{"id":33963,"date":"2022-09-15T15:12:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T22:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=33963"},"modified":"2022-09-15T15:39:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T22:39:57","slug":"neon-museum-welcomes-classic-plaza-sign-to-boneyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/neon-museum-welcomes-classic-plaza-sign-to-boneyard\/","title":{"rendered":"Neon Museum Welcomes Classic Plaza Sign to Boneyard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Neon Museum hosted its first sign lighting in two years to unveil a new sign in its collection.<\/p>\n

Technically, it’s a new old sign, but you know what we mean.<\/p>\n

The classic, newly-refurbished sign from Plaza was illuminated at the attraction on Sep. 14, 2022 with all the requisite hoopla.<\/p>\n

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All but one of the bulbs works, but the sign blinks, so it’s hard to capture all the bulbs lit at the same time. The one that didn’t work was in the “P”—second row down, five bulbs from the right. And, yes, we should probably seek professional help.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Plaza and Neon Museum VIPs were on-hand for the lighting ceremony, including Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel and Neon Museum Executive Director, Aaron Berger. See video below.<\/p>\n

The Plaza sign now on display at the Neon Museum was designed by legendary artist Charles Barnard.<\/p>\n

Barnard also designed the iconic Vegas Vickie sign (now a centerpiece of downtown’s Circa casino, look for Barnard’s signature on the bottom of her boot), the sign for Sassy Sally’s and many others.<\/p>\n

Barnard’s legacy includes designs for The Strat, Golden Nugget, Mirage, Flamingo, Caesars Palace and Stardust.<\/p>\n

We would like to get our hands on Barnard’s book, “The Magic Sign,” but would need to take out a second mortgage.<\/p>\n

Here’s some video from the lighting ceremony.<\/p>\n

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