Las Vegas Strip: Difference between revisions

[[File:Night aerial view, Las Vegas, Nevada, 04649u.jpg|thumb|right|Looking south]]Historically, casinos that were not in [[Downtown Las Vegas]] along [[Fremont Street]] sat outside the city limits on Las Vegas Boulevard.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-08-03|title=Knowing Vegas: Why isn't the Strip in Las Vegas?|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/uncategorized/knowing-vegas-why-isnt-the-strip-in-las-vegas/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-05-17|title=The Shocking Truth About the Las Vegas Strip|url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/27757/shocking-truth-about-las-vegas-strip|access-date=2020-10-17|website=www.mentalfloss.com|language=en}}</ref> In 1959, the [[Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign]] was built<ref>{{Cite web|last=Finnegan, Amanda |date=2009-05-21|title='Fabulous' sign garners historic designation – Las Vegas Sun Newspaper|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/may/21/fabulous-las-vegas-sign-garners-historic-designati/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=lasvegassun.com|language=en}}</ref> exactly {{convert|4.5|mi|km}} outside the city limits. The sign is currently located in the median just south of [[Russell Road (Las Vegas)|Russell Road]] (which is {{convert|4.2|mi|km}} from The Sahara.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vegas not alone in wanting in on .vegas |author=Schoenmann, Joe |newspaper=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |date=February 3, 2010 |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/feb/03/vegas-not-alone-wanting-vegas/ |author-link=Joe Schoenmann }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=County Turns 100 July 1, Dubbed 'Centennial Day' |url=http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/depts/public_communications/news_releases/pages/countyturns100july1.aspx |publisher=[[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]], Nevada |date= June 23, 2009 |access-date=February 5, 2010}}</ref>), across from the location of the now-demolished [[Klondike Hotel and Casino]] and about {{convert|0.4|mi|km}} south of the southernmost entrance to [[Mandalay Bay]], which is the Strip's southernmost casino.

In the strictest sense, "the Strip" refers only to the stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard that is roughly between [[Sahara Avenue]] and [[Russellthe Road"Welcome (Lasto Vegas)|RussellFabulous Road]], a distance of {{convert|4.2|mi|km}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vegas not alone in wanting in on .vegas |author=Schoenmann, Joe |newspaper=[[Las Vegas" Sun]] |date=February 3, 2010 |url=http://wwwsign.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/feb/03/vegas-not-alone-wanting-vegas/ |author-link=Joe Schoenmann }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |titlename=County Turns 100 July 1, Dubbed 'Centennial Day' |url=http:name?//www.accessclarkcounty.com/depts/public_communications/news_releases/pages/countyturns100july1.aspx |publisher=[[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]], Nevada |date= June 23, 2009 |access-date=February 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-14|title=Even in a city built on illusion, the Stratosphere is having a tough time proving it's on the Vegas Strip|url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-vegas-strip-boundary-20181214-story.html|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> Clark County uses the phrase ''Resort Corridor'' to describe the area including Las Vegas Boulevard between 215 Beltway and Sahara Avenue and surrounding areas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Clark County Resort Corridor Projects|url=https://resortcorridor.com/home-2/|access-date=March 27, 2021|website=Clark County Resort Corridor Projects}}</ref>

The [[Sahara Las Vegas|Sahara]] is considered the Strip's northern terminus by Clark County,<ref name=name?>{{cite news |title=How did the Las Vegas Strip get its iconic name? |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/how-did-the-las-vegas-strip-get-its-iconic-name-2979248/ |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal}}</ref> though travel guides typically extend it to the [[Stratosphere Las Vegas|Strat]] {{convert|0.4|mi|km}} to the north.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Cody|date=2019-07-03|title=Newly rebranded Strip resort's slogan sparks Las Vegas debate|url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/newly-rebranded-strip-resorts-slogan-sparks-las-vegas-debate|access-date=2020-10-17|website=KSNV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Debating the Stratosphere's Strip-ness is like trying to define Las Vegas – Las Vegas Weekly|url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/column/incidental-tourist/2018/jan/11/debating-the-stratospheres-strip-ness/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=lasvegasweekly.com|date=January 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Is the Stratosphere on the Las Vegas Strip? Owner, County Disagree|date=December 18, 2017|url=https://www.casino.org/news/stratosphere-las-vegas-strip-owner-county-disagree/}}</ref> [[Mandalay Bay]], just north of Russell Road, is the southernmost resort considered to be on the Strip<ref name=":1" /> (the [[Klondike Hotel and Casino|Klondike]] was the southernmost until 2006, when it was closed, although it was not included in the Strip on some definitions and travel guides).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Revamped Klondike reminiscent of earliest era of locals casinos - Las Vegas Sun|newspaper=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |date=November 1, 2016 |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/nov/01/revamped-klondike-reminiscent-of-earliest-era-of-l/|access-date=2023-11-23 |author=Moore, Thomas|language=en}}</ref> According to the county, the southern end of The Strip is the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign, which acknowledges that some argue for Russell Road at the southernmost terminus.<ref name=name?/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas Sign {{!}} Las Vegas, NV 89104|url=https://www.visitlasvegas.com/listing/welcome-to-fabulous-las-vegas-sign/35219/|access-date=2021-03-27|website=www.visitlasvegas.com|language=en}}</ref>