Information
Creator
Creator: Mayes, Aaron, 1968-
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
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