Las Vegas City Council greenlights new Fremont Street hotel-casino

The Las Vegas City Council gave the green light to begin construction on the property that will sit on the west end of the Fremont Street Experience, across from The Golden Gate Hotel-Casino.

Earlier this year, the Las Vegas Club, Mermaids and the Glitter Gulch strip club were demolished to make room for the new property.

The development plans call for a hotel and casino on the downtown block bounded by Ogden Avenue, Fremont and Main streets with 777 guest rooms and a 117,740 square-foot gaming area. A 1,187-space, above ground parking garage is planned across Main Street and will be accessible with a pedestrian bridge.

“We’re finally building,” Mayor Carolyn Goodman raved. Goodman has said the project will transform Fremont Street’s west end.

The Sassy Sally figure, a cowgirl which used to kick her leg high over Glitter Gulch and Fremont Street, will be resurrected and again mounted at the site.

The hotel-casino project comes as the Fremont Street Experience is planning a $33 million overhaul of its canopy LED display, including new content and interactive elements.

New details also reveal the resurrection of one of downtown's biggest icons: Vegas Vickie. She may be making her return at the new property.

Derek Stevens, who is heading construction on the new property, has been tight-lipped on details, but it is set to open by 2020.