From the piece:
There are plans at Neonopolis to revive “Star Trek: The Experience,” an attraction that drew hundreds of thousands of tourists to the Las Vegas Hilton before it closed there last year.
Joshi and others say they hope to have Star Trek up and running by May 2010.
And also:
Part of the reason there isn’t a tenant revolt could be because Joshi has reduced rates dramatically and those unwilling to put up with the mall’s problems have left or been driven out.
A big blow came recently when Galaxy Theaters vacated the top floor, citing the lack of air conditioning and a parking dispute as reasons for its departure.
A former tenant from the now-shuttered art studios next to Palermo’s museum also said the realities of the mall didn’t live up to the promises that led him there.
“It has been waste of time and money,” said H. Stephen Jackson, an architect and artist who was packing for a new studio near Third Street and Colorado Avenue. “At this point, I’m just glad to get out of here.”
The full piece is here: http://www.lvrj.com/business/46707192.html
I was down on Fremont Street Experience Friday night and looked at the place. Except for the studios of Telemundo, it looked like a husk more than anything else. The ground floor of it seems gutted and frankly I have seen nicer looking remodeling sites.
From what people milling about in the Fremont Street Experience, it seemed they avoided Neonopolis like the plague. The facility was fairly dark and outside Telemundo’s studio was not accessible after dusk. Folks that came in from the parking complex usually made a hard left turn towards the glittering lights and avoided Neonopolis.
I really hope Star Trek: The Experience makes a triumphal entrance and boosts the place. This will take a ton of work. The Hilton, on the other hand, looks like it is lacking a limb where ST:EXP once was inside.
