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Photographs of U-Haul on Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), April 18, 2017

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Date

2017-04-18
2017-08-29

Description

The U-Haul rental business sits at 2030 Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Data Sheet.
Site address: 2030 Fremont St
Sign owner: Joe Shoen
Sign details: The U-Haul company began in the summer of 1945 in Washington by Leonard Shoen, by 1955 U-haul had become nationally recognized and a big hitter ever since. This Vegas location was built in 1953. In 1999 the Founder of U-Haul, Leonard Shoen died in a car crash at the age of 83 in Las Vegas.
Sign condition: 4- This sign does show some fading
Sign form: Pylon
Sign-specific description: This sign showcases a orange border and white plastic back lit signs spelling U HAUL in black letters. Each letter is in its own sign box.
Sign - type of display: Plastic back lit
Sign - media: Steel and plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: Plastic
Sign environment: This location is on East Fremont near Eastern Ave and is surrounded by other little shops and old Motels.
Sign - thematic influences: This property showcases the company's branding that they use for all of their signs and logos.
Survey - research locations: U haul website (history portion) https://www.uhaul.com/About/History/ , Assessor's Page
Survey - research notes: The history portion of U-Haul's website showcases the full history of the company including how the Post WW-2 moving boom benefited the company. https://www.uhaul.com/About/History/
Surveyor: Wyatt Currie-Diamond
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-29
Sign keywords: Pylon; Plastic; Steel; Backlit

Digital ID

neo000154
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    Citation

    neo000154. Southern Nevada Neon Survey Records, 2002-2018. PH-00401. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d13f4kv9c

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    Digital Provenance

    Original archival records created digitally

    Date Digitized

    2017-04-18
    2017-08-29

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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