Fremont Street Experience opening and the 'canopy ceiling' jokes

The Fremont Street Experience, a five-block pedestrian mall with the overhead Viva Vision canopy, opened in 1995 to create a covered entertainment district in downtown Las Vegas. The canopy hosts nightly light-and-sound shows and large public concerts, making the street a distinct downtown attraction. Locals and visitors commonly joke about Fremont Street having a literal "ceiling" because of the canopy, a recurring theme in local humor contrasting downtown with the open-air Strip.