Neon Signs

Remodeling of the Circus Circus porte-cochère.

View of structural framework of the Circus Circus porte-cochère during remodeling, and the Circus Circus neon sign on Las Vegas Boulevard.

Nighttime view of neon signs on the front and side façades of the Stardust.

Nighttime view of neon sign on the facade of the Stardust.

Nighttime view of neon signs on the front and side facades of the Stardust.

Nighttime view of neon signs in front of the Stardust.

People watch a crane in front of the neon sign at an entrance to the Stardust near a parking lot.

Nighttime view of the front of the Flamingo Hotel and its Champagne Tower.

A piece of the neon sign for the front the Boulder Club is hoisted to the top of the building.

Daytime view of the front exterior of Boulder Club showing its marquee and neon sign. The center of the marquee shows an illustration of Hoover (then Boulder) Dam. Parts of the Club Savoy to the northwest and Apache Bar to the southeast are seen.

Nighttime view the front exterior of the Las Vegas Club seen from Fremont Street. The neon signs installed in 1948 are seen.

A photograph of a woman in a swim suit is shown sitting atop an artist's rendering of the vertical Las Vegas Club neon sign, with the Las Vegas cityscape below. The illustration is signed "Boernge" in the lower left corner.

Workers assemble the vertical neon sign over the entrance to the Mint. The front of the Boulder Club is seen next door.

Workers assemble the vertical neon sign over the entrance to the Mint. Part of the Boulder Club is seen next door. Part of the Silver Palace can be seen in the background.

View of the neon signs on the exterior corner of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall at Fremont and Second Streets. Signs for the Lucky Strike and Pioneer Club are seen in the background.

Three men, with plans in hand, stand in front of the oversized silver slipper built for the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall. The slipper is mounted on the bed of a delivery truck. The front of the Young Electric Sign Company building (YESCO) is seen behind the truck.

Daytime view of the giant silver slipper and neon signs for the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall. Minsky's Burlesque and "the strip fight of the week: Red Lopez vs. Johnny Brooks" is advertised.

View from the corner of Fremont and Second Streets of neon signs on the exterior corner of the Horseshoe Club.

Two men shake hands while standing in front of the Flamingo's neon Champagne Tower.

View at dusk of the Sands Hotel and neon sign seen from the street. Tallulah Bankhead headlines the marquee.