LV Neon Sign Graveyard

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This posting is from: Tina Tawdre
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Several years ago at DLV, this topic came up from some people wanting to
visit the neon sign graveyard. Here's an apparant information update
regarding its location.

>From MSNBC:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3840263&p1=0 <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3840263&p1=0>

YESCO is the firm responsible for the many neon extravaganzas that help
illuminate Vegas and other glitzy places the world. (They even created the
huge twanging guitar that stands outside the Hard Rock Cafe; the one
featured in such films as Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and Con-Air.) Until
recently, the "graveyard" seen in the movie where hundreds of once-vibrant
signs were left for dead was visible behind YESCO at 5119 Cameron Street.
However, the collection was acquired by the Neon Museum, which now restores
the signs for public display. As for old signs waiting for restoration,
they're now kept on a three-acre "Neon Boneyard" at the corner of Encanto
and McWilliams drives, just north of downtown. Though the lot is not open
to the public, many old signs are visible from the street as they were at
their previous site.

-- Tina Tawdre

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This posting is from: Aiko
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> ObTrivia: What does YESCO stand for? :)

(Aiko raising and waving hand)

There was once a building at the SE corner of Lincoln Avenue and 24th
street in Ogden, Utah. That building was the original home of Young
Electric Sign Company. They later moved to ..mumble.... as their corp
headquarters.

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This posting is from: Aiko
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Was there a prize for answering this question since it was an essay
question instead of multiple choice or T-F? :)

> ObTrivia: What does YESCO stand for? :)

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This posting is from: annie
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> YESCO is the firm responsible for the many neon extravaganzas that help
[munch]
> they're now kept on a three-acre "Neon Boneyard" at the corner of Encanto
> and McWilliams drives, just north of downtown. Though the lot is not open

Thanks, Tina. I'll definitely want to check this out, being kind of a
neon fan. :) Maybe we can swing by there on the way back from Rhyolite,
as we'll most likely be coming back on 95.

ObTrivia: What does YESCO stand for? :)

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This posting is from: annie
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>>ObTrivia: What does YESCO stand for? :)

> Young Electric Sign Company

Survey says ... {long pregnant pause ...} >>>>DING<<<<

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This posting is from: Dorothy D.
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For any one intrested in Las Vegas neon, here are a couple of links to
check out:

http://gaming.unlv.edu/v_museum/neon_survey/gallery.html
http://www.neonmuseum.org/pages/1/index.htm
http://www.yesco.com/home.html

Dorothy

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This posting is from: Tina Tawdre
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Dorothy,

Thanks for the excellent links. Fascianting info and I was very
interested to learn that, although not yet open to the general public,
they do have special arrngement tours for grouips.

-- Tina Tawdre

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