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Photographs of Longhorn Hotel and Casino sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 10, 2017

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Date

2017-03-10
2017-08-20

Description

The Longhorn Hotel and Casino sign sits at 5288 Boulder Highway. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Data Sheet
Site address: 5288 Boulder Hwy
Sign owner: William Hill and Ambrosia Lands Hospitality
Sign details: This location opened in 1989 and has been serving locals ever since. They recently renovated their hotel.
Sign condition: 5- no apparent damage
Sign-specific description: Great condition. Super pylon with a black, red and white background. This has a neon steer's Longhorn's at the top with "Longhorn hotel and casino" below in red and white.
Sign - type of display: Neon and back lit Reader Board
Sign - media: Steel and Plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: Plastic reader board
Sign environment: On the east side of town across the street from Eastside Cannery, next to a U Haul rentals, and residential areas.
Sign - thematic influences: The Longhorn theme stays true to the old west ranch theme particularly since Vegas still has a few ranches around.
Survey - research locations: Longhorn Website http://www.longhorncasinolv.com/ , Google Images and Assessor's Page.
Surveyor: Wyatt Currie-Diamond
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-20
Sign keywords: Neon; Backlit; Steel; Plastic; Pylon; Reader board; Building-front design

Digital ID

neo000124
Details

Citation

neo000124. 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/d1zs2km5r

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Digital Provenance

Original archival records created digitally

Date Digitized

2017-03-10
2017-08-20

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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