Long shot of the front of Caesars Palace showing the unfinished parking lot and scaffolding around construction on the entrance.
Neon Signs
View of workers assembling a neon sign for the El Rancho Vegas on the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard across from the complex.
View of workers assembling the neon sign for the Sands.
Assembly of the Sahara Hotel and Casino neon sign, which at the time was the tallest free standing sign in the world.
Structural steel framework for the 1980 Sahara sign.
Crane placing the last section of the Sahara neon sign, which at the time was the tallest free standing sign in the world. The sign says 'Del Webb's Sahara.'
A worker in a basket crane puts the final touches on the Circus Circus neon sign.
A crane lifting the canopy of the Sands Hotel porte-cochère.
Assembly of the Sands Hotel porte-cochère.
Assembly of the Sands Hotel porte-cochère.
Outdoor sign marking the casino entrance for the Sahara.
Sahara porte-cochère under construction.
A piece of the neon sign for the Sahara Hotel and Casino is hoisted by crane above the Sahara's sign on Las Vegas Boulevard.
Remodeling of the Ceasars Palace porte-cochère in 1979.
Remodeling of the Ceasars Palace porte-cochère in 1979.
New Sands sign being assembled while the old one is being removed.
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.



















