The Container Park

The highly anticipated Container Park down on Fremont St. is finally open! It's on the 700 block of Fremont St. in what is now known as the Fremont East Entertainment District and it's an urban outdoor shopping and entertainment center, as you may have already guessed, that is built from shipping containers. 

I am so proud that this has become a reality here, as it means so many things, on so many levels. Since the onset of "the recession" here we have seen little growth or movement on the building front of any kind. Huge projects were stalled all over town, and sat forlornly for the past several years, and although economists talked of the "the upswing" the average person here would have had a hard time discerning it. Until now. Many projects have picked up again and we have seen a few through to completion. I am hopeful for several more by the end of 2014. There are cranes in the sky again. The downtown is hustling and bustling with new ideas and many many projects, one of which was the Container Park. For me it marks more than just the beginning of the revitalization of the downtown. I see it as part of a bigger and brighter picture for Las Vegas and a brilliant ray of hope for what is yet to come. I'm feeling really great about this town right town, this little town that could, and did. 

It's an amazing place, full of familiar downtown faces. And just look at how GREEN it is! They had me at that sign...LoL. Don't just take my word for it though, come see for yourself what these amazing people have done, and fall in love with downtown Las Vegas all over again!!