Welcome to Las Vegas sign
The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign is a Las Vegas Strip landmark created in 1959 by Betty Willis and Ted Rogich for Clark County, Nevada. Willis received $4,000 for her work. The design is characteristic of the Googie architecture movement which was popular at the time. The sign was built by Western Neon. Over the years, the sign has been moved south several times on Las Vegas Boulevard as growth has continued. The back of the sign reads "Drive Carefully" and "Come Back Soon". When seen up close, the circles with the letters of the word "WELCOME" reveal themselves to be silver dollars.
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