Vegas Magazine - Niche Media - There is a place beyond the crowds, beyond the ropes, where dreams are realized and success is celebrated. You are invited.
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY TK; ILLUSTRATION BY TK Caption will go here tk xerit lore del utpatisit velisl BEHIND THE BONEYARD Since 1996, Las Vegas had been carefully collecting the relics of its neon history—more than 150 of them—in a secret, fenced-in location while plotting the best way to showcase these marquees from a time when the Hoover Dam supplied cheap electricity to Glitter Gulch and signs were painted "atomic pink" to celebrate the age of watching nuclear tests, cocktails in hand, from your living room. After much fundraising and renovation, the Neon Boneyard opened, as part of the Neon Museum, in 2012. The rehabbed La Concha Motel lobby, an iconic shell-shaped concrete structure designed by Los Angeles architect Paul Revere Williams and built in 1961, was moved in 2006 from its northern Strip location to serve as the visitors center. The signs are layered in rows, much as they were when they were stacked in the yard. Look for "Motel Row," featuring the signs of Las Vegas Boulevard when it was still Highway 91, including marquees for Moulin Rouge, the Desert Inn, and the Stardust. Although they aren't electrified, they're illuminated at night by custom lights— a dramatic way to tour Vegas history. General admission, $18; locals, $12; evening tours, $25/$22. 770 N. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-387-6366; neonmuseum.org. Georgette solid top ($1,850), Georgette solid skirt ($2,989), and laminated nappa bag ($2,048), Emilio Pucci. The Shops at Crystals, 702-262-9671; emiliopucci.com. Nastasya sunglasses, Tom Ford ($380). The Shops at Crystals, 702-740-2940. Necklace, Lele Sadoughi ($398). Neiman Marcus, Fashion Show, 702-731-3636; lelesadoughi.com 122 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM 118-125_V_FEAT_FASHION_Spring14.indd 122 2/10/14 5:18 PM