Road Warrior
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A brass band, two cheerleader types and a banner that says it all: “Now. 4½ hours from Los Angeles via freeway to Las Vegas.” The date was March 11, 1966, and the gathering was to celebrate the opening of Interstate 15.
Streetscaping has proven to convert once-shabby blocks into attractive locations for business entrepreneurs. Replacing passed out drunks splayed across the sidewalks with trees and shrubbery seems to have done the trick in parts of downtown Las Vegas.