Neon Signs

Assembly of the Sands Hotel porte-cochère.

Outdoor sign marking the casino entrance for the Sahara.

Sahara porte-cochère under construction.

A piece of the neon sign for the Sahara Hotel and Casino is hoisted by crane above the Sahara's sign on Las Vegas Boulevard.

Remodeling of the Ceasars Palace porte-cochère in 1979.

Remodeling of the Ceasars Palace porte-cochère in 1979.

New Sands sign being assembled while the old one is being removed.

Remodeling construction of the Circus Circus porte-cochère.

View of remodeling of the Circus Circus porte-cochère, seen from the front street entrance.

Disassembly of the old neon sign for the Sands, with the new sign next to it.

Daytime view of the neon sign for the Aladdin. The lower portion of the sign shows its structural framework. Lola Falana and the Smothers Brothers are featured.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.