Snow caps the Las Vegas mountain range north of the Las Vegas Valley as seen from the Place Station parking garage.

Morning sunlight bounces off the Encore Las Vegas hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip as seen from the Place Station parking garage. Framework from a construction project on the former Stardust hotel and casino sites sits the north west of the Wynn and Encore properties. The project, which started as Boyd Gaming's Echelon Place was slated to be an Asian themed mega resort.

Stormwater flows down the Tropicana Wash after a winter storm passes through the valley. Stormwater infrastructure has become a magnet for homeless looking for shelter from the elements. But with fast moving storms, many have paid the price with their lives.

Stormwater flows down the Tropicana Wash after a winter storm passes through the valley. Stormwater infrastructure has become a magnet for homeless looking for shelter from the elements. But with fast moving storms, many have paid the price with their lives.

Stormwater flows down the Tropicana Wash after a winter storm passes through the valley. Stormwater infrastructure has become a magnet for homeless looking for shelter from the elements. But with fast moving storms, many have paid the price with their lives.

Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. Here a metal fence in front of the Linq Hotel and Casino separates the two uses.

Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. Here a small, elevated berm and curbing in front of the Linq Hotel and Casino is all the separates the two uses in the contested area.