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Photographs of Roadhouse Casino sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 14, 2017

Date
2017-03-14
2017-09-01
Description
The Roadhouse Casino sign sits unlit at 2100 North Boulder Highway. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Data Sheet.
Site address: 2100 N Boulder Hwy
Sign owner: Robert McMackin
Sign details: Roadhouse approved for gaming 1988, Robert McMackin bought the Roadhouse 1992, but it closed 2002. They planned to refurbish and reopen by 2010 but has been in legal trouble and has not reopened.
Sign condition: 2- reader board portion/plastic back lit portion is gone and paint has faded drastically
Sign form: Pylon
Sign-specific description: Big Letters on top "Roadhouse" below Is a Huge Letter "R". Still up but in horrible condition. Reader board is a frame and appears to be scrapped. No upkeep has been made to the sign. There is an array of colors behind the 'R' such as purple, white, yellow and green in a parallel plume shape.
Sign - type of display: Neon
Sign - media: Steel
Sign - non-neon treatments: There must have been plastic on this sign since there is a sign box that would contain it.
Sign environment: This location is on Boulder Hwy. near Sunset Road.
Sign - thematic influences: The letter R in the middle of the sign is remnant of the 1980's car/video game font.
Survey - research locations: Las Vegas Sun Article synopsis https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/legal/2012/mar/26/city-henderson-reverses-course-roadhouse-casino-li/ Review Journal article https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/station-casinos-henderson-settle-roadhouse-dispute/
Survey - research notes: The articles were helpful with finding information on this property since other avenues did not have any information on it.
Surveyor: Wyatt Currie-Diamond
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-01
Sign keywords: Pylon; Neon; Steel; Plastic; Incandescent; Backlit; Back to back

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Fremont Street casino signs at night: video

Date
1980 (year approximate) to 1989 (year approximate)
Description

B-roll footage of Binion's Horseshoe, Golden Nugget, Hotel Fremont, and Four Queens exterior signs and marquees at night. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From The Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.

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Commercial Casino roof and wall mounted signs, Elko, Nevada

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

The roof and wall mounted signs for the Commercial Casino during the day. The business closed

345 4th St, Elko, NV 89801

Commercial Casino


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Joe's Tavern roof and wall mounted signs, Hawthorne, Nevada

Date
2021
Description

The roof and flag mounted signs for Joe's Tavern during the day.

537 E St, Hawthorne, NV 89415

Joe's Tavern


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Signs at Nevada Test Site: photographic slide

Date
1984-06
Description

From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). Signs read: "NOTICE VEHICLES TRANSPORTING EXPLOSIVES STOP 1000 FT. AHEAD TELEPHONE FOR INSTRUCTIONS" and "UNAUTHORIZED EXPLOSIVES PROHIBITED ON THE NEVADA TEST SITE"

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Sign directing visitors toward Gay Pride: photographic print

Date
1997-05-10
Description
Gay Pride 1997 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Gay Pride 1997 at Sunset Park. (5-10-97) Sign is pictured.

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Photograph of Stage Door Casino sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), 2002

Date
2002
Description
Daytime view of the Stage Door Casino sign.
Site address: 4000 Audrie St

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Rail City Casino double mounted sign, Sparks, Nevada

Date
2020
Description

View of the double mounted sign for Rail City Casino in Sparks during the day with unlit neon.

2121 Victorian Ave, Sparks, NV 89431

Rail City Casino


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Jim Kelly's Nugget mounted signs, Crystal Bay, Nevada

Date
2021
Description

Mounted signs over the windows above the doors for Jim Kelly's Nugget with lit neon.

20 NV-28, Crystal Bay, NV 89402

Jim Kelly's Nugget


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Pine Cone Resort moutned sign, Zephyr Cove, Nevada

Date
2021
Description

A mounted sign for the Pine Cone Resort at night and during the day with lit and unlit neon.

601 US-50, Zephyr Cove, NV 89448

Pine Cone Resort


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