Neon Signs

Front entrance and porte-cochère of the Tropicana Hotel in 1957.

Neon sign for the Riviera Hotel and Casino. Edie Adams, Rowan & Martin, Charlie Barnet, the Vagabonds, Georgie Auld with Johnny Desmond are featured on the marquee.

A costumed female model poses in front of the neon sign for Caesars Palace, advertising its opening on August 5, 1966, with Andy Williams and the Ritz Brothers.

Long shot of the front of Caesars Palace showing the unfinished parking lot and scaffolding around construction on the entrance.

Aerial view of the front exterior and fountains in front of Circus Circus on the Las Vegas Strip before the construction of the first hotel tower.

Nighttime view of the neon sign at the entrance to Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn.

View of workers assembling a neon sign for the El Rancho Vegas on the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard across from the complex.

View of workers assembling the neon sign for the Sands.

Nighttime view of the porte-cochère and neon sign at the entrance to the Sahara.

Nighttime view of the exterior corner of the Golden Nugget, featuring a first generation, four-color electronic computerized display.

Nighttime view of the exterior corner of the Golden Nugget, featuring a first generation, four-color electronic computerized display.

Scale model of the Riviera Hotel and Casino.

Scale model of the Second Street facade of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall

Scale model of the Fremont Street facade of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall.

Assembly of the Sahara Hotel and Casino neon sign, which at the time was the tallest free standing sign in the world.

Structural steel framework for the 1980 Sahara sign.

Crane placing the last section of the Sahara neon sign, which at the time was the tallest free standing sign in the world. The sign says 'Del Webb's Sahara.'

A worker in a basket crane puts the final touches on the Circus Circus neon sign.

A crane lifting the canopy of the Sands Hotel porte-cochère.

Assembly of the Sands Hotel porte-cochère.