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Dennis McBride poses in front of "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign: photographic print

Date
1998-03-20
Description
Dennis McBride poses in front of "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign. 2-21-98

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Slide of the Horseshoe Club's neon signs, Las Vegas, circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description
An image of the exterior corner of the Horseshoe Club in downtown Las Vegas. Also visible is a sign for the Hotel Apache.

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Protestor holding wooden cross in front of the no trespassing sign: photographic print

Date
1980 (year approximate) to 2000 (year approximate)
Description
Protestor holding wooden cross in front of the no trespassing sign at the Nevada Test Site circa 1980-1999.

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Hotel Senator flag mounted wall sign, Sparks, Nevada: photographic print

Date
1986
Description

View of the sign for the Hotel Senator during the day.


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Humboldt Hotel flag mounted wall sign, Winnemucca, Nevada: photographic print

Date
Unknown year
Description

View of the sign for the Humboldt Hotel with lit neon.


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Ranch Inn double mounted pylon sign, Elko, Nevada: photographic print

Description

View of the Ranch Inn sign during the day.


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Photographs of Tod Motor Motel sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), February 28, 2017

Date
2017-02-28
2017-07-13
Description
The Tod Motor Motel sign sits at 1508 South Las Vegas Boulevard. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Data Sheet.
Site address: 1508 S Las Vegas Blvd
Sign owner: Ron and Carol Tadmor; Herb Sider
Sign details: Opened in 1962, the Tod Motor Motel was an exciting contribution to Las Vegas Boulevard. However, hard financial times and changing environments altered the motel scene after several years of being open. After a period of crime, new owners renovated the hotel from top to bottom: new facade, carpet, and furnishings. In 2005 ownership changed again and the new owners sought to expand the property. The neighboring properties, however, refused to sell and the owner of Tod tried to get approval to sell units as condos. The Tod Motor Motel has since closed and entrance is boarded up.
Sign condition: About 4-5, appears to have relatively low damage, if any
Sign form: Street pylon and porte cochere near front office
Sign-specific description: Green V-shape with "Tod motor Motel" in orange block letters overlaid, metal pole protruding atop "o" in "Tod" with red, outline sphere attached.
Sign - type of display: Neon
Sign - media: Steel
Sign - non-neon treatments: Blue, metal lettering placed on side and front of hotel, spells out "Tod Motor Motel," large painted flowers on side and front near blue lettering; pink, diamond-shaped railing along exterior
Sign environment: On the north end of the strip near the base of the Stratosphere, neighboring Dino's Lounge.
Sign - date of installation: 1962
Sign - date of redesign/move: Remodeled after new ownership, sometime in the mid-2000's.
Sign - thematic influences: Design and patterns similar to South Beach (Miami) hotels, tropical element. Also this sign has remnants of the 50's/60's motorist theme.
Survey - research locations: Assessor's page, Las Vegas Sun article https://lasvegassun.com/news/2007/mar/30/new-life-for-tod/ , Las Vegas Weekly video https://lasvegasweekly.com/photos/galleries/2008/may/22/tod-motor-motel/#/0
Surveyor: Carlyle Constantino
Survey - date completed: 2017-07-13
Sign keywords: Neon; Steel; Pole sign; Incandescent; Back to back; Backlit; Cantilever construction; Directional

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Vintage signs along E. Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date
2016-10-27
Description
Vintage motel signs are all that remains of a more prosperous time along E. Fremont Street.

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Carson nugget wall mounted casino sign, Carson City, Nevada

Date
2020
Description

View of the casino entrance sign for the Carson Nugget reading "Nugget Casino" during the day with unlit neon.

507 N Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701


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Signs, Las Vegas casinos and businesses, 1996

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Maggie Mancuso Collection of Film Locations
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00504
Collection Name: Maggie Mancuso Collection of Film Locations
Box/Folder: Box 15

Archival Component