Neon Signs

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.

View of the neon signs on the exterior corner of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall at Fremont and Second Streets. Signs for the Lucky Strike and Pioneer Club are 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.

View at dusk of the Sands Hotel and neon sign seen from the street. Tallulah Bankhead headlines the marquee.

Daytime view of the neon sign in front of the Hacienda Hotel, showing the hotel's logo of a caballero riding a horse. The sign advertises the hotel's 10th anniversary.

Nighttime view of the neon signs on the front exterior of the Stardust Hotel and Casino, seen from Las Vegas Boulevard.

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

A worker is shown with the head of Vegas Vic (for the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas), prior to having neon tubing installed, in the YESCO shop in Salt Lake City.

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.

View of the Dunes Hotel tower in the 1980s.

Scale model of the proposed Excalibur Hotel and Casino as seen from the north.

Scale model of the proposed Excalibur Hotel and Casino as seen from the east.

Construction on the neon sign in front of the Rio Hotel and Casino. The sign gives employment and reservation phone numbers and announces the opening date of January 15 (1990).

The original El Rancho Vegas sign. Cabaret singer Hildegarde is featured on the sign.

The facade of the Horseshoe Club under construction.

Detail of the Golden Nugget model showing the saloon entrance.