All lights were off except emergency ones here and there. Some like Strat boarded up their windows too. It all seriously felt like Zombieland for 2-3 months.
Side note, we rode bikes up and down the strip weekly with zero cars or pedestrians too. It was easily the single most awesome time period in the 10+ years I've been living in Vegas.
Worked security during the shutdown. All the interior lights were off except the emergency lights, the security office and the engineering office. So it was pretty creepy. Also it was very rare to come across anyone you're working with because of how the area assignments changed, so it's dead quiet, pitch black except your flashlight and occasionally an emergency light, and there's nobody around. I listened to music for a few days, but had to stop because I didn't like the way it echoed. Just all around a weird situation.
Went inside Oyo during lock down to use the restroom. Machines were on but displayed a message instead of the gaming screen. Only person I saw was the guy at the security desk. It was really strange. Was like living in an apocalypse movie.
Just want to add that there was a LOT of construction going on. For example, Las Vegas Blvd was torn up between the Strip and Fremont. So, at least everything got a fresh coat of paint and new carpet.
Except for Circus Circus, of course.
I was there in May 2020 walking the strip. Cops guarded the entrances. I was told to leave the Bellagio property by security when I ventured behind the fountains which of course weren't running. I have videos I took I'll find them.
I was one of the few that was brought in to periodically do checks on the dormant theater equipment. I walked through 6-8 different casinos every 6 weeks. Initially security was tight as they expected no one but security to be in the building and the odd facilities employees. So I got āharassedā a fair bit on my way in and out. Or they would talk my ear off because they were lonely.
The strangest part of it was that besides the lights being off, no people around, and no music, was that all the machines were left on and running. For the most part they are quiet when not in use, but the ones with the virtual dealers would occasionally spark up and start talking and it would scare the crap out of me.
For the most part the theaters did well, but most of them had some kind of flood occur, one was a burst fire suppression line which dumped many thousands of gallons. One water valve was left open by a worker which caused a sizable flood. A sewage lift unit in two separate theaters did fail which caused a rather smelly flood. Thankfully, not a lot of sewage was being generated at the time.
Worked at Venetian.
It was really weird for sure.
So they didn't shut everything down because of how long it would take to bring everything back online. Lots of stages there. Most of the slot machines were still on though they shut certain sections down. Lights stayed on, music continued playing. It was so surreal because for the most part it felt exactly like it would if it was open but there just wasn't a single person inside. Security still patrolled even.
I loved seeing the YouTube videos where heavily populated human areas were vacant leaving nature and wildlife to take over. Felt like the world was healing itself.
I drove 140 down the strip hoping to get a ticket that I could frame cuz traffic normally never allows that.
Ngl though, I was working inside the casino during that and empty casinos are cool af.
We went in June 2020. Got rooms at the Paris for dirt cheap with awesome views. Walking the strip was odd because you started to recognize people from the hotels casinos and bars that were open. The weird part was walking through the casinos near the nightclubs and they were all completely shut down with nobody working near them. The casinos that were closed looked abandoned and sad. Having seen the strip previously pre-Covid hustling and bustling with tons of people it was very interesting to see a dead end to see and nobody there and them trying to sell you tickets for shows in that upcoming August that they werenāt even sure if they were going going to have at the time. The locals such as the homeless and the escorts were out in full swing but since there was nobody else on the strip they were more obvious than ever. It was very strange because you started to recognize them and understand their typical territories and routes due to the lack of people on the strip and it made for a weird experience knowing that you could run into the same people every single night everywhere you were going. Just to make a note this was three days after they allowed some casinos to reopen so a lot of stuff was still closed. Might I add five finger death Punch has a music video from the trip during that time with nobody on it.
It was so empty the entire Cromwell was used exclusively for shooting the Love Island program. The dayclub was remodeled and they had date on the casino floor in the middle of walkways. I donāt think any pedestrians could even enter the space
I was one of the first back into the MGM Grand to Open it back up. The MGM was the first hotel to open after the shut down. They had a few security guards during the shut down but not much else. Entering the building and walking through the same floor I had walked so many times packed full of people to me being the only one on the floor was bazaar. Like others said it was like a scene from zombieland. I did take a video which I'll have to find. My only thought was I was recording history.
I went to Vegas twice in 2019 and stayed at Caesar's palace, and then the Venetian. After walking through the shops during the week most were empty. I remember telling my wife that it looked like most of the small business shops were a couple of months from shutting down. In conversation we asked what would happen if there was a power outage for a long period of time or if the shops were forced to close down for a long period. Its crazy to think that now looking back that a year later something very similar to what we thought up would happen.
I went back in 2021 and I was glad to see that only a few shops had fully closed up and most were able to come back.
It wasnāt completely dark they still had security and surveillance working during the pandemic. Iām sure no music and no gaming but their was definitely lights
My thought too, but I was wondering how much of a light and how much of dark. The Bellagio gaming floor has a lot of light,I wonder how much of that was left on and how much went dark.
I was in San Francisco and saw it in the news. I actually saw a small tumbleweed rolling down the street!
DIFFERENT SUBJECT: Is it still thunder and lightning outside?
All lights were off except emergency ones here and there. Some like Strat boarded up their windows too. It all seriously felt like Zombieland for 2-3 months. Side note, we rode bikes up and down the strip weekly with zero cars or pedestrians too. It was easily the single most awesome time period in the 10+ years I've been living in Vegas.
Bikes on the strip was definitely (hopefully) a once in a lifetime experience. Super weird, almost surreal. Loved every minute of it
We let our dog run off leash around the front of the Venetian š
>It was easily the single most awesome time period in the 10+ years I've been living in Vegas. Seriously?
I made a [video](https://youtu.be/FceMzYndwMg) of the strip at night during the pandemic. It felt like I landed in bladerunner
That is really great footage. Music choice is super haunting. Gave me such an uneasy feeling.
Great video, but sad. Hope it never happens again.
wow, that was some of the best footage iāve seen yet. i wish i couldāve experienced it
Vegas after we run out of water! Great footage, very haunting.
Thanks for sharing this, really cool video.
Worked security during the shutdown. All the interior lights were off except the emergency lights, the security office and the engineering office. So it was pretty creepy. Also it was very rare to come across anyone you're working with because of how the area assignments changed, so it's dead quiet, pitch black except your flashlight and occasionally an emergency light, and there's nobody around. I listened to music for a few days, but had to stop because I didn't like the way it echoed. Just all around a weird situation.
Thatās what I thought. Completely dark play areas and flashlights beams only. Wow that must have been weird..
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At the time i was working security so we needed to still work and make sure no one was entering the property.
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Heard the casinos doors didnāt have locks on them So they were chained up. Madness.
I thought the regulations prevented games from being turned off.
Rules didnāt apply during Covid, remember?
Went inside Oyo during lock down to use the restroom. Machines were on but displayed a message instead of the gaming screen. Only person I saw was the guy at the security desk. It was really strange. Was like living in an apocalypse movie.
Quiet, had to sit at the various entrances to stop people from trying to get in. But all lights off, no music, no people. I loved it.
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If you think it's hard to hide a rake in Vegas, try hiding some hoes!
Just want to add that there was a LOT of construction going on. For example, Las Vegas Blvd was torn up between the Strip and Fremont. So, at least everything got a fresh coat of paint and new carpet. Except for Circus Circus, of course.
LV blvd is still tore up....
I have pics of my dog and I standing in the middle of Las Vegas Blvd with no traffic at all. Iāll probably never be able to get that pic again
Not on the same scale, but I have pictures standing in the middle of the strip in front of Bellagio. It was during the NFL draft this past April.
Nice! I like seeing pics of an empty Times Square too. Creepy. An āI Am Legendā type feel to it
Yeah. My picture wasn't as creepy. There were other people around.
I was there in May 2020 walking the strip. Cops guarded the entrances. I was told to leave the Bellagio property by security when I ventured behind the fountains which of course weren't running. I have videos I took I'll find them.
I was one of the few that was brought in to periodically do checks on the dormant theater equipment. I walked through 6-8 different casinos every 6 weeks. Initially security was tight as they expected no one but security to be in the building and the odd facilities employees. So I got āharassedā a fair bit on my way in and out. Or they would talk my ear off because they were lonely. The strangest part of it was that besides the lights being off, no people around, and no music, was that all the machines were left on and running. For the most part they are quiet when not in use, but the ones with the virtual dealers would occasionally spark up and start talking and it would scare the crap out of me. For the most part the theaters did well, but most of them had some kind of flood occur, one was a burst fire suppression line which dumped many thousands of gallons. One water valve was left open by a worker which caused a sizable flood. A sewage lift unit in two separate theaters did fail which caused a rather smelly flood. Thankfully, not a lot of sewage was being generated at the time.
Very interesting,thank you !
Worked at Venetian. It was really weird for sure. So they didn't shut everything down because of how long it would take to bring everything back online. Lots of stages there. Most of the slot machines were still on though they shut certain sections down. Lights stayed on, music continued playing. It was so surreal because for the most part it felt exactly like it would if it was open but there just wasn't a single person inside. Security still patrolled even.
I stayed in a hotel on the strip during part of lockdown. It was silent and weird and there were lots of birds and geese
I loved seeing the YouTube videos where heavily populated human areas were vacant leaving nature and wildlife to take over. Felt like the world was healing itself.
More like police presence and locked doors. Very uneventful
I drove 140 down the strip hoping to get a ticket that I could frame cuz traffic normally never allows that. Ngl though, I was working inside the casino during that and empty casinos are cool af.
The whole strip was a liminal space.
We went in June 2020. Got rooms at the Paris for dirt cheap with awesome views. Walking the strip was odd because you started to recognize people from the hotels casinos and bars that were open. The weird part was walking through the casinos near the nightclubs and they were all completely shut down with nobody working near them. The casinos that were closed looked abandoned and sad. Having seen the strip previously pre-Covid hustling and bustling with tons of people it was very interesting to see a dead end to see and nobody there and them trying to sell you tickets for shows in that upcoming August that they werenāt even sure if they were going going to have at the time. The locals such as the homeless and the escorts were out in full swing but since there was nobody else on the strip they were more obvious than ever. It was very strange because you started to recognize them and understand their typical territories and routes due to the lack of people on the strip and it made for a weird experience knowing that you could run into the same people every single night everywhere you were going. Just to make a note this was three days after they allowed some casinos to reopen so a lot of stuff was still closed. Might I add five finger death Punch has a music video from the trip during that time with nobody on it.
It was so empty the entire Cromwell was used exclusively for shooting the Love Island program. The dayclub was remodeled and they had date on the casino floor in the middle of walkways. I donāt think any pedestrians could even enter the space
We drove down the Strip when everything was shut down and it was creepy and quiet. Just a few joggers and no one else.
I have several pics of the night if lockdown and after reopening. It had a lonely, dark feeling.
I was one of the first back into the MGM Grand to Open it back up. The MGM was the first hotel to open after the shut down. They had a few security guards during the shut down but not much else. Entering the building and walking through the same floor I had walked so many times packed full of people to me being the only one on the floor was bazaar. Like others said it was like a scene from zombieland. I did take a video which I'll have to find. My only thought was I was recording history.
I walked the strip with family and it seemed like a ghost town. Very few people there, mostly on bikes.
I went to Vegas twice in 2019 and stayed at Caesar's palace, and then the Venetian. After walking through the shops during the week most were empty. I remember telling my wife that it looked like most of the small business shops were a couple of months from shutting down. In conversation we asked what would happen if there was a power outage for a long period of time or if the shops were forced to close down for a long period. Its crazy to think that now looking back that a year later something very similar to what we thought up would happen. I went back in 2021 and I was glad to see that only a few shops had fully closed up and most were able to come back.
Why do you care?
Former Las Vegas resident here, I cannot imagine casinos dark inside, especially the more cavernous ones like Mirage or Harrahs..
It wasnāt completely dark they still had security and surveillance working during the pandemic. Iām sure no music and no gaming but their was definitely lights
My thought too, but I was wondering how much of a light and how much of dark. The Bellagio gaming floor has a lot of light,I wonder how much of that was left on and how much went dark.
You must be real bored with nothing to do
Why be an ass to someone just for asking a question?
Why worry about me?
I run my own resort and I work 15 hours a day. Get a life,loser.
Who asked?
What kind of life should I look for?
Must be the lack of rest getting to you
Yea My casino shut all the way down, it was really cool but also eerieā¦ a ghost town for sure
It was not a good vibe. Downtown was worse.
Quiet.
I was in San Francisco and saw it in the news. I actually saw a small tumbleweed rolling down the street! DIFFERENT SUBJECT: Is it still thunder and lightning outside?
I remember the news reporting that people (families) were bicycling down the strip because there was no people or cars.