This area includes popular attractions like the Fremont Street Experience, as well as quiet neighborhoods of historic significance and is located in Ward 5 of the city. Symphony Park is at the heart of downtown Las Vegas and includes the Frank Gehry-designed Cleveland Clinic Luo Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Symphony Park also features many residential opportunities including two new high-rise towers under construction.
The planned Las Vegas Museum of Art will be constructed at Symphony Park, joining the Discovery Children’s Museum. The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is the cultural hub of the city featuring Broadway shows, concerts and performances.
Ward 5 is also home to the Fremont Street Experience, which brings more than 24 million people to downtown annually.
Adjacent is one of the country's most popular museums, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, better known as the Mob Museum. A short distance away on Las Vegas Boulevard is the Neon Museum, known for its collection of historic neon signs that tell the history of Las Vegas.
The Historic Westside is an area that houses Las Vegas’ first elementary school, the Historic Westside School. The campus now serves as an education and workforce training center. The Historic Westside also has Jackson Avenue, which was previously the center of commerce and events in the African American community. The city has re-energized this area with new infrastructure, including widened sidewalks and trees, and it is ready for new businesses to serve those who will be moving into the nearby under-construction ShareWestside apartments.
The Twin Lakes area includes longtime neighborhoods and a historic regional park that began as a farm – Lorenzi Park. Another area that is seeing a lot of interest and growth is the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard corridor from U.S. 95 to Carey Avenue. Several new businesses have made this area home and a new library is under construction adjacent to the Historic Westside Legacy Park.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard corridor and other areas of Ward 5 are included in the city's Redevelopment Area, making it a prime spot for new development and business. The Redevelopment Agency (RDA) was created in 1986 to revitalize downtown Las Vegas and the surrounding commercial districts. The RDA works with developers, property owners and the community to recruit businesses, create new jobs, eliminate blight and diversify the economy.
For more information on Ward 5, including statistics and a map, visit the Ward 5 webpage.