When Los Angeles cracked down on gambling, he was forced to resign or surrender-he resigned, and bought the Pair-O-Dice Club (for which Paradise Valley is now named), renamed it the 91 Club on the then Los Angeles Highway. McAfee was the commander of the LAPD vice squad. Las Vegas Boulevard gained its nickname "The Strip" when Guy McAfee of the Los Angeles Police Department, claimed it looked like the Sunset Strip. The federal designation was sought by the Nevada Department of Transportation and the members of the Las Vegas Strip Scenic Byway team, including Clark County, the Bureau of Land Management and the Strip resorts. In 1996, the Strip - which officially runs from Russell Road to Sahara Avenue - was declared a state scenic byway by the Nevada Commission on Tourism. More than 25 percent of Clark County residents are employed in the tourism industry. Las Vegas hosted 33.8 million visitors with an economic impact of $28.6 billion. and one of 15 such roads nationally at the time, with an official decree from the FHWA on Thursday, June 15, 2000.Īccording to the May 2, 2000, Las Vegas Review-Journal article: although the Strip is three miles long, there are more than 15,000 miles of neon tubing blazing on all the casinos lining the road. The Strip was named an "All-American Road" by the federal government - the only neon-lit road to gain such a designation. Lorraine Hunt dedicated a marker near the Strip's "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign proclaiming Las Vegas Boulevard as a scenic byway.
During a ceremony to open National Tourism Week in Nevada in early May 2000, Lt. Las Vegas Boulevard was designated as a federal scenic byway in 2000 (reference Las Vegas Review-Journal articles from May 2, 2000, and June 16, 2000). Las Vegas remains viewed as one of the premier places to see an abundance of neon-lit signs and marquees. Four years later, neon lighting was introduced to America from France. In 1914, anticipating increased motor vehicle traffic, the city spent $10,000 to pave the road as far as Jean. 91 and the Los Angeles Highway before being named Las Vegas Boulevard around 1959. It began as Arrowhead Highway, then was changed to Salt Lake Highway, Fifth Street, U.S. Subsequent segments of SR 604 south of Russell Road to the Jean interchange were also eliminated from the state system by 2008. Remaining segments of Nevada 604 from Sahara Avenue through the city of Las Vegas to Owens Street were decommissioned by 2004. In 2002, the section of SR 604 between Russell Street and Sahara Avenue was decommissioned, which is much of the length of the Las Vegas Strip. North from Fremont Street to Apex, SR 604 replaced U.S. 91-466 between Jean and Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. A subsequent truncation took place between 20, shortening SR 604 north from Tonopah Avenue to Carey Avenue in North Las Vegas. NDOT removed the few route shields in existence between Jean and Downtown Las Vegas, including a reassurance shield that appeared in front of the MGM Grand Resort north of Tropicana Avenue by 2004. Clark County now maintains the boulevard.
On the 20 official route logs of the Nevada State Highway System, SR 604 appears as non-state-maintained highway. By 2002, most of what was SR 604 through the famed Las Vegas Strip was removed from the Nevada State Highway system (specifically, SR 604 between Russell Road and Sahara Avenue). Prior to 2008, SR 604 covered the entire length of Las Vegas Boulevard, from Jean north to Apex. Nevada State Route 604 follows 12.01 miles of Las Vegas Boulevard from Carey Avenue in North Las Vegas to Apex. The large manmade lake visible to the left in this view hosts the famous Bellagio fountains. A back-up like this along northbound approaching Flamingo Road as seen from the Eiffel Tower replica is common, even on a Sunday. Las Vegas Boulevard sees considerable traffic counts at all hours of the day.
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