Marquees along Strip, Fremont honor Harry Reid Wednesday night
By David Wilson Las Vegas Review-Journal
Strip marquee on The Cosmopolitan in honor of Harry Reid following his death on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid is shown a scrolling video board at the D Las Vegas at the Fremont Street Experience Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. It was was part of a citywide marquee takeover honoring NevadaÕs longest serving senator. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid is shown a video board on the Fremont at the Fremont Street Experience Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in downtown Las Vegas. It was was part of a citywide marquee takeover honoring NevadaÕs longest serving senator. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid is shown a video board on the Fremont at the Fremont Street Experience Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in downtown Las Vegas. It was was part of a citywide marquee takeover honoring NevadaÕs longest serving senator. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Strip marquee on The Venetian in honor of Harry Reid following his death on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Strip marquee on The Venetian in honor of Harry Reid following his death on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Strip marquee on T-Mobile Arena in honor of Harry Reid following his death on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Strip marquee on The Cosmopolitan in honor of Harry Reid following his death on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Strip marquee on The Cosmopolitan in honor of Harry Reid following his death on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Strip marquee on the Tropicana in honor of Harry Reid following his death on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
As crowds bustled along South Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday evening, several large marquees that normally display colorful advertisements honored former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for an hour with a picture of the senator and a message of thanks.
Reid, the longest serving U.S. senator in state history, died Tuesday at 82. The marquees along the Strip simply read, “Nevada Born. Nevada Legend. Thank you, Senator Reid.”
Some of the marquees along the Strip honoring former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tonight. #RJNowpic.twitter.com/LfmXQVHy9y
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Sen. Harry Reid as we have lost a champion for Nevada and the entire tourism and hospitality industry,” Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Steve Hill said in a statement Wednesday. “The infrastructure, policy and regulation that Sen. Reid influenced has made Nevada the industry gold standard, and his dedication to improving the lives of frontline workers is a testament to his legacy that can be seen now and will be with us for decades. Our thoughts go out to Sen. Reid’s entire family.”
Marquees depicting Reid and the message remained on marquees from 5-6 p.m. Wednesday, according to Kristin Weddingfeld with the LVCVA.
Similar marquee treatment was given at the Fremont Street Experience.
