Daytime and nighttime views of the Grand Canyon Experience signs on the Strip. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Data Sheet.
Site address: 3791 S Las Vegas Blvd
Sign owner: M H & K Enterprises
Sign details: The Grand Canyon Experience is directly North of the MGM next to the GameWorks complex. Above the clear glass entrances to the outdoor scenic tour's facility is a large building front designed marquee design, as well as a smaller version over the entrance facing northwest.
Sign condition: Structure 5 Surface 3 Lighting 5
Sign form: Fascia
Sign-specific description: The marquee reads Grand Canyon in yellow channel letters outlined in yellow neon, the insides are orange with orange neon in the middle. Experience is spelled in a cursive style orange channel letters with orange neon and incandescent bulbs on the interior. The two texts are supported on a steel framework of interconnecting steel pipes. The shape looks as if it is a bow pointed toward the ground. Two steel poles run vertically approximately 16 feet from the edge of the support system. They run toward the ground against the wall and stop to square i18" tall 10 inch deep, yellow, message box with a black surface. The neon whit von inside of the red channel letters reads "Shop Grand Avenue" in an all caps Arial style text. Two halogen lamps project off of the top of the sign and illuminate a three-dimensional sculpted caricature of a hiker. The entire structure is supported on the West wall of the building. The logo itself spans seventy-eight and a half feet at it's widest and is approximately twenty-three feet tall. Below the NW entrance to the establishment, a smaller version of the giant marquee sign sits above the door. Aluminum channel letters spell " Grand Canyon," with orange argon on the interiors. Below that sits a three-tiered back lit message panel. It forms a shape reminiscent of an upside down step pyramid. The top section actually contains yellow argon in nine-inch cursive text spelling experience. The three stepped cabinet is of a polished aluminum. The text sits on sheet metal raceways.
Sign - type of display: Neon; Incandescent; Backlit
Sign - media: Steel; Fiberglass; Plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: Paint
Sign animation: Chasing, flashing, oscillating
Notes: The text, which resides on the southern wall and reads "Casino," is filled with incandescent bulbs that all illuminate at the same time, and oscillate. They then shut off at the same time, and then repeat. The raceways of incandescent bulbs chase each other while the neon, which surrounds the back lit, plastic, screens on this wall flash on then off. The bottom two raceways sandwiching the reflective panel chase from left to right, while the remainder of the raceways surrounding the signs, run right to left. The incandescent bulbs on the pylon chase each other gracefully up the length of the pylon. The animation is patterned so as to appear as if a section of several bulbs are pulsing its way up the towers, hugging the edge of the bulbous tops. The raceways continue around the east face of the building. The umbrellas in the plaza behind the pylon, also are animated with incandescent bulbs chasing each other downward along the raceways.
Sign environment: The Grand Canyon Experience is a rather large sign but is dwarfed by the immense MGM pylon just to the south of it. It is accented by faux rock serving as door jambs for the actual entrances.
Sign manufacturer: Mikohn Lighting and Sign
Sign - date of installation: 2000- 08
Sign - thematic influences: The actual theme of the sign is correspondent to that of the business, which the sign advertises. The text does not appear to be associated with any particular theme, but hold a style complimentary to each other. An element of theming is still evident with the faux rock facade, and the sculpted figure on top of the sign.
Sign - artistic significance: If not significant for simply combining different elements to create a completely self-contained sign, it fits into the movement in Las Vegas's history, which is geared more toward the family. The cartoon-like representation of a hiker, the fake rocks, the bright colors, and location in a strip mall, which centered on such establishments as Gameworks and M&M World, all point to the conclusion that families are welcome.
Surveyor: Joshua Cannaday
Survey - date completed: 2002
Sign keywords: Fascia; Neon; Incandescent; Backlit; Steel; Fiberglass; Plastic; Paint

Daytime and nighttime views of the La Concha Motel sign on the Strip. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Data Sheet.
Site address: 2955 S Las Vegas Blvd
Sign owner: Edward Doumani
Sign details: The La Concha is located north of the Riviera hotel Casino, just past the giant glass wall advertising for Splash. The La Concha double sided ground sign, sits close to the street on the east side of the strip, facing north /south. Directly to the east the origin of the signs shape resides in the form of the front structure of the La Concha's lobby structure. The sweeping elliptical roofline creates a structure dripping with the flavor of outlandish 50's-60's expressionistic modern design. The roadside ground sign reflects this shape actually mimicking it in a stylized silhouette of itself. The two icons are separated by a small but busy parking lot that expands north of the La Concha to house other similar style structures. The wings of the hotel, which extend out behind the main lobby, are a rather stark and plainly rectangular form, compared to the front portion of the lot.
Sign condition: Structure 4 Surface 4 Lighting 4 Notes: Considering the age of the property and the sign, it is in great condition, everything is intact, but not perfect.
Sign form: Pylon
Sign-specific description: The sign resides in a pleasant spot of green grass, among the concrete and black top surfaces. A rectangular base, painted a light hue of blue and gold, supports a double-sided sculpted cabinet in a three-pointed crown, which is the stylized profile of the building in sits in front of. Below the main cabinet a triangular internally lit message center has been added, as well as two more, flat rectangular cabinets on the north and south sides. The cabinets are adorned with text that advertising for car rentals located in the same neighboring lot. Off of the west side of the cabinet a small circular cabinet is cantilevered off of the edge. It is an internally lit marker, noting that color television is available inside. The surface of the actual cabinet is painted red, and is somewhat faded. The section of the cabinet that would be dedicated to the low-lying portions of the La Concha's roof are addressed in white. The "La Concha" is spelled across the front of the sign in white text outlined in blue. The text is designed specific to the sign, for the capital L and C are shaped to match the contours of the crowns of the sign. The rest of the script also takes on some of the same stroke of the manner. Motel is spelled in the same coloring across the bottom right hand portion of the signs face, in block text. The very bottom portion of the cabinet is a black painted horizontal extension with edges that angle back into the body of the sign. The words "vacancy' are written across the surface of the sign to the right hand side. No is spelled on the left, but only in neon. When illuminated the main text is lined with a light electric blue, while the edges, and the top contours are lined with a pink and fuchsia glowing borders. The words "vacancy" and "motel" are lined in an orange, amber colored, warm tubing.
Sign - type of display: Neon; Incandescent; Backlit
Sign - media: Steel; Plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: Graphics; Paint
Sign animation: none
Sign environment: The La Concha sits just to the south of the Riviera's giant glass wall. Headed south, the property comes into view, being a quiet transition from the extreme nature of the Riviera. The sign sits in a black top expanse that meanders back into the rest of La Concha's property. The base of the sign is surrounded with plants and curbing, firmly rooted into the urban mainstream of the neighboring street.
Sign manufacturer: YESCO
Sign - thematic influences: The theme of the La Concha can be drawn directly from 1950's and 60's modern design. Such curve can be seen signs of the decade for example the original Dunes pylon displays elements of such curve and swell. In Jorg Rugemer's Lost Las Vegas, there is a picture of a 60's era automobile sitting next to the building. It is used to show the influences of the structures design present in the design of something as common as the automobile. It is reminiscent of the protruding fins and large eye like taillights seen on such autos. The sign itself is an interpretation of the building in a silhouette form, so it's angle draw from the same pool as well. The coloration of the neon is also reminiscent of the era. The turquoise, vermilion and red are reminders of such properties as the original Flamingo, and the Algiers.
Surveyor: Joshua Cannaday
Survey - date completed: 2002
Sign keywords: Pylon; Neon; Incandescent; Backlit; Steel; Plastic; Graphics; Paint