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Hi-Way 40 Motel mounted sign, Reno, Nevada

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

View of the Hi-Way 40 Motel sign during the day.

1750 E 4th St, Reno, NV 89512


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Slide of the neon sign for the Copenhagen Bar, Sparks, Nevada, 1986

Date
1986
Description
A color image of the neon sign for the Copenhagen Bar in Sparks, lit up at night. Site Name: Copenhagen Bar (Sparks, Nev.)

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Elbow Room mounted sign, Sparks, Nevada: photographic print

Date
1986
Description

The sign for Elbow Room in Sparks during the day and at night.

2002 Victorian Ave, Sparks, NV 89431


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Nevada Theatre flag mounted wall sign, Wells, Nevada

Date
2021
Description

Views of the flag mounted wall sign for the Nevada Theatre during the day with unlit neon.

Nevada Theatre


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Photograph of signs advertising "Harlow," Las Vegas (Nev.), 1965

Date
1965
Description
Signs outside of the Fremont Theatre advertising "Harlow." Site Name: Fremont Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Swiss Bar roof and wall mounted sign, Reno, Nevada

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

View of the signs for the Swiss Bar with unlit neon.

501 Mill St, Reno, NV 89502


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Photographs of Las Vegas Library sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 3, 2017

Date
2017-03-03
2017-08-04
Description
The Las Vegas Library sign sits at 833 North Las Vegas Boulevard. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Data Sheet.
Site address: 833 N Las Vegas Blvd
Sign owner: City of Las Vegas is the owner of the property since 2015, but it is an Independent government agency ran by a board of trustees chosen by the city and county
Sign details: Opened since 1990. Used to be paired with the Lied Children's Discovery Museum but has been solely the library since the Children's Discovery museum moved to its new location in 2013. The Library property was sold to the city of Las Vegas October 2015.
Sign condition: 4-Lights up very brightly at night and the graphics are still relatively visible during the day, but the Lexan covering makes it a little cloudy looking during the day.
Sign form: Small rectangular roadside sign
Sign-specific description: Rectangular sign about 4ft by 3.5 feet but raised off the ground by nearly 7-8 feet. Double sided slate of concrete with painted font stating "Las Vegas Library". The letter light up red (neon) at night and the border of the sign is blue (argon)
Sign - type of display: Neon
Sign - media: Concrete
Sign - non-neon treatments: Lexan to cover the Neon tubing
Sign environment: Across the street from Cashman Field. Located in the Cultural Corridor about a mile north of Fremont St. near the beginning of North Las Vegas.
Sign manufacturer: Fluresco Lighting and Sign
Sign - date of installation: 43143
Sign - date of redesign/move: Pre 2012- there was a roadside sign for the children's museum and library but no neon features on that sign.
Sign - thematic influences: Basic skeletal neon, but great use of Neon and Argon. Also the use of concrete as the background is very interesting and not seen as commonly as steel or wood backings for signs.
Sign - artistic significance: This sign shows that any type of company or property here in Las Vegas can have a Neon sign, thus perpetuating the culture of Las Vegas and how Neon defines the town.
Survey - research locations: Las Vegas Sun Article https://lasvegassun.com/guides/about/public_libraries/ , Clark County Library website http://www.lvccld.org/about/branch_info.cfm?id=4 , Discovery Children's museum website https://www.discoverykidslv.org/ , contact with Stephen Rice the Library's General Services Director
Survey - research notes: The building is defined by the tall cylinder tower that used to be an observatory for the Children's museum.
Surveyor: Emily Fellmer
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-04
Sign keywords: Neon; Concrete; Roadside

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Slide of the neon sign for the Spot Bar, Sparks, Nevada, 1986

Date
1986
Description
A color image of the neon sign for the Spot Bar, located on B Street in Sparks. Site Name: Spot Bar (Sparks, Nev.)

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Photograph of Smith & Wollensky's sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), 2002

Date
2000
Description
Daytime views of the signs for Smith & Wollensky's, Sun Shade Sunglasses, Partagas Cigar Factory, Ghirardelli, and Field of Dreams on the Strip.

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Slide of the neon sign for the Rainbow Motel, Reno, Nevada, 1986

Date
1986
Description
A color image of the neon sign for the Rainbow Motel in Reno. Site Name: Rainbow Motel (Reno, Nev.)

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