Have any of you heard or even better, been to The Neon Boneyard in Las Vegas? I came across this place last night and I almost rolled off my bed with excitement. I think old neon signage like this is one of the coolest things man has ever come up with and this place in Vegas saves it from being lost and forgotten/destroyed. They collect old neon signage, some pieces are donated to them and others are literally rescued from buildings being torn down.
None of this stuff is for sale, which would probably drive me nuts if I ever got to actually see this magnificent place in real life. I think if I was ever to plan some sort of robbery in my lifetime, this would be my target. Only crap thing is, once I’ve plugged all my ‘loot’ in back at the hide out, I would pretty much be screwed.
If any of you have ever been to this museum, please leave me a comment telling me what it’s like in real life. I would love to hear about it.
– The Neon Museum/The Neon Boneyard was established as a non-profit organization in 1996 to collect and exhibit neon signs, the classic Las Vegas art form. The collection boasts over 150 donated and rescued signs. The core of this collection is contained in the Neon Museum Boneyard, a rambling park approximately two acres in size. Signs featured date from the late 1930s through the early 90s and represent motels, local businesses, and celebrated casino resorts from throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
These pictures were sourced from these four places 1) Cheri Luca 2) Moving Type 3) The Neon Museum 4) arZan
Would LOVE to visit here… I would want to take it all home with me though! Loving the cookies below, I agree that you can never put too many goodies in one cookie!x
oh MAAAAN i want to go there so bad! i’m not really interest in vegas at all, but i would make a trip just for that museum.
A good friend of mine went last year and really loved it – you can see some pictures she took in the post here!
http://gonetravelling.tumblr.com/post/14919522957/all-that-glitters
Me me me I have been there! That shoe is one of my favourite things in it. It is an incredible place. We went to Vegas and got married in Feb 2010. My husband’s best friend Leslie is a photographer and she suggested we rent the place to take some pictures http://sakuraphotography.com/blog/weddings/las-vegas-wedding-sam-and-scott/ – pretty exciting.
It is regarded as a dangerous place because America are very scared that everyone is going to hurt themselves and sue all the time, and there are a lot of topple-able things and sharp edges. So you have to be supervised by their guy the whole time. I would be impressed if you were able to steal anything though – in the area where we were though, everything is Vegas-style l.a.r.g.e and from hotels and what not.
You should go!
Dang! I was just in Vegas a couple days ago and didn’t even know about this place! I guess we will have to go back soon to make sure we go see the Neon Boneyard!
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