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Lucky Cuss Neon Survey document, September 14, 2017
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Site address: 3305 Fremont St
Sign owner: D B N G LLC
Sign details: This property was originally the Panorama Motel, which opened in the 1950's. However, the signage later changed to fit the Lucky Cuss Motel. It was removed from the property in 2008. In 2012, the old sign was restored by the Neon Museum and placed on Las Vegas Boulevard. The replacement sign is still at the property.
Sign condition: 5 - appears to be well maintained
Sign form: Roadside pole
Sign-specific description: The sign at the property is a rectangular cabinet, with the edges at the top rounded off. The background of the cabinet is red, and the outline is blue. The words "Lucky Cuss" are white in a stylized front, and the word "Motel" in larger, block white lettering. On the side of the cabinet is the address 3305.
Sign - type of display: Neon
Sign - media: Steel
Sign environment: Property is on Fremont St, near a car dealership and other motels
Sign - date of installation: c. 2008
Sign - thematic influences: The sign does keep some of the original elements of the first sign, the 1950s era stylized font and simple outlines of neon.
Sign - artistic significance: The sign, although new, does throwback to the original's 1950s creation date.
Survey - research locations: Assessor's website, roadarch.com
Surveyor: Lauren Vaccaro
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-14
Sign keywords: Neon; Steel; Pole sign; Roadside
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The Beat Coffeehouse Neon Survey document, September 17, 2017
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Archival Collection
Description
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
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Photographs of Cash for Cars sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 3, 2017
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Archival Collection
Description
Site address: 1716 Fremont St
Sign owner: California Auto Sales
Sign details: This location was built in 1971
Sign condition: 3- The sign has a lot of damage on the road side of the sign.
Sign form: Pylon that has characteristics of a blade
Sign-specific description: This roadside pylon has a long yellow thin round base that the sign hangs off of like a blade. It has 4 pieces of steel that connect it to the red portion of the sign. The main portion of the sign is all outlined in a red steel rectangle that contain incandescent light bulbs. Then from the top down there are 8 plastic rectangles that are back lit by reader boards that each say something different but all in the same font. The first one is a silhouette of a car followed by "Cars", " Direct", another silhouette of a car, "Great", "Deals", their phone number , then their address. Below the plastic back lit signs is a round steel sign with white painted letters stating, "Cash for Cars" in neon. This circle has a white border in incandescent light bulbs as well.
Sign - type of display: Neon, Plastic, incandescent and a plastic reader board
Sign - media: Steel and plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: Backlit plastic portion of sign and reader board
Sign animation: Chaser for incandescent light bulbs
Sign environment: This location is on the east side of Fremont near Bruce St. and has many different motels near it, but is close to a residential area.
Sign manufacturer: YESCO
Sign - date of installation: Has been up since at least 2007
Sign - thematic influences: This sign has similar traits to the Genuine Auto Parts sign.
Survey - research locations: Assessor's page, google maps satellite and street view
Survey - research notes: On google maps road view you can see the sign in the 2007 view but it must be a lot older than that since even in that year it had quite a bit of damage but no other photos or records were found finding its exact year of installation.
Surveyor: Emily Fellmer
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-27
Sign keywords: Blade; Neon; Plastic; Incandescent; Chasing; Reader board; Pole sign
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Photographs of Fremont Hotel and Casino sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 3, 2017
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Archival Collection
Description
The Fremont Hotel and Casino, operating since 1956, sits at 200 Fremont Street inside the Fremont Street Experience. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Sheet.
Site name: Fremont Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site address: 200 Fremont St
Sign owner: Boyd Gaming
Sign details: Opened 1956, the Fremont was a 15-story high rise, tallest building in Nevada at the time. Boyd Gaming purchased the property in 1983.
Sign condition: 5 - well maintained signage
Sign form: Bullnose Architectural sign
Sign-specific description: Decorated shed that wraps two sides of the property. The neon is primarily red with reader boards spaced throughout. The wrap also has columns of light bulbs. A cabinet with the words "Sam Boyd's" is at the very top of the bullnose at the corner, with the word Fremont directly underneath. A large T.V. screen is in-between "Fremont" and "Casino," which is housed at the bottom of the bullnose.
Sign - type of display: Neon, Incandescent
Sign - media: Steel, Plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: T.V. screens
Sign animation: Flickering lightbulbs
Sign environment: Property is on Fremont Street, near the Golden Nugget, 4 Queens, and Binion's.
Sign manufacturer: Possibly SSI
Sign - date of installation: c. 1983
Sign - thematic influences: Similar to that of other Fremont Street casino properties, the Fremont has a wrap of neon and incandescent bulbs going around the face of the building. The current signage went up in the 1980s, 20 years after the first of the wraps and bullnoses went up in that area.
Sign - artistic significance: When Sam Boyd purchases the property and changed the signage, it appears he wanted to stay consistent with the other larger casino properties in that area. A decorated shed was put on the building, with a large bullnose on the corner.
Survey - research locations: Vintage Vegas, The Magic Sign, Fremont Hotel Website, Boyd Gaming Website
Survey - research notes: There is a good chance that SSI designed the Sam Boyd signage. There is photo evidence in the Federal Heath photo collection at the Neon Museum showing a piece from the property in their shop back in the early 1980s.
Surveyor: Wyatt Currie-Diamond
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-09
Sign keywords: Architectural; Neon; Incandescent; Steel; Plastic; Bullnose; Video screen
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Photographs of Binion's signs, Las Vegas (Nev.), April 18, 2017
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Archival Collection
Description
The Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel, bought in 1951 as the Horseshoe Club, sits at 128 Fremont Street inside the Fremont Street Experience. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Sheet.
Site name: Binion's Horseshoe (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site address: 128 Fremont St
Sign owner: TLC Casino Enterprises
Sign details: Opened By Benny Binion 1951, and later say remodels and expansions in 1960 after the purchase of the Boulder Club and 1988 when The Mint was purchase and expanded further and doubled the size. Mr. Binion is known for popularizing the World Series of Poker and brought the game into the mainstream. Binion's Horseshoe was the first casino to put carpeting in a downtown property.
Sign condition: 5 - all of the neon on the property is well maintained and working
Sign form: Concave design, Bullnose elements and decorated shed
Sign-specific description: The property is currently known as Binion's. The horseshoe elements of the property were removed when the Casino changed the name in 2004. The property is a decorated shed, with blue neon signs covering the exterior of the building. The property also has neon signs with the name "Binion's" in a cursive font around the building, along with a large "B" and the world "Gambling" in a western style serif font
Sign - type of display: Neon and Incandescent
Sign - media: Steel
Sign animation: Flickering incandescent bulbs, neon tubes in-between the solid blue flicker.
Sign environment: Downtown Las Vegas, across from Golden Nugget
Sign manufacturer: YESCO and AD-Art
Sign designer: Rudy Crisostomo
Sign architect of record: 1961
Sign - date of installation: 1961
Sign - date of redesign/move: 2005 rebranded as Binion's Gambling Hall
Sign - thematic influences: Similar to other properties on Fremont Street. Property is wrapped with neon and has elements of western flair in the design
Sign - artistic significance: 1960s Downtown started to see the first decorated sheds, and the western style casino was still popular during that time.
Survey - research locations: The Magic Sign, Binion's website, Vintage Vegas
Survey - research notes: https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2010/jan/12/rooms-dark-there-still-action-binions/
Surveyor: Wyatt Currie-Diamond
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-11
Sign keywords: Neon; Incandescent; Steel; Flickering; Bullnose; Architectural
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Group of servicemen (for General Patton) at a party at Walking Box Ranch, Nevada: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010 Photograph taken when General Patton's troops visited Walking Box Ranch. Photo was taken in the great room of the ranch house. Rex Anthony Bell, Jr (Toni Larbow Beldam) is seated on the floor in the center with a military cap and checkered shirt. George Francis Robert Bell is seated on a wooden 'horse' holding a rope and also wearing a military cap. Clara is seated in the center on an unidentified man's lap with her arm raised. Rex Bell (George Francis Beldam) is located behind Clara's outstretched arm and hand in the back
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Group of people seated at the dining table in the ranch house at Walking Box, Ranch: Nevada: photographic print
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Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010 Group of people seated at the dining table in the ranch house. From left clockwise around the table; Rex Bell, his brother Hodson Beldam, Marion Lewyn, Lon Chaney, Clara Bow, Louis Lewyn, Hodson Beldam's wife Kathy, Hod Bed Clara and Rex Bell (George Francis Beldam)at either ends of the table. Dinner Party at the ranch. Rex on left, his brother Hodson Beldam and his wife Kathy, then Lon Chaney, Clara, Henry Lewin (producer from Hollywood) and his wife Marian
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, February 21, 1978
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, July 10, 1973
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Map showing location of 24" C.I. pipeline in Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1943
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