We love staying on fremont street when we come to vegas, but the stores on fremont leave much to be diesired.  My husband and I discovered the container park. We just love it, being small business owners ourselves we liked that we were supporting small businesses. We also were able to grab perfect non Las Vegas gifts for our employees! Each gift we found here suited each person!  The shops prices were reasonable for unique items.  As a tourist I didn't think the area was shady at all.  I could possibly see someone from a rural area being a bit turned off, but being from a large urban area I know it's not that bad of an area.