Whose bright idea? Las Vegas' Neon Museum
LONDON. November 9. KAZINFORM Flashy casinos, jackpots and showgirls; the images of Las Vegas that come to mind have one thing in common -- they are invariably lit by the hundreds of neon signs that make the city glow.
The city's newly-opened Neon Museum pays some sort of homage to this beacon to gamblers in the Nevada desert.
Home to more than 150 neon signs dating from the 1930s to today, it took Bill Marion, the chair of the Neon Museum, 15 years to collect and plan the exhibition.
"The signs are a visual history of Las Vegas," says Marion. "Each sign has a unique story behind it -- about casino bosses and owners who built the city, about the mob figures who associated with them, about the entertainers who used to perform here."
The museum also works with the City of Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Signs Project, to restore and install vintage signs along Las Vegas Boulevard between Sahara and Washington Avenues.
Several signs are on display already and more will be added gradually, CNNGo reported.
At the moment, the museum tours only take place during the day. But night tours will start soon.
"Dramatic lighting is added throughout the Neon Boneyard that will illuminate the signs at night," says Marion. "We will be starting those tours before the end of the year."
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