purplelime

Fondler of foliage, flat whites and photography.

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Flamingo, 1957

Slide scan from Charles Phoenix

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Sands, 1966

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Neon Night City, Shinjuku 新宿

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Shimokawaracho - Kyoto, Japan

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Blue City I, Nakano 中野

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Las Vegas Strip, c. September 1968

Sahara: Topless Revue, Mod Squad Marmalade, at 4:00 AM & 5:15 AM.

The first photo was taken approaching the Sahara driving north, and the other was taken driving south. El Rancho Vegas’ arrow sign was out of use and would be removed by the end of the year.

Photo by Bruno Werndl.

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Las Vegas Strip, 1984

Flamingo, Imperial Palace, Holiday Casino. The power lines were buried in 2009. Photo by Gunnar Kullenberg.

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Golden Nugget, Lucky Strike Club, The Mint – Fremont St, c. 1959. Singing cowboys Sons of the Pioneers headline the Golden Nugget. via Coreopsisz

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Under the Golden Nugget marquee, 1975

The Mint with new wrap-around marquee, and Gambler’s Hall of Fame across Fremont Street. Photo by Burghard Filbrandt.

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Anthony Presley

[neon-wonderlands]

Artist: visualdon

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Stardust, 1990s

The 32-floor tower, new logotype, and Enter the Night show all debuted in 1991. Greg Cava Photograph Collection (PH-00399), UNLV Special Collections and Archives.

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Fremont Street, June 1, 1981

Photo by Las Vegas News Bureau

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Fremont Street at 4th, February 1964