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Photographs of Roulette Motel sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), April 18, 2017

Date
2017-04-18
2017-08-13
Description
The Roulette Motel sign sits at 2019 Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Sheet.
Site address: 2019 Fremont St
Sign owner: Proview Series 77 LLC
Sign details: A .63 acre lot that was constructed in 1955.
Sign condition: 3 - the roadway sign's neon is broken in various places, reader board uses banners instead of cut out letters, sun damaged paint (faded), unknown if still lit.
Sign form: back to back pole/monument sign
Sign-specific description: Double sided sign with graphic of a Roulette table which may have been animated (little cut out holes can be seen on the board). Skeletal neon around word "Roulette" and "Motel" and "No Vacancy" with decorative braid style design around the arch of the sign. Banner used for reader board instead of original cut out letters, possibly internally lit.
Sign - type of display: Neon
Sign - media: Steel and Plastic
Sign animation: Possible flicker animation on roulette table at one time
Sign environment: Motel is by other motels and a residential area
Sign - date of installation: Possibly 1960s, not the original sign
Sign - date of redesign/move: Sign has been repainted recently, but exact date unknown
Sign - thematic influences: Casino themed, seemed to be popular trend in the 50s-60s on Fremont.
Survey - research locations: Motel website, www.roadarch.com,
Survey - research notes: Owner owns multiple properties on Fremont Street
Surveyor: Danny Jacobs
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-13
Sign keywords: Neon; Steel; Plastic; Pole sign; Flickering; Back to back

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Photograph of Dean Martin, debut performance, Sands Copa Room, Las Vegas, March 6, 1957

Date
3 to 6
Description

Dean Martin onstage for his debut as a single star in the Sands Hotel Copa Room in Las Vegas. Seated in front of the stage are producer Jack Entratter (with striped tie), Jack Benny (applauding, with hands in front of face), Lucille Ball (with fur stole), Desi Arnaz, Debbie Reynolds (wearing pearl necklace), and Phil Harris (far right).

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Photograph of Opera House sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1968

Date
1967 to 1969
Description
Black and white photograph of the billboard outside the Opera House Theatre at the El Rancho. The sign reads:"Opera House. Grand opening expected May 28. In person, Dale Robertson, with the Surrey Singers. Special guest star Pat Buttram. Hotel rooms now open. Movie palace now open. Academy Award winner best actress Barbara Streisand, "Funny Girl," Omar Sharif. Matinees 2 p.m. Wed. Sat. & Sun. Sun. evenings 8:30 p.m. Evenings 8:00 p.m." Site Name: El Rancho Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of the Pan American Association delegates, Las Vegas, November 5, 1962

Date
1962-11-05
Description
Pan American Association delegates at the Pan American Association of Ophthalmology with the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology in the Emerald Room at the Sands in Las Vegas, Nevada. The meeting was headed by President Jorge Valdeavellano, M.D. of Lima, Peru (second from the left).

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Photograph of Peter Lawford onstage at the Copa Room in the Sands Hotel with several celebrities in the audience, Las Vegas, circa 1960

Date
1960 (year approximate)
Description

Peter Lawford performing at the Copa Room in the Sands Hotel in the late 1950s to early 1960s. Seated near the stage are several celebrities, including Sammy Davis, Jr., Milton Berle, Marilyn Monroe, Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor, Dean Martin, and his wife, Jeanne Martin.

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Photographs of Metro police arresting people at the Tropicana, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1998 April 21 (folder 1 of 1)

Date
1998-04-21
Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes

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