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Photographs of ABC Stores sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 3, 2017

Date

2017-03-03
2017-09-01

Description

The ABC Stores sign sits at 23 East Fremont Street inside the Fremont Street Experience. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Sheet.
Site address: 23 Fremont St
Sign owner: Sidney and Minnie Kosasa
Sign details: The idea of the ABC stores originated in Hawaii with their first store opening in Waikiki in 1964 as a traveler convenience store selling groceries, cosmetics and souvenirs. The company now has location here in Las Vegas as well as Guam and Saipan. The owners wanted a name that everyone could remember so they named it ABC. The building that houses this ABC Store on Fremont was originally constructed in 1940. The property opened as the ABC Stores in November of 2001.
Sign condition: 5- relatively new and in good condition.
Sign form: Flat bullnose sign, though nearly a canopy sign
Sign-specific description: Above their entrance are big silver plumes that are all lined with chasing incandescent. At night these plumes look like a iridescent pearl color. There is one big plume in the middle and two on either side of the big one. On the middle plume there is a blade sign stating "ABC (vertically) Stores (horizontally)" which is also lined in incandescent on the roadside portion of the sign. The blade portion is a backlit plastic sign. Above the silver plumes is "ABC STORES" in channeled block font letters. These letters are outlined in blue neon (argon) and have gold colored incandescent that are flashing.
Sign - type of display: Neon, incandescents and backlit plastic signs
Sign - media: Plastic and steel
Sign - non-neon treatments: Neon, incandescents and backlit plastic signs
Sign animation: Chaser for the incandescents on the plumes and flasher on the incandescents in the ABC letters above the plumes.
Sign environment: This property is on Fremont in between Main and First Street. To the east would be the site of the old Famous Pioneer Club and La Bayou was to the west, but has been torn down in the past year. Across the street was the Glitter Gulch.
Sign manufacturer: YESCO
Sign - date of installation: 2001
Sign - thematic influences: The plumes that this location has look very similar to the 1970's Raul Rodriguez Flamingo feathers.
Sign - artistic significance: Could be reminiscent of the 1970's Flamingo Feathers designed by Raul Rodriguez. Though it is also remnant of the old showgirl outfits with their plumes and big feathery outfits.
Survey - research locations: ABC website http://www.abcstores.com/about/ , Acessor's Page, contact with Lovella Joy C. Romulando the Assistant Property manager.
Surveyor: Emily Fellmer
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-01
Sign keywords: Neon; Incandescent; Backlit; Plastic; Steel; Chasing; Flashing; Bullnose

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Hello America! at Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada: costume design drawing

Date

1964

Archival Collection

Description

Handwritten on in the upper left corner of the drawing: "2, Alan Riley, Jack Juno."
Costume Details: Male dancer wearing an eastern costume that consists of pink pants with gold stripes down the side of the right leg, a light pink sash tied around the waist, a pink vest with gold and purple patterns, arm cuffs, and a matching turban.
Show Name: Hello America!
Performance Name: To Bing, Bob and Dorothy "With Love!": Road to Morocco

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Male dancer for a show at Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada: costume design drawing

Date

1967 to 1970

Archival Collection

Description

Costume design drawing with the names of the seven male singers written on the right hand side.
Costume Details: A male dancer in a light green and white toga, a feathered leg band, and a matching headdress and shoulder padding.

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Male performer in a show at the Desert Inn Las Vegas, Nevada: costume design drawing

Date

1968 to 1971

Archival Collection

Description

A costume design drawing with fabric swatch pinned on the left side of the page; notes about the costume are written next to the drawing and a sketch of what the costume looks like from behind is in the background.
Costume Details: A male performer is holding a torch and is clothed in a white and orange breechclout and matching armband, leg band, headdress, and a white feathered chest drape.

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Male performers, Las Vegas, Nevada: costume design drawing

Date

1967 to 1970

Archival Collection

Description

Costume design drawing of two male dancers; one is in Roman dress, the other is in Egyptian garb; "Cleopatra-possible men's wardrobe" is written on the top.
Costume Details: The first performer is clothed in a (Roman) gold breechcloth with red lining and gold armbands; the second is clothed in (Egyptian) light green and white military uniform and holding a spear and shield.

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