Details

Subject(s)

• Neon lighting—Nevada—History [Browse]
• Electric signs—Nevada—History [Browse]
• Advertising, Outdoor—Nevada—History [Browse]

Photographer

• Laufer, Peter, 1950- [Browse]

Writer of foreword

• Lakich, Lili, 1944- [Browse]

Summary note

"Sheila Swan and Peter Laufer take readers on a journey, not only along the Las Vegas Strip, but down quiet, two-lane rural roads punctuated by neon signs - those glistening beacons that represent commerce in the vast Great Basin. The photographers' stunning work captures the argon violets, krypton purples, helium golds, and xenon blues that glow amid the nighttime desert sky." - from front flap.

Bibliographic references

Includes index.

Contents

Electric Jewels of the Nevada Desert Few Neon Reflections Splash at the Lake while Carson Glows The Biggest Little City in the World Neon in the Cow Counties Wandering the Neon Desert from Wendover Will to Cactus Pete Light on the Loneliest Road in America New Flare in the South Las Vegas! The Tube-Bending Craft Museum Pieces A Date with Vegas Vickie A Tour with the Young Brothers and a Hello to a Star Tube Bender Epilogue: The Future for Neon in Nevada.

ISBN

• 1510781161
• 9781510781160 ((hardcover))

OCLC

1415842582

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