{"id":25463,"date":"2020-11-05T16:09:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T00:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=25463"},"modified":"2020-11-05T16:20:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T00:20:41","slug":"first-look-downtowns-welcome-arch-is-fleek-af","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/first-look-downtowns-welcome-arch-is-fleek-af\/","title":{"rendered":"First Look: Downtown&#8217;s Welcome Arch is Fleek AF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before you get started, we use &#8220;fleek&#8221; ironically, so get off our back.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, sorry about the &#8220;AF,&#8221; Mom.<\/p>\n<p>Most relevantly, sign company YESCO (which is redundant, since &#8220;SCO&#8221; stands for &#8220;sign company&#8221;) is testing downtown&#8217;s new welcome archway.<\/p>\n<p>To cut to the chase, it&#8217;s infinitely better than anyone anticipated.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25469\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25469\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25469 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/vegas_downtown_arch_lit_up.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Vegas arch\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/vegas_downtown_arch_lit_up.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/vegas_downtown_arch_lit_up-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/vegas_downtown_arch_lit_up-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All due respect to Betty Willis, designer of the other welcome sign, this is pretty badass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not surprisingly, we&#8217;ve got the first video of this new downtown photo op!<\/p>\n<p>The video was captured by loyal reader Ester Goldberg, who you may remember hosted a comedy-variety show at a north Strip <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/media-lawsuits-nevada-social-media-las-vegas-4851ef6731c3a147adb81b95118a6deb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">casino whose name<\/a> shall not be mentioned because we&#8217;re not giving them publicity anymore.<\/p>\n<p>The video shows YESCO putting the arch through its paces.<\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-o_ijt_jdwzc\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;ch-ua &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts &#039;none&#039;;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-o_ijt_jdwzc\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/o_iJT_jDWzc?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/o_iJT_jDWzc?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/vitalvegas\\\/first-look-downtowns-welcome-arch-is-fleek-af\\\/#arve-youtube-o_ijt_jdwzc\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/o_iJT_jDWzc?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Honestly, we thought the arch would pretty much just have an &#8220;on&#8221; and &#8220;off&#8221; switch.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been watching this $6.5 million project closely and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/checking-in-on-downtowns-new-gateway-arch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">previously observed<\/a> the archway involves an inordinate number of bulbs.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the bulbs you can see, there are apparently thousands of LEDs embedded in the arches as well.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s just say the daytime arch is just a fraction of the &#8220;wow&#8221; factor of the nighttime version.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24842\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24842 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/downtown_arch_093020_5-1.jpg\" alt=\"downtown arch\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/downtown_arch_093020_5-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/downtown_arch_093020_5-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/downtown_arch_093020_5-1-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As with so many things in Las Vegas, less impressive with the lights on.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The downtown Las Vegas welcome archway is going to draw a lot of eyeballs toward downtown from The Strip. It remains to be seen if those eyeballs will continue their journey downtown to drink and gamble.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the idea of eyeballs drinking and gambling is a little disturbing. You should mention it to your therapist.<\/p>\n<p>No date has been set for the official unveiling of the downtown arch, but you&#8217;ll know when we do.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re always in the mood for some fresh Vegas bling, and the downtown welcome arch more than qualifies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before you get started, we use &#8220;fleek&#8221; ironically, so get off our back. Secondly, sorry about the &#8220;AF,&#8221; Mom. Most relevantly, sign company YESCO (which is redundant, since &#8220;SCO&#8221; stands for &#8220;sign company&#8221;) is testing downtown&#8217;s new welcome archway. To cut to the chase, it&#8217;s infinitely better than anyone anticipated. 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