Exploring empty streets in Las Vegas during coronavirus crisis — PHOTOS
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People bike down Main Street in the Arts District as traffic remains light in the wake of the closure of a stay-at-home order from Gov. Sisolak and the closure of nonessential businesses in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
An empty Container Park as activity remains light in the wake of the closure of a stay-at-home order from Gov. Sisolak and the closure of nonessential businesses in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
A view looking down Fremont East as traffic remains light in the wake of the closure of a stay-at-home order from Gov. Sisolak and the closure of nonessential businesses in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
An empty Las Vegas North Premium Outlets as activity remains light in the wake of the closure of a stay-at-home order from Gov. Sisolak and the closure of nonessential businesses in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
A man rides a scooter around UNLV as activity remains light in the wake of the closure of a stay-at-home order from Gov. Sisolak and the closure of nonessential businesses in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
Geneva Marquez paints signage at ReBAR in the Arts District on Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
A motorcyclist drives through an alley in the Arts District on Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
A view of the Boulevard Mall as activity remains light in the wake of the closure of a stay-at-home order from Gov. Sisolak and the closure of nonessential businesses in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
A single car drives on I-215 north near Lone Mountain Road on Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
A Metro officer blocks off Calico Basin Road near Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area on Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
A hiker has the ridge all to herself near Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area on Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Tony Bitz does an ollie over a wall at Desert Breeze Park on Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Joaquin Poblete of Las Vegas exercises with his dogs on 6th Street in the John S. Park neighborhood in Las Vegas Friday, April 3, 2020. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Kristin Grange, 58, drives his 1949 John Deere tractor on Las Vegas Boulevard near St. Louis Avenue in downtown Las Vegas Friday, April 3, 2020. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
A worker sweeps a pedestrian walkway on the Strip on Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
A single pedestrian walks on the Strip on Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
A man rides a motorcycle along 6th Street past Fremont Street as traffic remains light in the wake of the closure of a stay-at-home order from Gov. Sisolak and the closure of nonessential businesses in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
A closed off Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
A view looking down Casino Center Boulevard near Fremont Street as traffic remains light in the wake of the closure of a stay-at-home order from Gov. Sisolak and the closure of nonessential businesses in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
A man rides a bike down Casino Center Boulevard near Fremont Street as traffic remains light in the wake of the closure of a stay-at-home order from Gov. Sisolak and the closure of nonessential businesses in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
A car drives down Casino Center Boulevard near Fremont Street as traffic remains light in the wake of the closure of a stay-at-home order from Gov. Sisolak and the closure of nonessential businesses in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
A view looking down Fremont East as traffic remains light in the wake of the closure of a stay-at-home order from Gov. Sisolak and the closure of nonessential businesses in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
A man rides a motorcycle down Fremont Street as traffic remains light in the wake of the closure of a stay-at-home order from Gov. Sisolak and the closure of nonessential businesses in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
It’s springtime but the Las Vegas Valley seems more like a scene out of a Midwestern winter, with few cars and people outside, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.
Review-Journal photographers traveled around the valley during the first week of April and captured these “empty” images.
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