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Photographs of Boulder Station sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 27, 2017
Date
2017-03-27
2017-09-27
Archival Collection
Description
The Boulder Station Hotel and Casino sign sits at 4111 Boulder Highway. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Data Sheet.
Site address: 4111 Boulder Hwy
Sign owner: Stations Casino Company
Sign details: This location opened in 1991 and is considered a locals casino. They have a similar train station theme to a few of the other Stations Casino properties used to have. This location also holds a movie theater.
Sign condition: 5- still in very good condition and lights up very brightly at night still
Sign form: Pylon, Porte cochere and semi-decorated shed
Sign-specific description: The main pylon sign has a two white steel bases with a reader board on the bottom, a plasma t.v. screen on top of the reader board and the main portion of the sign with their logo above. Their main logo is a green train front with a yellow neon trim with curved maroon ovals on it stating "Boulder Station" and "Hotel-Casino" underneath it in channeled white letters that contain flashing incandescent. The porte cochere sign above their valet is in a rainbow shape stating "Boulder Station" in sparkling incandescent. With red letters underneath stating "Hotel" in red neon. Also on the main hotel tower there are the same "Boulder Station" letters in incandescent lights outlined in red neon as well. Also the word "Casino" is also in incandescent lights on the side of the building. There are also LED lights that are chasing outlining the whole building making a semi-decorated shed look.
Sign - type of display: Neon, Incandescent, LED, LED plasma screen
Sign - media: Steel and plastic for reader board
Sign - non-neon treatments: Reader board and Plasma screen
Sign animation: Flashing incandescents and Chasing LED lights
Sign environment: This location is on Boulder Hwy on the way to Henderson/Boulder City. This location is near a residential areas and is a neighbor to a Motel 6.
Sign - date of installation: Has been up since at least 2007
Sign - thematic influences: Their train theme is portrayed well in their pylon sign. Also the train theme could be considered an homage to early Vegas history as a railroad stop.
Sign - artistic significance: The pylon sign is very similar to the Fiesta Rancho sign which is also a station casino with the reader board and plasma screen. This sign is almost identical in design to the old Palace Station sign.
Survey - research locations: Palace Station sign. Surveyor Notes 1. Research locations (archAsessor's page, Boulder Station website https://boulderstation.sclv.com/ , Station's Casino website https://www.sclv.com/, google maps satellite/ road view
Survey - research notes: Station's Casinos have 10 casinos in Las Vegas and have been present in the community for the past 40 years.
Surveyor: Emily Fellmer
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-27
Sign keywords: Pylon; Porte-cochère; Neon; Incandescent; Steel; Plastic; Flashing; Reader board; Chasing; Plasma display
Site address: 4111 Boulder Hwy
Sign owner: Stations Casino Company
Sign details: This location opened in 1991 and is considered a locals casino. They have a similar train station theme to a few of the other Stations Casino properties used to have. This location also holds a movie theater.
Sign condition: 5- still in very good condition and lights up very brightly at night still
Sign form: Pylon, Porte cochere and semi-decorated shed
Sign-specific description: The main pylon sign has a two white steel bases with a reader board on the bottom, a plasma t.v. screen on top of the reader board and the main portion of the sign with their logo above. Their main logo is a green train front with a yellow neon trim with curved maroon ovals on it stating "Boulder Station" and "Hotel-Casino" underneath it in channeled white letters that contain flashing incandescent. The porte cochere sign above their valet is in a rainbow shape stating "Boulder Station" in sparkling incandescent. With red letters underneath stating "Hotel" in red neon. Also on the main hotel tower there are the same "Boulder Station" letters in incandescent lights outlined in red neon as well. Also the word "Casino" is also in incandescent lights on the side of the building. There are also LED lights that are chasing outlining the whole building making a semi-decorated shed look.
Sign - type of display: Neon, Incandescent, LED, LED plasma screen
Sign - media: Steel and plastic for reader board
Sign - non-neon treatments: Reader board and Plasma screen
Sign animation: Flashing incandescents and Chasing LED lights
Sign environment: This location is on Boulder Hwy on the way to Henderson/Boulder City. This location is near a residential areas and is a neighbor to a Motel 6.
Sign - date of installation: Has been up since at least 2007
Sign - thematic influences: Their train theme is portrayed well in their pylon sign. Also the train theme could be considered an homage to early Vegas history as a railroad stop.
Sign - artistic significance: The pylon sign is very similar to the Fiesta Rancho sign which is also a station casino with the reader board and plasma screen. This sign is almost identical in design to the old Palace Station sign.
Survey - research locations: Palace Station sign. Surveyor Notes 1. Research locations (archAsessor's page, Boulder Station website https://boulderstation.sclv.com/ , Station's Casino website https://www.sclv.com/, google maps satellite/ road view
Survey - research notes: Station's Casinos have 10 casinos in Las Vegas and have been present in the community for the past 40 years.
Surveyor: Emily Fellmer
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-27
Sign keywords: Pylon; Porte-cochère; Neon; Incandescent; Steel; Plastic; Flashing; Reader board; Chasing; Plasma display
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Johnny LaVoie Papers on the Culinary Workers Union Local 226
Identifier
MS-00895
Abstract
The Johnny LaVoie Papers on the Culinary Workers Union 226 (1958-1993) contain photographs of Culinary Union meetings; Culinary Union strikes at the MGM Hotel, Frontier Hotel, and other Las Vegas, Nevada hotels; agreements; by-laws; and Culinary Union collective bargaining booklets. Also included are negatives that correspond to the photographs, audiovisual material, newsletters from the Culinary Union and Catering Industry Employees, pins, buttons, and postcards.
Archival Collection
Wilbur and Toni Clark Papers
Identifier
MS-00361
Abstract
The Wilbur and Toni Clark Papers date from 1944 to 1991, with the bulk from 1953 to 1963 and document the lives of Wilbur and Toni Clark in Las Vegas, Nevada and the development of the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino. The collection includes correspondence from Wilbur Clark to those he identified as important individuals including government officials and celebrities. It also includes materials related to Clark’s plan of building luxury apartments near the Desert Inn, and newspaper clippings and scrapbooks about the Clarks and the Desert Inn. The collection contains some audiovisual materials including Wilbur and Toni Clark's home movies, news footage, and film footage of Las Vegas, Nevada and the Desert Inn.
Archival Collection
Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 29, 1997
Date
1997-09-29
Archival Collection
Description
Includes meeting agenda and minutes.
Text
Interview with Linda (Mack) Smith, October 6, 2006
Date
2006-10-06
Archival Collection
Description
Narrator affiliation: Deputy Manager Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy; Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation
Text
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
Maxine and Jack Cason oral history interview: transcript
Date
2016-09-22
Archival Collection
Description
Oral history interview with Maxine and Jack Cason conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on September 22, 1016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Jack discusses his early life in Oklahoma and arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1950. He recalls the formation of Saveway Super Service, Philips 66 service stations, the competition in the fuel industry, and the opening of the first Rebel service station. Jack talks about fuel terminals, fuel bulk plants, and becoming one of the largest fuel providers in southern Nevada. Later, Maxine and Jack talk about supporting local sports organizations. Lastly, Jack discusses his involvement in the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Athletics Department, and being inducted into the UNLV Sports Hall of Fame.
Text
Audio clip from interview with Robert D. "Bob" Fisher by Barbara Tabach, January 8, 2015
Date
2015-01-08
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Robert D. "Bob" Fisher on January 08, 2015. In this clip, Fisher discusses his time in Las Vegas and his involvement with Temple Beth Sholom.
Sound
Blank contract between the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad and industrial users, June 1922
Date
1922-06
Archival Collection
Description
Blank contract between the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad and industrial users
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