Friday, September 6, 2024

The Neon Museum of Las Vegas, Nevada (5 Sept 2024)

I have friends who are very dear to me who go to Las Vegas to party.  I adore them, but won't go, becasue I don't enjoy being dressed up and drunk.

I found the Neon Museum, and it is so much more interesting than drinking!


The small piece of land filled with oversized signs contains both neon signs and other historic signs of Las Vegas, often from leased signage that was reclaimed by sign companies prior to the demolition and replacement of old casinos.


Shapely letters, so many bulbs.


Oh!


What a great S.


This required some interpretation, but it used to be part of the Flamingo sign.  


Sea horses very much seem to be alien life forms - I'm unsure how they wind up posing as ordinary sea creatures of earth.  This sign puts them in this alien context.


If my clothes ever emote this much, it's a sign I've had too much espresso, and need to stay home from work.

I enjoyed my visit to this museum very much, and appreciated the patio with misters, which helped those of us who were walking around in high 90s temperatures a chance to almost cool off.