Neon Signs

Remodeling of the Ceasars Palace porte-cochère in 1979.

Remodeling of the Ceasars Palace porte-cochère in 1979.

Remodeling construction of the Circus Circus porte-cochère.

View of remodeling of the Circus Circus porte-cochère, seen from the front street entrance.

Disassembly of the old neon sign for the Sands, with the new sign next to it.

Daytime view of the neon sign for the Aladdin. The lower portion of the sign shows its structural framework. Lola Falana and the Smothers Brothers are featured.

Remodeling of the Circus Circus porte-cochère.

View of structural framework of the Circus Circus porte-cochère during remodeling, and the Circus Circus neon sign on Las Vegas Boulevard.

People watch a crane in front of the neon sign at an entrance to the Stardust near a parking lot.

A piece of the neon sign for the front the Boulder Club is hoisted to the top of the building.

Daytime view of the front exterior of Boulder Club showing its marquee and neon sign. The center of the marquee shows an illustration of Hoover (then Boulder) Dam. Parts of the Club Savoy to the northwest and Apache Bar to the southeast are seen.

Workers assemble the vertical neon sign over the entrance to the Mint. The front of the Boulder Club is seen next door.

Workers assemble the vertical neon sign over the entrance to the Mint. Part of the Boulder Club is seen next door. Part of the Silver Palace can be seen in the background.

Three men, with plans in hand, stand in front of the oversized silver slipper built for the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall. The slipper is mounted on the bed of a delivery truck. The front of the Young Electric Sign Company building (YESCO) is seen behind the truck.

Daytime view of the giant silver slipper and neon signs for the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall. Minsky's Burlesque and "the strip fight of the week: Red Lopez vs. Johnny Brooks" is advertised.

View from the corner of Fremont and Second Streets of neon signs on the exterior corner of the Horseshoe Club.

Two men shake hands while standing in front of the Flamingo's neon Champagne Tower.

Daytime view of the front exterior of the Stardust Hotel and Casino, showing the neon sign advertising the 1961 edition of Lido de Paris.

Two men look at the unfinished body of Vegas Vic (for the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas) leaning against the outside of the YESCO shop in Salt Lake City.

Daytime view of the front exterior entrance to Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn. Frankie Laine headlines the sign on the lawn in front of the parking lot.