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| - They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway...but in Vegas they aren't even neon! Fluorescent and incandescent, actually. A pre-reserved tour via the web and a waiver signing later, we joined our tour guide Bill through the beautiful new desert park across from Cashman Center and into the boneyard. My favorite is the Silver Slipper "on a stick" on the Boulevard, but there are many other great signs and memories here.
The shamrock, the ugly duckling from a used car lot, the one sign from Utah from a Chinese Restaurant, Vegas history, sign company information, sign safety changes, special flooring for lead and mercury and broken bulbs...
Bill had a great sense of humor and did well with our tour. We learned a lot, were allowed to take lots of pictures, and baked in the sun albeit it was only 76 degrees outside. Bring water (they do provide a bottle for you) and wear sunscreen...the fencing and walls around the boneyard denied the great breeze that we felt when we exited. The magnificent Moulin Rouge sign, the Barbary Coast, the Stardust, the itty bit left of the Dunes, the recently retired Sahara....it is a magical resting place.
I recommend the tour - bring all of your friends and family for some non-neon, unlit, bright lights history.
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