Everything is Better in Neon
The Chief Court Hotel sign was originally installed around 1940 at the hotel formerly located at 1201 E. Fremont Street. The hotel architect was A. Lacey Worswick. The sign was loaned and refurbished by the Tiberti Family. It was installed as part of the Neon Museum on July 8, 1997. The sign can now be found on the northeast corner of Fremont Street Experience and 4th Street.
Photo by: LasVegas360.com
The Griffin neon sign located on Fremont St. between Las Vegas Blvd and 6th Street.
Photo by: LasVegas360.com
This unique neon sign sits atop the Pizza Rock Restaurant on the corner of Ogden and 3rd Street in downtown Las Vegas. The neon is animated with the words arrow and the smoke from the cigarette.
Photo by: LasVegas360.com
Date Taken: 12/29/2011
The Hacienda Horse and Rider was first sign to be put on display on Fremont Street. Originally installed in 1967 at the Hacienda Hotel, it was formerly located at 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South. The sign was restored through a generous donation from Brad Friedmutter. It can now be found at the intersection of Fremont Street Experience and Las Vegas Boulevard. It was designed by Brian Leming and built by Young Electric Sign Co. (YESCO)
The Hacienda was a hotel/casino that operated on the Las Vegas Strip from 1956 to 1996. It was Imploded on New Year’s Eve 1999, and replaced with the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
Photo by LasVegas360.com
This is the John E. Carson sign after it was restored in 2014. This sign can be found on the corner of 6th Street and Carson in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.