The NEON Boneyard

The 1-page PDF collage below was made up from a series of pictures that I took at the NEON Boneyard in downtown Las Vegas.  To enlarge and view in more detail, select and click the "Fullscreen" option from the Scribd menu at the top of the page.
______________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________

I created this collage from a series of photos taken on a recent visit to the NEON Museum’s “Boneyard.” The three-acre Neon Boneyard houses more than 150 historic, non-restored signs. It is home to some of the most treasured and world-famous signs of Las Vegas—Caesars Palace, Binions Horsehoe, Golden Nugget, Silver Slipper, and, most recently the Stardust. Each has been donated or loaned by individuals, businesses and sign companies such as Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO).

The Neon Museum officially "opened" with the installation of its first refurbished sign, The Hacienda Horse and Rider, on November 15, 1996 at the intersection of Las Vegas Blvd. and Fremont Street. The construction on the city of the new Neon Boneyard Park began on February 8, 2010. The park will sit adjacent to the La Concha on Las Vegas Blvd. North and will complement the campus of the Neon Museum Boneyard and visitor’s center. Funding for the project is provided by the Bureau of Land Management through the sale of public lands as authorized by the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act. This keeps the funds from Nevada federal land sales in the state for parks and trail projects.

Today, 13 refurbished signs can be visited on a self-guided walking tour 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in our outdoor downtown “gallery”. The gallery begins in front of the Neonopolis at Las Vegas Boulevard near the Hacienda Horse and Rider and includes the original Aladdin’s Lamp. All restored to their original condition, the gallery extends to the 3rd Street cul-de-sac adjacent to The Fremont Street Experience canopy and includes The Flame Restaurant, Chief Court Motel, Andy Anderson, The Red Barn, Wedding Information, Nevada Motel, and Dots Flowers and then down Las Vegas Blvd North to the Bow & Arrow, Silver Slipper and Binion’s Horseshoe.