Freemont Street Light Show, Las Vegas
Originally uploaded by JoeDuck
From the bright lights of the Las Vegas strip or the huge light show canopy over Fremont Street you'd hardly guess how humbly Las Vegas began. Originally Las Vegas was a dusty speck in the huge Nevada desert, but burst into prominence when gambling and drinking were offered here to serve the thousands of workers building the Grand Coolee dam - at the time one of the world's largest construction projects.
Originally uploaded by JoeDuck