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Las Vegas - Neon

 


Las Vegas is known for it's Neon lights. Two of it's most famous lights are Vegas Vic and Vegas Vickie. 

Vegas Vick dates back to 1951, where he was a fixture of The Pioneer Club. He is 40 feet tall and features a waving arm, a moving cigarette and says Howdy Partner every 15 minutes. The red circle on his shirt is from a Durham tobacco tab attached to a bag in his pocket. This represents a time when cowboy's rolled their own cigarettes.

Vic's voice was silenced in 1966, then resorted in 1980 but sadly stopped working in 2006. His arm stopped waving in 1991. He is located in the same location at 25 Freemont Street, attached to a souvenir shop.


In 1980 a female kicking cowgirl neon sign was put up across the street at The Girls of Glitter Gulch Strip Club. Vegas Vickie and Vic were married in 1994 during construction of the Freemont Street Experience. She has since been moved and is a fixture inside Vegas Vickie's Cocktail Lounge. 


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