Las Vegas Blvd., in public right of way, approx. .5 mi. S. of intersection with Russell Rd., Paradise Township, Nevada. County/parish: Clark.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 01, 2009. NRIS 09000284.
1 contributing object.
The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign is a Las Vegas landmark funded in May 1959 and erected soon after by Western Neon. The sign was designed by Betty Willis at the request of Ted Rogich, a local salesman, who sold it to Clark County, Nevada.
The sign is located in the median at 5100 Las Vegas Boulevard South, north of the historic stone pillars of the old McCarran Field on the east side, and level with the Bali Hai Golf Club on the west side. Some consider the sign to be the official southern end of the Las Vegas Strip. The sign, like most of the Strip, sits in Paradise and is located roughly 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the city limits of Las Vegas. The entire metro area is generally referred to as Las Vegas.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63816510