Photos of Fremont Street & The Strip before mandatory COVID-19 closure

On Monday March 16, 2020 I went out to take photos of Las Vegas. The pandemic panic had already started and there was no toilet paper to be found anywhere. Governor Sisolak hadn’t shut down the state yet but we all knew something big was going to happen. I figured it would be neat to document what it looked like before the pandemic took our country by storm. Enjoy.

The alleys around Fremont Street have all kinds of art. I saw these and felt like they were appropriate.

Fremont Street still had quite a few people, but not as many as it usually does.

The strip was really empty. There were hardly any people. Typically the sidewalks are full of people but there were small groups randomly. Traffic was still pretty normal. The next set of photos are all taken of the Bellagio.

All the high end stores were empty. They had no merchandise and were closed. It was wild to see so many empty shops.

More than half of the slot machines were out of order. I have never seen so many slot machines empty.

The Lobby was dead. There were no people. It is eerie to see a place full of people dead.