" The signs are a visual history of Las Vegas," says Marion. " Each sign has a unique story behind i

While Las Vegas famed welcome sign is not part of the museum (yet) its designer, Betty Willis, features in the new Neon Museum, opening October 27, 2012, with a sign she designed for the hotel casino Moulin Rouge.
" The signs are a visual history of Las Vegas," student discount air travel says Marion. " Each sign has a unique story behind it -- about casino bosses and owners who built the city, about the mob figures who associated with them, about the entertainers who used to perform here."
"It's a classic example of early neon sign design. In the 1930s and 1940s, student discount air travel as highways began connecting cities and America's love affair with the car began, a glowing neon sign was the perfect way to draw weary travelers to your door.
"So early neon signs were very straightforward and told you exactly what the building they were attached to offered: 'Gas,' 'Lodging,' or in the case of the Green Shack, 'Steak, Chicken and Cocktails.'"
"It also represents a kind of odd time in Las Vegas' student discount air travel recent past. The Treasure Island was built in 1993 when hotel casinos along the Strip experimented with a more 'family-friendly' approach to marketing.
"The skull we have is one of two that were featured on their main marquee, but it was only up for about 10 years. Now, the hotel is called the TI, and they have a more adult-themed sirens show instead of a pirate ship battle."
"It was, at one time, the largest neon sign in the world. It was designed by Kermit Wayne and was created to help hide the building. The architecture of the building was so plain and unattractive, they covered the entire front of the building with an enormous neon sign."
"The sign design itself is fairly simple: it's just the words 'Moulin Rouge' written in an elegant, pinkish red, French-inspired font. Only it's not a font -- Betty couldn't find one she liked enough to use, so she designed it herself. It's so simple, but perfect."
student discount air travel A 45-minute tour of the Neon Boneyard runs every half hour from 10 a.m.-4 student discount air travel p.m., Monday to Saturday. Tickets are US$18 for adults, US$12 for students, senior citizens, veterans and Nevada residents, free for children under six. Visitors student discount air travel are advised to purchase the tickets in advance through the website .