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Bully's Sports Bar & Grill wall mounted sign, Reno, Nevada

Date
2021
Description

A wall mounted sign for Bully's Sports Bar & Grill during the day with lit neon.

Bully's Sports Bar & Grill


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Slide of the neon sign for Elmer's Cafe, Washoe County, Nevada, 1986

Date
1986
Description
A color image of the neon sign for Elmer's Cafe, which was located either in Sparks or Reno in northern Nevada. Site Name: Elmer's Cafe (Washoe County, Nev.)

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Photograph of the Pioneer Club sign, Las Vegas, circa 1940s

Date
1940 to 1949
Description
A photograph of the Pioneer Club sign lit up at night.

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Griff's Wagon Wheel Motel flag mounted sign, Wells, Nevada

Date
2021
Description

Views of a flag mounted sign for the Wagon Wheel Motel during the day with unlit neon.

340 6th St, Wells, NV 89835

Wagon Wheel Motel


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Crystal Bay Motel wall mounted signs, Crystal Bay, Nevada

Date
2021
Description

The wall mounted signs for the Crystal Bay Motel during the day with unlit neon.

34-20 Calaneva Dr, Crystal Bay, NV 89402

Crystal Bay Motel


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Photograph of Gerda Weissmann Klein at a book signing, 1990s

Date
1990 to 1999
Description

Gerda Weissmann Klein doing a book signing for her novel "All but My Life." Unidentified women stand around the desk Klein is sitting at, holding copies of books.

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Photograph of boy scouts in front of a sign, Las Vegas, 1929.

Date
1929
Description
Local boy scouts pose in front of a famous sign that railroad passengers could see from their cars when tin the station near the depot. Sign reads: "Las Vegas Nevada...Still a frontier town".

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Slide of the neon sign for the Sky Ranch Motel, Las Vegas, 1986

Date
1986
Description
A color image of the neon sign for the Sky Ranch Motel, located on lower Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas.

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Photographs of Towne and Country Motel sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), April, 18, 2017

Date
2017-04-18
2017-08-12
Description
The Towne and Country Motel sign sits at 2033 Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Sheet.
Site address: 2033 Fremont St
Sign owner: Huang Hsiu Ping
Sign details: Sold in 2009 for $1 millon. It a .66 acre lot with an original construction year of 1958, with additions in 2000 and 2007.
Sign condition: 2 - O Panel knocked out, broken lexan covering the Pool wording of neon, heavy discoloration of the letter T and the E is almost completely worn off. Sun damage in the paint, otherwise looks functional.
Sign form: Back to Back Pole Sign
Sign-specific description: Pole sign that is double sided, Motel reading on either side with flag like components hanging off the support pole, each letter with its own component. A giant red check-mark shaped arrow in the center of the sign grabs the visitor's attention with its bright vibrant red color and its neon tubing filling it its shape, used as a directional tool into the parking lot. Underneath the arrow is a tiny reader board with cutout letters listing the amenities available in each of the rooms. Underneath the reader board is a little component that spells Pool with neon outlining the letters. The color scheme ranges from pale baby blue for the framework of the letters and reader board, and the bright red of the arrow.
Sign - type of display: Neon, internally lit "Motel" letters, and reader board
Sign - media: Steel and Plastic
Sign environment: Surrounded by other motels and hotels, and near a residential area
Survey - research locations: Motel website, and conversation with owner
Survey - research notes: Owners seemed aggravated by survey
Survey - other remarks: Open from 8 am to 4 pm, they close on Mondays entirely
Surveyor: Danny Jacobs
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-12
Sign keywords: Neon; Steel; Plastic; Reader board; Pole sign; Back to back; Internally illuminated

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Louie's Lounge wall mounted signs, Eureka, Nevada

Date
2016 (year approximate) to 2020 (year approximate)
Description

View of Louie's Lounge after closure, including a view of an unspecified motel.

106515, Eureka, NV 89316


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