More perhaps than at any point in its history since it became the de facto entertainment capital of the world, the coronavirus pandemic turned this 24-hour city into a ghost town in the casino district.
LAS VEGAS — A runner, a young male who appeared to be in his mid-to-late 20s, moved at a swift pace down Las Vegas Boulevard early on a crisp, spring afternoon. He slowed ever so briefly as he approached an intersection at Flamingo Road, then regained his pace and continued his run.
An estate planner from Michigan, Herz was supposed to get married in Las Vegas on April 18. That was canceled when all nonessential businesses closed, but he made the trip to Las Vegas anyway to check on his parents. Story continuesThe city and surrounding Clark County were enjoying unprecedented economic success before COVID-19 became a part of the daily conversation in Southern Nevada. The last time Las Vegas casinos shutdown was from 7 a.m. to midnight on Nov. 25, 1963, the day of the late President John F. Kennedy’s funeral.
Prior to this pandemic, the activity on the Strip and the casinos all over the valley continued throughout the night. But even in the middle of the day now, it’s desolate. The UFC regularly held events in Las Vegas during the downturn caused by the 2008 crash, and had a major pay-per-view at T-Mobile Arena on Oct. 7, 2017, only six days after the tragic shooting at a country music festival that took 58 lives.Clark County commissioner Larry Brown, a long-time resident whose district is in the northwest portion of the valley, is awed by the eerie silence on the Strip.
“There is no question that Nevada has been hit particularly hard by this pandemic and its economic fallout, which is why I am working hard on bipartisan solutions to help our key industries weather this storm, keep our workers paid, and ease the path to recovery when this public health crisis is behind us,” she said. “But there is also so much more to Nevada than the fabulous Las Vegas Strip and our dynamic travel and tourism industry.
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