Vintage Vegas Collection
Downtown Las Vegas and Fremont Street Nostalgia
Downtown is where old Vegas still feels closest to the surface. This hub gathers the properties, stories, and artifacts that make Fremont Street and the surrounding core so magnetic to history fans, gamblers, and first-time readers who want a starting point.
The angle here is not just “old casinos,” but the culture of downtown itself: early gaming, neon, grit, and survivor properties that shaped Las Vegas before the megaresorts took over the Strip.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the oldest casinos in downtown Las Vegas?
The Golden Gate (opened 1906 as Hotel Nevada) is the oldest continuously operating hotel-casino in Las Vegas, followed by downtown survivors like the El Cortez (1941). Both still operate on or near Fremont Street today.
What was Fremont Street like before the canopy?
Before the Fremont Street Experience canopy opened in 1995, Fremont was an open-air corridor of dense neon signage, including Vegas Vic and the marquees of casinos like the Mint, Binion's Horseshoe, and the Golden Nugget.
Which downtown Vegas casinos are still standing?
El Cortez, the Golden Gate, the Golden Nugget, and Binion's (now operating without a hotel) survive, while properties like the Mint and Lady Luck have been absorbed or rebranded.