$2,500,000.00 offer from the Las Vegas Valley Water District to purchase all water production lands and facilities, with exceptions noted that were owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Company and subsidiaries.
The permanently closed Labayou Casino sits at 15 Fremont Street at the Fremont Street Experience. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survery Data Sheet. Site address: 15 Fremont St Sign owner: Derek Stevens Sign details: Opened 1920 as Northern Club By Mayme Stocker. 1943-1960 operated as a few different businesses. 1970 opened as The Coin Castle, 1999 was renovated and opened as La Bayou, 2016 bought by Derek Stevens and torn down. Sign condition: No longer there Sign form: Architectural sign Sign-specific description: Three neon signs site on top of a shack made of wood and sheet metal that is meant to represent something that might be seen in Louisiana. Two windows with green shutters are "open" with T.V. screens inside. Two neon signs sit at the top of the shack that spell out La Bayou in red neon and the cabinet is trimmed with purple neon. At the front of the property, above the entry, is a red neon sign that says "26 New Orleans Daiquiris." Sign - type of display: Neon and incandescent Sign - media: Steel, fiberglass Sign environment: Part of the Fremont Street Experience, next to Golden Gate Casino Sign - date of installation: c. 1999 Sign - thematic influences: The property has a theme element, which was popular of casinos of Las Vegas in the 1990s. Sign - artistic significance: Property was decorated with a Louisiana inspired bayou, swamp motif. Survey - research locations: Newspapers Survey - research notes: https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/mermaids-la-bayou-and-glitter-gulch-come-to-a-close-on-fremont-photos/ https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/jun/25/patrons-say-farewell-to-mermaids-and-la-bayou-in-d/ http://classiclasvegas.squarespace.com/downtown-history/?currentPage=3 Survey - other remarks: Property was razed 2016 Surveyor: Wyatt Currie-Diamond Survey - date completed: 2017-09-08 Sign keywords: Architectural; Neon; Incandescent; Steel; Fiberglass