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From the Historic Building Survey Photograph Collection (PH-00345). Printed on the back of the photograph, "American Legion Post #8 sign and building, 733 Casino Center Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada".

The Sky Ranch Motel sign sits at 2009 Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Sheet.
Site address: 2009 Fremont St
Sign owner: Sky Ranch Motel INC
Sign details: .57 acre lot, original constructed in 1954.
Sign condition: 3 - seems in one piece, broken neon tubing, sun damaged paint (faded), lettering is still legible. No lettering on reader board.
Sign form: back to back pylon sign/monument sign
Sign-specific description: Abstract design, has a crescent moon form on top. Stars painted on and framed with skeleton neon tubing, skeletal neon around "sky ranch motel" and "no vacancy". Primary colors used, yellow for moon and star details, blue for the abstract bubble framing the name of the motel, yellow on sides of the bubble, red for the sides of the moon, reader board and its frame, and the base of the sign. Moon on top would internally light up on its own.
Sign - type of display: Neon, readerboard, internally illuminated moon
Sign - media: Steel and Plastic
Sign environment: Property is surrounded by motels and residential
Sign - date of redesign/move: Repainted in 2006, was a darker blue previous
Sign - artistic significance: Celestial theme popular during the Space Race era of the 1950s and 1960s.
Survey - research locations: Motel website, assessor's website
Survey - research notes: Approached office staff, owner was not in but I left my number and email at the front desk, no response.
Surveyor: Danny Jacobs
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-12
Sign keywords: Neon; Steel; Plastic; Reader board; Back to back; Internally illuminated; Pole sign

A color image of a neon sign for the Travel Lodge Bear.

The sign for Virtue Vice sits at 750 Fremont Street as part of The Venue in Downtown Las Vegas. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Sheet.
Site address: 750 Fremont St
Sign owner: Victor Perrillo
Sign details: This building was constructed in 2015 for the Venue which is a concert venue and special event center that usually holds weddings and proms. The Arizona based owners have a similar venue to this one in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Sign condition: 5- Very new and still works good
Sign form: Sign on Building
Sign-specific description: The roof line that they building has is a curved Moorish style, right below the roof line is a channeled "V" that contains incandescent light bulbs. Below this is black channeled block letters spelling out "THE VENUE" which illuminate a whitish gold color.
Sign - type of display: Neon and Incandescent light bulbs
Sign - media: Steel
Sign - non-neon treatments: Incandescent light bulbs
Sign animation: Flasher for incandescent light bulbs
Sign environment: This location is in the East District of Fremont, on the same side of the street as the El Cortez but about half a block to the East. This location is across the street from the Container Park and also has one of the "Fremont Street East District" signs in the street in front of this property.
Sign - date of installation: 2015
Sign - thematic influences: Sine they are a venue for many different events this name is perfect for the location and their sign is well representative of that.
Sign - artistic significance: The channeled "V" and words "The Venue" help contain the light.
Survey - research locations: Las Vegas Weekly article https://lasvegasweekly.com/as-we-see-it/2015/jun/03/the-venue-downtown-concert-hall-fremont-east/ , The Venue website http://thevenuesgroup.com/, acessor's page
Survey - research notes: The building was constructed for this specific company in 2015 , and previous to this it was an empty lot for a few years.
Surveyor: Emily Fellmer
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-01
Sign keywords: Neon; Incandescent; Steel; Flashing; Building-front design; Fascia