Neonopolis on Fremont Street
Neonopolis, the promised mega-shopping center on Fremont Street and Fourth, has struggled over the last few years. Since its opening in 2002 ownership has changed hands several times with the last being just two years ago. Its original purpose was to help revitalize and develop the Downtown area by bringing in tourists and residents for a unique and contemporary shopping experience. Unfortunately that hasn’t happened yet.
One of the biggest issue seems to be that they charge for parking whereas most other malls in the valley don’t. They’ll validate if you take in a movie or you can park in the less expensive underground parking.
If you’re walking around anyway and don’t need to bother with parking, you can take a load off and cool down at the 14-screen Galaxy Neonopolis movie theater.
Once you’re rested you’ve got three stories of mall to cover, though tenants have been moving in in stops and starts. There aren’t many shopping opportunities yet as the mall continues to recover from weak management that promised incoming opportunities that never materialized. There is, however, a beautiful open atrium in the center of the mall connecting all the retail and dining areas and decorated with lots of vintage neon signs from Vegas’s past.
Some people find it creepy to be in a shopping mall that just isn’t very busy, while others find it a welcome break from the usual hustle and bustle of Vegas. You’ll have to check it out and decide for yourself!
So far, the biggest draw for the center, aside from the movie theater, is Jillian’s, a 42,000-square-foot entertainment and dining complex. It has giant TV screens, multi-media bowling alley, billiard tables, a game room with electronic games and an American cuisine menu. The powers-that-be seem to know what they have with it, and hopefully are continuing to work to make Neonpolis the mega-plex that it deserves to be!
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7 opinions for Neonopolis on Fremont Street
Las Vegas Explorer Pass
Aug 14, 2008 at 6:52 am
I think part of the problem is having to pay for parking. Nobody wants to pay for parking when they go to a mall.
Alicia
Aug 14, 2008 at 7:02 am
Yeah Explorer, the article said that about parking.
I guess the solution is either to ride the bus down there, or make sure you take in a movie on your day. :)
Heather
Aug 14, 2008 at 7:20 am
Yeah, I think they really shot themselves in the foot with the parking.
Alicia
Aug 15, 2008 at 10:41 am
I understand why they charge for parking, though. They have to charge for it to make sure that there is always parking available for their customers… if the parking was free it would be filled up with people going to the Fremont Street Experience or staying at the hotels, since all of that parking is fee based as well.
I’d rather know that I was going to have a parking space and pay for it (or see a movie!) rather than fight for a parking space with everyone else who doesn’t want to pay for parking.
It sucks for sure, but what else can you do when there’s no where to park?
Star Trek: The Experience Might Continue Prospering in Vegas
Oct 17, 2008 at 9:09 am
[...] everywhere may have a reason to rejoice: it’s being rumored that Mayor Oscar Goodman and Neonopolis landlord Rohit Joshi have said that negoations are in the works for Neonopolis to take on Star [...]
Michael Henry
Dec 9, 2008 at 10:13 pm
And no one cares about star trek,I like the art gallery but tourist could care less, and that’s what we need in there are tourist O you should know Jillian’s is closed now to. bad bad bad bad bad bad bad management. THE PLACE NEEDS ATTRACTIONS FOT TOURIST NOT MORE LOCALS, AND NO MORE SOUVINIER SHOPS ok maybe one but thats it.
Michael Henry
Dec 9, 2008 at 10:16 pm
PARKING IS NOT THE PROBLEM. EVERYWEAR DOWN TOWN CHARGES FOR PARKING. AND THE CITY OWNS THE PARKING LOT UNDER NEON-FLOP-OLIS
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