The Las Vegas Strip Went Dark And People On Twitter Are Freaking OutThe World Reacts As Sin City Shuts Down |
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In an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced a state of emergency and forced the closure of all non-essential businesses for 30 days, including the iconic casinos of the Las Vegas Strip.
Although some of the properties had already shut their doors, the order officially meant that the Strip would be closed for the first time in 57 years, and perhaps only for the fourth time since gambling was legalized in the state in 1931.
Not the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, nor the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Oct. 1, 2017 caused the Strip to power down. The last time that action on the strip grinded to a halt was Nov. 25, 1963, for the funeral of President John F. Kennedy.
Images from the vacant hotels and empty gambling floors have been circulating on social media, but the big shock comes from seeing the Strip at night, without it’s usual flash and neon to light up the sky.
Yesterday was the day the Las Vegas Strip went quiet. Never in my life did I think I’d see it so deserted. Eerie.#LasVegasStrip #Coronavirus #LasVegasLockdown
(https://t.co/qxZcYVRYfP) pic.twitter.com/i876gQVq18— EMBERLY (@emziety) March 19, 2020
Scenes from “Sin City” — Vegas casinos shut down at midnight, the first total shutdown since November 1963. That lasted a day. This will last at least a month. The most stark image? The Bellagio goes lights out. ( by @casey_freelove) pic.twitter.com/l0mbEAS5WY
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) March 18, 2020
Never thought I’d ever see the Las Vegas strip empty pic.twitter.com/jLsWfH4oqs
— Jay T (@JayTinLB) March 18, 2020
This is so sad. This is Las Vegas strip. Like its always crowded even early in the morning. But now its empty pic.twitter.com/WM6i4NgF9N
— prim⁷ #On (@ponytailjihyo) March 18, 2020
Las Vegas has gone dark. pic.twitter.com/39Du148fo3
— Jess (@j_esq_a) March 19, 2020
#Vegas went dark. I spent a big chunk of my childhood in Nevada. Never thought I’d see the day. #vegasshutdown pic.twitter.com/zDAqAwFo09
— gabrielle raines (@WriterRaines) March 18, 2020
Empty Vegas. #coronapocolypse #vegasshutdown pic.twitter.com/gctJdtBvsM
— Jennifer Brun (@JinBrin) March 17, 2020
I hate this. It doesn’t feel real. It feels like I’m in a video game or something. Las Vegas is dark. Every casino empty. It feels like an apocalypse #covid19
I want normal again pic.twitter.com/6Dqx1OTr8K— Evette (@eveperalta_) March 19, 2020
Did you ever wonder what Vegas would look like as a ghost town? I have a friend who is an Uber driver there. Hotels are all dark. pic.twitter.com/Y3FlyfcW9X
— Sandy Jamison #Joe (@SandyBigalk86) March 19, 2020
The day Las Vegas went dark 3/18/20 #COVID19 @HarrahsVegas pic.twitter.com/BflF2DbLrP
— Brett Y. (@brett_yokum) March 18, 2020
The Las Vegas Strip at 4:30 pm on St. Patrick’s Day. #vegas #coronavirus #tourism pic.twitter.com/fExlDDRdvW
— Mick Akers (@mickakers) March 17, 2020
Gold Coast in Las Vegas. Tables are empty. Slot machines are turned off! #VegasShutdown pic.twitter.com/6R9aLYBDGc
— titterboy (@titterboy2) March 18, 2020
Eerie to see the strip so dark. Every local I talk to in Vegas is so weirded out by it. pic.twitter.com/o7r8WSV8Jr
— Dustin Steiner (@GetSteinered) March 18, 2020
Some signs in Vegas. As a local that's used to seeing tourists everywhere, it's really weird seeing it so empty. pic.twitter.com/EubZ5qkXcT
— Cait (@Tanuki_Buki) March 19, 2020
I've never seen Vegas this empty, on a regular day…. so, to see it this empty on St. Patrick's Day – is a trip and a half! pic.twitter.com/jszHYHtF6g
— Amanda (@SoCalBillsMafia) March 18, 2020
Took a drive down the Strip to get out for a little bit. Apparently so did some others. Weird seeking Bellagio and Mirage both dark and no pedestrians. Surreal. pic.twitter.com/f5zYsMH5K3
— Robbie Vegas (@Rob1563GK) March 20, 2020
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