LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — No visit to downtown Las Vegas is complete without a stop at the Fremont Street Experience. On Aug. 18, 1995, the massive neon canopy was still a work in progress.

The experience occupies five blocks of Fremont Street in what was once known as Glitter Gulch. Four of those blocks are encased in a 90-foot-high canopy that now includes digital screens in addition to plenty of lights and neon.

The project’s cost? Approximately $63 million. It was paid for with major contributions from downtown casino owners and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Initial construction began in September 1994, with the final framing placed in July 1995. The project was completed in plenty of time for Fremont Street to host its first New Year’s Eve party, a tradition that co

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