Beneaththeneon.com is the website of Matthew O'Brien, a journalist who's lived in Las Vegas since 1997. Matt is the author of Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas and My Week at the Blue Angel: And Other Stories from the Storm Drains, Strip Clubs, and Trailer Parks of Las Vegas. He's also the founder of the community project Shine a Light.
Dead ends and dumpster divers
I’ve been biking the alleyways of downtown Las Vegas. Here are my observations (along with some really cool pics courtesy of Krystal Ramirez).