Fremont Street dates back to 1905, the year Las Vegas itself was founded. It was named for explorer and politician John C. Frémont. It was the first paved street in Las Vegas, in 1925, and it got the city's first traffic light in 1931.
In 1931 the Northern Club received one of the first six gambling licenses issued in Nevada, and the first for Fremont Street. The street became known as 'Glitter Gulch' for its many neon signs, like the cowboy Vegas Vic.
Fremont Street once carried several national highways, including U.S. 93, 95 and 466. In September 1994, it was closed to vehicles to begin construction of the Fremont Street Experience.