should come first.

Of course, all of this comes from the point of view of a guy without children, so it's a very real possibility that my views on this would be different if I did have kids.

Quote: DJTeddyBear

Family fun? In Sin City?

My sentiments exactly.

I don't think most adults who bring their kids to Vegas do so looking for a family vacation. I think it's more like they have no one to leave them with.

Quote: konceptum

There is a strip club, or at least there was, right on Fremont Street. I don't remember the name. I do remember that it is up by the Plaza(?), I believe.

Girls of glitter Gulch has been operating for decades.


I don't think any of the recent changes have made Fremont Street any worse.

Quote: Nareed

I don't think most adults who bring their kids to Vegas do so looking for a family vacation. I think it's more like they have no one to leave them with.

As if the Strip on weekends isn't already crowded enough, it's really bad to navigate through all the strollers sometimes. With twins. After midnight. And parents have those 3-foot tall pink hollow guitar drinks. Really? Drunk and pushing a stroller at 2am?