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Photographs of Alicia Motel sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), April 18, 2017

Date

2017-04-18
2017-08-12

Description

The Alicia Motel, formerly the Star Motel, sits at 1200 Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Data Sheet.
Site address: 1200 Fremont St
Sign owner: 1200 Fremont LLC
Sign details: .30 acre lot that was bought in 2013 for $3 million dollars, but motel is currently not in business. Originally constructed in 1944.
Sign condition: 2 - all 3 (for Alicia Motel 1-3) signs are in bad condition, holes all over especially the bottoms, still mostly readable. Paint and letters chipping off, no traces of neon, bulbs, or anything that would've made it light up.
Sign form: Back-to-Back
Sign-specific description: Simple geometric shape, mostly rectangular, with an oval shape on top. Simple designed of the name of the motel, "Alicia" is in the oval shape bubble, "Motel" in the top rectangle shape. "Rooms Daily and weekly" along with the businesses old phone number on the bottom of the sign. Extremely faded yellow coloring, heavy sun damage and a lot of the paint is chipped off hardly legible. No visible lighting components of any kind on the sign. Is double sided but is not very tall, (maybe 10-15 feet tall).
Sign - type of display: Textual
Sign - media: Steel
Sign environment: Property is by a residential area, along with other motels and shopping centers
Sign manufacturer: No external markings for sign company or designer
Sign - date of redesign/move: was the "Star View" Motel before it turned into Alicia Motel in 2006, originally had neon but was removed once it changed to Alicia Motel.
Survey - research locations: Motel website, www.roadarch.com, assessor's website
Surveyor: Danny Jacobs
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-12
Sign keywords: Steel; Paint; Back to back; Backlit; Pole sign; Neon

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Carson Nugget wall mounted signs, Carson City, Nevada

Date

2020

Description

View of the signs mounted around the portico for the Carson Nugget with unlit neon. The neon on the underside of the structure is lit.

507 N Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701

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Rail City Casino double mounted sign, Sparks, Nevada

Date

2020

Description

View of the double mounted sign for Rail City Casino in Sparks during the day with unlit neon.

2121 Victorian Ave, Sparks, NV 89431

Rail City Casino

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Mi Casa Too! double mounted sign, Reno, Nevada

Date

2016 (year approximate) to 2020 (year approximate)

Description

View of the double mounted sign for Mi Casa Too during the day with unlit neon.

2205 W 4th St, Reno, NV 89503

Mi Casa Too

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Jim Kelly's Nugget mounted signs, Crystal Bay, Nevada

Date

2021

Description

Mounted signs over the windows above the doors for Jim Kelly's Nugget with lit neon.

20 NV-28, Crystal Bay, NV 89402

Jim Kelly's Nugget

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Pine Cone Resort moutned sign, Zephyr Cove, Nevada

Date

2021

Description

A mounted sign for the Pine Cone Resort at night and during the day with lit and unlit neon.

601 US-50, Zephyr Cove, NV 89448

Pine Cone Resort

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Altura's Bar flag mounted wall sign, Reno, Nevada

Date

2016 (year approximate) to 2020 (year approximate)

Description

View of a flag mounted sign for Altura's Bar during the day with unlit neon.

1044 E 4th St, Reno, NV 89512

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French Hotel & Bar flag mounted sign, Gardnerville, Nevada

Date

2016 (year approximate) to 2020 (year approximate)

Description

View of the flag mounted sign for the French Bar during the day.

1437 U.S. Hwy 395 N, Gardnerville, NV 89410

French Bar

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Carl's - The Saloon double mounted roof sign, Reno, Nevada

Date

2021

Description

The double mounted roof sign for Carl's - The Saloon at night with lit neon.

3310 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502

Carl's - The Saloon

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Fallon Theaters flag mounted wall sign, Fallon, Nevada

Date

2021

Description

Views of the flag mounted wall sign for the Fallon Theaters during the day.

71 S Maine St, Fallon, NV 89406

Fallon Theaters

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