The sign for Virtue Vice sits at 750 Fremont Street as part of The Venue in Downtown Las Vegas. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Sheet. Site address: 750 Fremont St Sign owner: Victor Perrillo Sign details: This building was constructed in 2015 for the Venue which is a concert venue and special event center that usually holds weddings and proms. The Arizona based owners have a similar venue to this one in Scottsdale, Arizona. Sign condition: 5- Very new and still works good Sign form: Sign on Building Sign-specific description: The roof line that they building has is a curved Moorish style, right below the roof line is a channeled "V" that contains incandescent light bulbs. Below this is black channeled block letters spelling out "THE VENUE" which illuminate a whitish gold color. Sign - type of display: Neon and Incandescent light bulbs Sign - media: Steel Sign - non-neon treatments: Incandescent light bulbs Sign animation: Flasher for incandescent light bulbs Sign environment: This location is in the East District of Fremont, on the same side of the street as the El Cortez but about half a block to the East. This location is across the street from the Container Park and also has one of the "Fremont Street East District" signs in the street in front of this property. Sign - date of installation: 2015 Sign - thematic influences: Sine they are a venue for many different events this name is perfect for the location and their sign is well representative of that. Sign - artistic significance: The channeled "V" and words "The Venue" help contain the light. Survey - research locations: Las Vegas Weekly article https://lasvegasweekly.com/as-we-see-it/2015/jun/03/the-venue-downtown-concert-hall-fremont-east/ , The Venue website http://thevenuesgroup.com/, acessor's page Survey - research notes: The building was constructed for this specific company in 2015 , and previous to this it was an empty lot for a few years. Surveyor: Emily Fellmer Survey - date completed: 2017-09-01 Sign keywords: Neon; Incandescent; Steel; Flashing; Building-front design; Fascia
The Peter Pan Motel sits at 110 N 13 Street in Downtown Las Vegas. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Sheet. Site address: 110 N 13th St Sign owner: Tony Hsieh; Zappos CEO "110th 13th Street LLC" Sign details: 0.31 acre lot constructed in 1963. Currently out of business. Sign condition: 4-5 : looks in good condition, no broken Neon, unsure if lights up. Sign form: Back to Back Pole Sign Sign-specific description: A painted cut out graphic of the character "Peter Pan" perched on top on a round sound with the words "Peter Pan" in green and red stylized text. Graphic is only on one side with neon tubing outlining his figure, other side is green silhouette with no skeletal neon. Mixed medium of neon components and incandescent bulbs around the name. Neon is outlining Peter Pan figure, circle frame of word "Peter Pan" (not the lettering), and "No Vacancy" is outlines. Had boldface typography for word "Motel". "Peter Pan" circle is double sided but the graphic and "Motel" is only one sided. Sign - type of display: Neon and Incandescent Sign - media: Steel Sign animation: Possible chaser with round Peter Pan sign Sign environment: Motel is surrounded by other motels and residential. Sign manufacturer: No external markings for sign company or designer Sign - date of installation: c. 1967 Sign - date of redesign/move: Sign was restored sometime between 2007-2011 Sign - thematic influences: Fairy tale of Peter Pan Survey - research locations: Motel website, assessor's website, Las Vegas 360, www.roadarch.com Survey - research notes: Had contact with current owner, but had no additional information Surveyor: Danny Jacobs Survey - date completed: 2017-08-12 Sign keywords: Neon; Incandescent; Steel; Chasing; Pole sign; Back to back; Roof Sign; Plastic; Internally illuminated
Information about the The Beat Coffeehouse sign that sits at 520 Fremont St. Site address: 520 Fremont St Sign owner: Michael and Jennifer Cornthwaite Sign details: This location opened in 2009, but closed in 2016. It will reopen as Eureka!, which is a chain of restaurants based in California. Sign condition: 5- was a relatively new sign and shined brightly Sign form: Hanging sign Sign-specific description: This sign was skeletal neon making the letters "the beat" in a bubble letter font. The word 'the' lights up blue and 'beat' is red neon. Sign - type of display: Neon Sign - media: Steel Sign environment: This location is in the Fremont East District on Fremont and 6th Street in the Emergency Arts Center. Sign - date of redesign/move: Currently this sign is not visible from public view Sign - thematic influences: This sign showcases a good use of skeletal neon. Sign - artistic significance: The property's decor is representative of the bohemian, indie, hipster trend of the mid 2000s into the the 2010s. Survey - research locations: Review Journal article https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/the-beat-coffeehouse-in-downtown-las-vegas-to-close-later-this-year/ , The Beat website http://www.thebeatlv.com/ , Las Vegas Weekly article https://lasvegasweekly.com/intersection/2016/jul/12/losing-the-beat-coffeehouse-detriment-to-downtown/ , Vegas Eater website https://vegas.eater.com/2016/9/26/13051480/the-beat-coffeehouse-closes Surveyor: Wyatt Currie-Diamond Survey - date completed: 2017-09-17 Sign keywords: Neon; Hanging
Helen Mott Cecil was born in 1916 and grew up in Las Vegas. Her grandparents were miners and her grandmother owned property on the Westside. She recalls a friendly neighborhood and walking back and forth to school with neighborhood children. The family moved several times finally settling at 601 South Main Street. While attending Las Vegas High School she participated in several Helldorado parades with her father and brother. At the age of 15, Helen remembers the constriction of the first downtown post office. When the Hoover Dam started in 1931, her father was the under-sheriff. One of his duties was distributing health cards to prostitutes. Her memories include Saturday night dances in Anderson's Mess Hall in Boulder City, atomic bomb testing at the Nevada Test Site walking to church services on Fremont Street, Woodlawn Cemetery, the old Henderson Townsite and meeting President Roosevelt at the Hoover Dam dedication. As a high school student she served as president and counselor in her Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. In 1934 she graduated from Las Vegas High School. Helen held numerous jobs before getting married at the age of 26-bookkeeper, movie theatre usher, telephone operator, and secretarial work. Her husband Bill worked at all three post office locations in the Las Vegas area. At the age of 91, Helen and her sister still live and enioy life in Las Vegas sharing their many memories of early Las Vegas.
In this roundtable discussion video, members of Temple Beth Sholom discuss the history of the long-established congregation. Interviewees are Sandy Mallin, Oscar Goodman, Jared Shafer, Joel Goot, Arne Rosencrantz, Jerry Blut, Jackie Boiman, Gene Greenberg, and Flora Mason, with Shelley Berkley joining in later in the interview. Most of the interviewees have been involved in the leadership of the congregation. They discuss relationships with various rabbis over the years, and successful fundraising efforts to build the original synagogue. Other early leaders in the congregation were Edythe Katz-Yarchever, the Goot family, Stuart Mason, Herb Kaufman and Leo Wilner. Until the 1980s, Temple Beth Sholom was the only synagogue in Las Vegas, but after a dispute over the burial of a non-Jew, a new synagogue formed (Shareii Tefilla), and at nearly the same time, Temple Beth Sholom began investigating a move from their site on Oakey Boulevard. Most have nostalgia for the former location, but discuss the changes in the neighborhood that necessitated the move to Summerlin. Then they discuss the other initiatives that were borne out of Temple Beth Sholom, such as bond drives for Israel, B'nai B'rith, and the Kolod Center. They share other memories, and discuss the leadership and Sandy Mallin becoming the first female president of the temple. They credit Mallin with keeping the temple going through lean years, and helping to recruit Rabbi Felipe Goodman. The group goes on to mention other influential members of the Jewish community including Jack Entratter and Lloyd Katz, who helped integrate Las Vegas.