The iconic "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign on the south end of the Las Vegas strip was built and installed at a cost of $4,000 in 1959. Tourist have been snapping photos of the famous sign ever since.
Trouble was, photographing the historic sign was a gamble for decades. There were no legal places to park. You had to run across busy Las Vegas Blvd. to shoot your picture, then run back across the traffic filled street.
Now, after 49 years, they built a parking lot at a cost of $400,000. There are 12 parking spaces on one side and a parking lane for buses and limousines on the other side. Also, a paved walkway to the sign. We finally and safely stopped to take our photo with this celebrity of a sign.
Viva Las Vegas!