NEONCITY Vegas Neon with Zappa

A short film highlighting old and new neon signs on Las Vegas Blvd. Filmed by Mark Adams of VegasTodayAndTomorrow.com Soundtrack by Frank Zappa

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• las
• vegas
• strip
• zappa
• neon
• sign
• lights

[TeamF1Jr]

Whats the latest on the Frontier sign, will it be saved?? Its pretty sad when the buck of these signs are from dumps. The darn corporate giants have no imagination. YESCO the sign maker out there in Vegas, must have neon designs in their offices that would blow people away, but the corporate giants don't want to spend the money, instead they put up these boring signs. Woulda, coulda, shoulda, but I wish I had the dough to put up a sign, it would blow away the garbage they have up now.

[youjazztube]

I'm pretty sure ta all old neon signs in Vegas must be saved. Just like all googie architecture. They all get dismantled and are moved to the "neon graveyard" where they await restoration. Most of them just sit there rusting away. some have been renovated and moved to the "neon museum" on Fremont Street. The Stardust sign (my old fav) is in the graveyard now.

[gracefullj]

I know they are really short handed and try to keep up on calls and emails - not always possible by the amount they receive from various places all over the world..I am volunteering to help with the tours soon and that will hopefully give them some relief! I will try to find out about the Frontier sign...

[stevenfranklin]

Wow! Great job on the vid and the music. Love your web site too! Downtown Steve

[tennessee5000]

Another nice obscure Zappa choice that juxtaposes nicely with the modern Vegas neon.

Dug the Jim Jarmusch'esque camera work!

Gimmie some more please.

[MoneyMakerGroup]

Extremely impressive. Thanks for the video :)

[nickschuyler]

Wow Mark! You keep getting better and better! Once again, glad you joined YT - Neon histories were not compiled well until the UNLV project a few years back. It's sad that there aren't more images. Luckily, some of it was captured by Hollywood.

[luxuryrealty]

As always a great video by Mark Adams

[scottslater]

blinking lights give me epilepsy.

[TeamF1Jr]

I thought I heard a rumor that Phil Ruffin was taking the Frontier sign with him (wherever that is). By the way, have you ever called or emailed the "neon museum" never return calls or emails. I thought it would be a cool thing in my old age to volunteer to help finance restoring an old sign like others have downtown with their plaques under the sign. Well I call to see what I can do and the "neon museum" doesn't return the call.