Last week, we visited the boneyard of classic neon signs from The Strip at the Neon Museum of Las Vegas.  The stories of these relics were conveyed during an excellent guided tour. Once proudly attracting hundreds of thousands of people to casinos like moths in the desert night, these iconic images are now relegated to the ground for the public to see. It was fascinating to see them sitting on the ground where their scale and construction could be fully appreciated.

We also got to see the recently relocated “Googie”  La Concha Motel reception building which is now serving as the entry to the museum.  This was a real architectural bonus. Incredibly, a team was able to brace and cut the curved concrete shell into 9 pieces, ship on a flat bed truck down the street to the museum, and reassemble it to serve as a new entrance to the museum.

Be sure to check out the restored historic neon signs along the street in front of the museum, including the flashy high heel shoe that Howard Hughes apparently thought was spying on him.