The sign for the Par-A-Dice Motel sits near an empty lot at 2217 Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Data Sheet. Site address: 2217 Fremont St Sign owner: Bartsas Mary 14 LLC Sign details: A .77 acres vacant lot, only sign remains. The property was consumed by fire in the mid-1990s. Sign condition: 2 - Bad condition, graffiti all over, parts fallen off, reader board smashed in, paint chipping off, holes all over structure especially the bottom, more than likely does not light up. Sign form: Back to Back pole sign Sign-specific description: Pole sign with reader board as primary portion of sign, top of frame for reader board has a pair of dice with a 4 and 3 side showing. Dice painted red as is traditional style for casinos, surrounded by skeleton neon tubing. "Pair A Dice" is painted in white with skeleton neon tubing outlining the wording. Reader board with cut out letters still used. Tiny bubble protruding from the bottom reads "Entrance Office" also painted in white and outlined with neon tubing. Address is painted on support pole. Sign - type of display: Neon Sign - media: Steel and Plastic Sign environment: Surrounded by other motels, some commercial and residential Sign manufacturer: No external markings for sign company or designer Sign - date of installation: Unknown - but not the original from 1953. Sign - date of redesign/move: Motel originally had a rooftop sign topped with a pair of large dice. Sign - thematic influences: Casino themed, a popular theme in the 50s for Fremont Street area motels Survey - research locations: www.roadarch.com, assessor's website Surveyor: Danny Jacobs Survey - date completed: 2017-08-12 Sign keywords: Neon; Steel; Plastic; Pole sign; Reader board; Back to back
The Siegel Suites sits at 1500 Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Sheet. Site address: 1500 Fremont St Sign owner: Siegel Suites Sign details: 0.50 acre lot, construction date was 1980. Prior to the property becoming Siegel Suites in Jan. 2013, it was the Sunflower Apartments. Sign condition: 5 looks in good condition, no broken pieces, looks clean, and no graffiti. Sign form: Back to Back Monument Sign Sign-specific description: Double sided sign with what looks like a plaster covered pole to hold it up, small pedestal at the bottom. Plexi-glass or plastic on the cabinet portion with the words "SIEGEL SUITES Fremont 1" on the top portion then " FLEXIBLE STAY LIVING" under that. Royal blue background and edges, yellow outlining around the sign with a double crescent moon symbol on the top, white font for wording but yellow and blue outlining the words. The support pole of the sign is a cream yellow color with a stone gray colored base, the address painted on the support pole in a royal blue. Sign - type of display: Internal lighting Sign - media: Steel, plastic and plastered mount Sign environment: Property is surrounded by other motels, convenience stores and local businesses. Sign - date of installation: c. 2014 Sign - date of redesign/move: Current sign replaced Sunflower Apartments sign in c. 2014 Sign - artistic significance: Typical alternate living space for temporary living, details on building insinuate a barn like look or old European Tudor style homes. Survey - research locations: Assessor's website Survey - research notes: https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/man-indicted-in-death-of-mother/ https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/one-arrested-one-victim-identified-in-double-shooting-at-sunflower-apartments/ http://www.mynewplace.com/apartment/sunflower-apartments-las-vegas-nv-200602277975 Surveyor: Danny Jacobs Survey - date completed: 2017-09-17 Sign keywords: Steel; Plastic; Back to back; Internally illuminated; Pole sign
The Towne and Country Motel sign sits at 2033 Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Sheet. Site address: 2033 Fremont St Sign owner: Huang Hsiu Ping Sign details: Sold in 2009 for $1 millon. It a .66 acre lot with an original construction year of 1958, with additions in 2000 and 2007. Sign condition: 2 - O Panel knocked out, broken lexan covering the Pool wording of neon, heavy discoloration of the letter T and the E is almost completely worn off. Sun damage in the paint, otherwise looks functional. Sign form: Back to Back Pole Sign Sign-specific description: Pole sign that is double sided, Motel reading on either side with flag like components hanging off the support pole, each letter with its own component. A giant red check-mark shaped arrow in the center of the sign grabs the visitor's attention with its bright vibrant red color and its neon tubing filling it its shape, used as a directional tool into the parking lot. Underneath the arrow is a tiny reader board with cutout letters listing the amenities available in each of the rooms. Underneath the reader board is a little component that spells Pool with neon outlining the letters. The color scheme ranges from pale baby blue for the framework of the letters and reader board, and the bright red of the arrow. Sign - type of display: Neon, internally lit "Motel" letters, and reader board Sign - media: Steel and Plastic Sign environment: Surrounded by other motels and hotels, and near a residential area Survey - research locations: Motel website, and conversation with owner Survey - research notes: Owners seemed aggravated by survey Survey - other remarks: Open from 8 am to 4 pm, they close on Mondays entirely Surveyor: Danny Jacobs Survey - date completed: 2017-08-12 Sign keywords: Neon; Steel; Plastic; Reader board; Pole sign; Back to back; Internally illuminated
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
Notice of Public Hearing by the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Letter from Superintendent Robert L. Hunter to Area Director John Artichoker about acquiring excess GSA administered land for use by the Las Vegas Indian (Paiute) Colony. Request for transfer of excess real property and related personal property General Services Administration form and statement of justification. Letter from Assistant Area GSA Director Charles D. Worthman to A. B. Pace about the request form for transfer of property. Memorandum to Area Directors about attempts to acquire land on behalf of Native American tribes. Letter from Superintendent to Area Director John Artichoker about the derailment of a Union Pacific Railroad car adjacent to the Las Vegas Paiute Indian Colony. Letter from Las Vegas Paiute Tribal Council Chairman Kenneth D. Anderson to Union Pacific Railroad about specifications for a fence. Letter from Nevada Indian Legal Services Staff Attorney Frederick B. Stocking to Ray Jackson, Bureau of Indian Affairs Phoenix Area Office, about the Las Vegas Indian (Paiute) Colony's attempt to acquire GSA-administered land. Letter from Robert Donlevy, Area Realty Officer, to Frederick B. Stocking reporting progress on acquiring government surplus land. Memorandum from Area Realty Officer to Superintendent, Western Nevada Agency, about request for transfer of surplus land. Letter from A. B. Pace to Assistant Area Director Charles Worthman stating why request for land was denied. Notice of availability of excess real property from Director of Real Property Division A. B. Pace. Description of excess real property and map showing its location in the Las Vegas region.