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Photographs of Gold and Silver Pawn Shop signs, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 3, 2017
Date
2017-03-03
2017-08-12
Archival Collection
Description
The Gold and Silver Pawn Shop sits at 713 South Las Vegas Boulevard in Downtown Las Vegas. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Data Sheet.
Site address: 713 S Las Vegas Blvd
Sign owner: Richard Harrison
Sign details: This pawn shop was opened by Richard Harrison in 1988. Rick , Richard and Corey Harrison along with Austin Russell made this store famous with the History Channel reality T.V. show Pawn Stars which started airing in 2009. This show has made this location a tourist destination, so much so there is even a line to get in sometimes. With the rise of popularity they added Rick Harrison's Pawn Plaza which is a shopping center with eateries.
Sign condition: 4- looks relatively new and not too faded
Sign form: Rectangular Blade
Sign-specific description: The whole blade sign is outlined with a gold trim and red LED lights surrounding the gold. The main long rectangle blade spells out "PAWN" lengthwise in black on white backdrop. Right above the white part of the blade is a black rectangle (long side of rectangle is above the white blade) stating "Gold & Silver" written in white thin printed letters. Above this is a little white diamond. Below the white PAWN blade is a white rectangle stating "OPEN 24 HRS" in red block print letters. This blade-type sign is held right next to the building on a big white beam that has their address "713" painted on it. On the building above the entrance states "World Famous (in yellow) Gold and Silver (In red) Pawn Shop ( in Green) in back lit plastic letters. Also to the left of the entrance they have 3 plastic rectangle back lit signs that they have switched out over the years, but the current ones have been up since 2011/12. The one in the middle states "World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop" in an elaborate white cursive font written on a black background. The other two showcase the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Logo but states "World Famous Gold & Silver Las Vegas" . Below these three rectangle signs there is another smaller one with a white background stating "We Never Close" in thick blue type font letters.
Sign - type of display: Back lit plastic signs, LED lights
Sign - media: Steel, Plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: Back lit plastic
Sign animation: Charger with red LED's
Sign environment: Halfway between the strip and downtown on Las Vegas Blvd. There are a few antique shops near the pawn shop. Right next door is now Rick Harrison's Pawn Plaza Shopping Center as well as a nice sized parking lot to accommodate their guests.
Sign - date of installation: Has been up since at least 2007
Sign - date of redesign/move: Some of the plastic back lit signs have been switched out over the years
Sign - thematic influences: Gold+ Silver- could refer to the mining times in Nevada and since it is a pawn shop it could mean that you can strike it rich with bringing something there. Similar to finding gold or silver.
Sign - artistic significance: The blade type sign was popular in the 50's for directions in the car consumer and traveling era.
Survey - research locations: Acessor's page, Nevada Magazine http://nevadamagazine.com/home/inside-the-magazine/city-limits/gold-silver-pawn-shop/ , Gold and Silver Pawn Shop website https://gspawn.com/ , history.com for information on the show
Surveyor: Emily Fellmer
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-12
Sign keywords: Backlit; Plastic; LED; Steel; Pole sign
Site address: 713 S Las Vegas Blvd
Sign owner: Richard Harrison
Sign details: This pawn shop was opened by Richard Harrison in 1988. Rick , Richard and Corey Harrison along with Austin Russell made this store famous with the History Channel reality T.V. show Pawn Stars which started airing in 2009. This show has made this location a tourist destination, so much so there is even a line to get in sometimes. With the rise of popularity they added Rick Harrison's Pawn Plaza which is a shopping center with eateries.
Sign condition: 4- looks relatively new and not too faded
Sign form: Rectangular Blade
Sign-specific description: The whole blade sign is outlined with a gold trim and red LED lights surrounding the gold. The main long rectangle blade spells out "PAWN" lengthwise in black on white backdrop. Right above the white part of the blade is a black rectangle (long side of rectangle is above the white blade) stating "Gold & Silver" written in white thin printed letters. Above this is a little white diamond. Below the white PAWN blade is a white rectangle stating "OPEN 24 HRS" in red block print letters. This blade-type sign is held right next to the building on a big white beam that has their address "713" painted on it. On the building above the entrance states "World Famous (in yellow) Gold and Silver (In red) Pawn Shop ( in Green) in back lit plastic letters. Also to the left of the entrance they have 3 plastic rectangle back lit signs that they have switched out over the years, but the current ones have been up since 2011/12. The one in the middle states "World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop" in an elaborate white cursive font written on a black background. The other two showcase the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Logo but states "World Famous Gold & Silver Las Vegas" . Below these three rectangle signs there is another smaller one with a white background stating "We Never Close" in thick blue type font letters.
Sign - type of display: Back lit plastic signs, LED lights
Sign - media: Steel, Plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: Back lit plastic
Sign animation: Charger with red LED's
Sign environment: Halfway between the strip and downtown on Las Vegas Blvd. There are a few antique shops near the pawn shop. Right next door is now Rick Harrison's Pawn Plaza Shopping Center as well as a nice sized parking lot to accommodate their guests.
Sign - date of installation: Has been up since at least 2007
Sign - date of redesign/move: Some of the plastic back lit signs have been switched out over the years
Sign - thematic influences: Gold+ Silver- could refer to the mining times in Nevada and since it is a pawn shop it could mean that you can strike it rich with bringing something there. Similar to finding gold or silver.
Sign - artistic significance: The blade type sign was popular in the 50's for directions in the car consumer and traveling era.
Survey - research locations: Acessor's page, Nevada Magazine http://nevadamagazine.com/home/inside-the-magazine/city-limits/gold-silver-pawn-shop/ , Gold and Silver Pawn Shop website https://gspawn.com/ , history.com for information on the show
Surveyor: Emily Fellmer
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-12
Sign keywords: Backlit; Plastic; LED; Steel; Pole sign
Mixed Content
Index card envelopes cataloging films released between 1937 and 1977; includes titles, release details, credits, and newspaper and magazine clippings highlighting each film's premiere, approximately 1950 to 1977
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 431 (Restrictions apply), Box 432 (Restrictions apply), Box 433 (Restrictions apply), Box 434 (Restrictions apply), Box 435 (Restrictions apply), Box 436 (Restrictions apply), Box 437 (Restrictions apply), Box 438 (Restrictions apply), Box 439 (Restrictions apply), Box 440 (Restrictions apply), Box 441 (Restrictions apply), Box 442 (Restrictions apply), Box 443 (Restrictions apply), Box 444 (Restrictions apply), Box 445 (Restrictions apply), Box 446 (Restrictions apply), Box 447 (Restrictions apply), Box 448 (Restrictions apply), Box 449 (Restrictions apply), Box 450 (Restrictions apply), Box 451 (Restrictions apply), Box 452 (Restrictions apply), Box 453 (Restrictions apply), Box 454 (Restrictions apply), Box 455 (Restrictions apply), Box 456 (Restrictions apply), Box 457 (Restrictions apply), Box 458 (Restrictions apply), Box 459 (Restrictions apply), Box 460 (Restrictions apply), Box 461 (Restrictions apply), Box 462 (Restrictions apply), Box 463 (Restrictions apply), Box 464 (Restrictions apply), Box 465 (Restrictions apply), Box 466 (Restrictions apply), Box 467 (Restrictions apply), Box 468 (Restrictions apply), Box 469 (Restrictions apply), Box 470 (Restrictions apply), Box 471 (Restrictions apply), Box 472 (Restrictions apply), Box 473 (Restrictions apply), Box 474 (Restrictions apply), Box 475 (Restrictions apply), Box 476 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 431 (Restrictions apply), Box 432 (Restrictions apply), Box 433 (Restrictions apply), Box 434 (Restrictions apply), Box 435 (Restrictions apply), Box 436 (Restrictions apply), Box 437 (Restrictions apply), Box 438 (Restrictions apply), Box 439 (Restrictions apply), Box 440 (Restrictions apply), Box 441 (Restrictions apply), Box 442 (Restrictions apply), Box 443 (Restrictions apply), Box 444 (Restrictions apply), Box 445 (Restrictions apply), Box 446 (Restrictions apply), Box 447 (Restrictions apply), Box 448 (Restrictions apply), Box 449 (Restrictions apply), Box 450 (Restrictions apply), Box 451 (Restrictions apply), Box 452 (Restrictions apply), Box 453 (Restrictions apply), Box 454 (Restrictions apply), Box 455 (Restrictions apply), Box 456 (Restrictions apply), Box 457 (Restrictions apply), Box 458 (Restrictions apply), Box 459 (Restrictions apply), Box 460 (Restrictions apply), Box 461 (Restrictions apply), Box 462 (Restrictions apply), Box 463 (Restrictions apply), Box 464 (Restrictions apply), Box 465 (Restrictions apply), Box 466 (Restrictions apply), Box 467 (Restrictions apply), Box 468 (Restrictions apply), Box 469 (Restrictions apply), Box 470 (Restrictions apply), Box 471 (Restrictions apply), Box 472 (Restrictions apply), Box 473 (Restrictions apply), Box 474 (Restrictions apply), Box 475 (Restrictions apply), Box 476 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Delores Brownhofer Neonis Photograph Collection
Identifier
PH-00116
Abstract
The Dolores Brownhofer Neonis Photograph Collection (approximately 1940-1970) contains photographic prints, negatives, and a slide depicting the Brownhofer family at restaurants, bars, and casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
"Martin and George and the American Dream, part two": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
Date
1980 (year approximate) to 1995 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On Martin Luther King, Jr.
Text
Biographical essay by Gary Sternberg, 2014
Date
2014
Archival Collection
Description
Gary Sternberg grew up in Germany, witnessing anti-Semitic propaganda as early as age 7. He describes some of the experiences his father endured at a concentration camp, and his escape to China. He and his mother reunited with his father in Shanghai in 1940. They left Shanghai in 1948, eventually settling in Cleveland. He and his family came to Las Vegas in 1969.
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