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| NEVADA: NEON MUSEUM |
| Neon Museum's Sign Boneyard Las Vegas, NV |
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| The Neon Museum has been collecting and restoring Las Vegas neon signs since 1996. They now have about a dozen signs on display at the Fremont Street Experience which is an open-air, covered pedestrian mall. The Neon Museum also has a vast collection of unrestored signs at their 3-acre site known as the Sign Boneyard. There are over 100 signs in the two fenced lots. Tours of the Boneyard are by appointment only but quite a number of signs can be seen through the fences. Just after these photos were taken in 2006, the La Concha Motel lobby building was cut apart and moved here. The building is now being converted into the Neon Museum's Visitor's Welcome Center. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. |
| Neon Museum Las Vegas, NV |
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These signs are part of the Neon Museum's Fremont Street Experience collection.
The Hacienda Hotel & Casino sign was built in 1967 by YESCO. The Hacienda was demolished in 1996 for the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino. The Hacienda sign was the first installation at the Neon Museum. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. The Andy Anderson sign was designed by YESCO and installed at the Anderson Dairy in 1956. It was taken down in the late 1990s and restored. It was put on display here in 1997. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. The Red Barn started out as an antiques store in the late 1950s. In the early 1960s, it was converted into a bar and this sign was created by YESCO. When the bar was destroyed by fire, the sign was saved. It was restored and put on display here in 2000. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. The animated Flame Restaurant rooftop sign was built by YESCO in 1961. It was restored and placed on display here in 1997. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. The Chief Hotel Court sign was installed at the hotel around 1940. It was restored and installed here in 1997. For more, see this website. The Nevada Motel opened in 1937. This sign is from around 1950. This was the first sign to depict the Vegas Vic character. The sign was restored and put on display here in 2000. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. The Dot's Flowers sign was built by YESCO around 1949. It was restored and put on diplay here in 2000. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. The Aladdin Hotel opened in 1966. The YESCO-designed sign featured Aladdin's Lamp at the top. The sign was updated in the 1980s with a rectangular one that incorporated the Lamp in its design. The hotel closed in 1997 and was demolished in 1998. The Lamp was saved, restored and put on display here in 1997. A new Aladdin Hotel opened in 2000. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The Wedding sign was built in the mid-1940s by YESCO. It was restored and installed here in 2000. Las Vegas has been famous for quickie weddings since the late 1930s. For more, see this website. [daytime photos of Andy, Red Barn, Flame, Chief, Nevada Motel, Dot's, and the Wedding sign thanks Glenda Campbell] |
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