A new installation at the Neon Museum unveiled this week highlights the Flamingo and its connection to Las Vegas history.
Three restored signs from the oldest running Strip hotel-casino were added to the museum on Sunday.
The 1976 roadside pylon – the large centerpiece of the installation – was inspired by Bill Clarke’s 1967 mega-pylon fabricated by Ad-Art signs, according to the museum. The two feather plumes were designed by Raul Rodriguez who was a renowned parade float designer, most notably for the annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena.
Aaron Berger, executive director at the Neon Museum, said the signs have been in the museum’s so-called “neon boneyard” – the lot where museum-goers wander through unrenovated and restored signs – since they were donated in the early 2000s.
