Fremont Hotel and Casino, Casino and hotel in downtown Las Vegas, United States
The Fremont Hotel and Casino stands at 200 Fremont Street, on the corner of Casino Center Boulevard, one of the four corners of the Fremont Street Experience. Architect Wayne McAllister designed the original building, which opened in 1956; the 14-story Ogden tower was added in 1963. Today the hotel has 447 rooms, five restaurants and a casino floor of 2,972 square metres. Its facade is wrapped in horizontal bands of red neon, with yellow-lit letters spelling "FREMONT" and "Sam Boyd's" above a large screen and the word "CASINO".
The hotel opened in May 1956 as Nevada's tallest building at that time, marking a major moment for the city's early casino development. This opening represented a turning point for downtown Las Vegas as it established itself as a gambling center.
The hotel is named after explorer and politician John C. Frémont. In 1959, Wayne Newton began his Las Vegas career at the hotel's Carnival Lounge. The property sits on the "four corners" at Casino Center Boulevard and Fremont Street, alongside the Four Queens, Golden Nugget and Binion's.
The entrance bays sit at street level on Fremont Street, on the corner of Casino Center Boulevard, opposite the Four Queens and beside Binion's. Casino Center Boulevard is the only through street running under the Fremont Street Experience canopy, passing between the Fremont and the Four Queens. The 1963 Ogden tower added one of the city's first vertical parking garages.
Wayne Newton began his Las Vegas career in 1959 at the Fremont's Carnival Lounge. Scenes from Swingers, with Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn, were shot inside the casino, including their blackjack games. The building also appears in Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992) and briefly in Vegas Vacation.
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