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Club Hotel sign, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1986

Description

Exterior view of the Club Hotel focusing on the sign at night.

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River House Motel sign, Reno, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1986

Description

Sign for the River House Motel at night with lit neon.

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Reno Aces roof mounted ticket sign, Reno, Nevada

Date

2016 (year approximate) to 2020 (year approximate)

Description

View of the ticket sign for the Reno Aces.

250 Evans Ave, Reno, NV 89501

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Carnation Ice Cream roof mounted signs, Reno, Nevada

Date

2016 (year approximate) to 2020 (year approximate)

Description

View of roof mounted signs for Carnation Ice Cream during the day with unlit neon.

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Fitzgerald's Club wall signs, Reno, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1986

Description

View of the sign for Fitzgerald's Club, now defunct.

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Photographs of Binion's signs, Las Vegas (Nev.), April 18, 2017

Date

2017-04-18

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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Slide of neon signs for the Horseshoe Club, Reno, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of illuminated neon signs for the Horseshoe Club, located in Reno. The neon sign for The Nugget is partially visible in the lower right corner. Site Name: Horseshoe Club (Reno, Nev.)

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River Belle Market wall mounted sign, Verdi, Nevada

Date

2021

Description

A wall mounted sign for the River Belle Market during the day, including a detailed view of a Coca Cola sign.

1705 U.S.40, Verdi, NV 89439

River Belle Market

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Eldorado casino entrance sign, Reno, Nevada

Date

2020

Description

View of the casino entrance for the Eldorado in Reno.

345 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89501

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Slide of the neon sign for the Sombrero Motel, Las Vegas, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the neon sign for the Sombrero Motel lit up at night.

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