The 4 Queens Hotel & Casino sits at 202 Fremont Street inside the Fremont Street Experience. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Sheet.
Site name: Four Queens Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site address: 202 Fremont St
Sign owner: Four Queens Inc.
Sign details: Construction began on November 16, 1964, opening on June 2, 1966. The casino is named after the builder's, Ben Goffstein, four daughters.
Sign condition: 5, this signage is in excellent condition and well maintained
Sign form: Decorated Shed
Sign-specific description: A bullnose sits over the main corner entry, with the "4 Queens" at the very top of the bullnose, and the bullnose itself is of gold and black strips. The 4 has red crown at the very top of the number. The rest of the property is surrounded by a neon canopy with various can letters that spell "Four Queens," "Hotel & Casino."
Sign - type of display: Neon, Incandescent
Sign - media: Steel
Sign animation: Flickering incandescent lights
Sign environment: Property faces Fremont Street, near other larger casino properties.
Sign - date of installation: c. 1966
Sign - thematic influences: The property also decided to wrap a good portion of the building with neon in the 1960s, similar to that of the Golden Nugget and Binion's Horseshoe
Sign - artistic significance: The theme of the property seems to represent a playing cards with the name of the 4 Queen, since there is also 4 queens in a traditional deck of cards.
Survey - research locations: Assessor's website, Vintagelasvegas.com
Surveyor: Lauren Vaccaro
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-17
Sign keywords: Neon; Incandescent; Steel; Bullnose; Flickering