Monday, April 16, 2018

NAB 2018: Back to the Neon Boneyard


Ten years ago, DV Dude ventured north of downtown Las Vegas to the Neon Boneyard and took some pretty cool photos of old, discarded neon signs. Since that time, the Neon Boneyard has grown in popularity, became the Neon Museum, added a Visitor's Center, and the obligatory Gift Shop.


Things are a little more organized and curated now, but that takes away some of the charm of the rawness of the old set-up, which felt much more of a "boneyard." Now things are so clean and so organized. And you get get Neon Museum shot glasses, t-shirts, and mugs in the Gift Shop. It seems there is a Museum Handbook/Formula that every museum around the world follows.


But the one cool thing they added is electricity - so now some of the signs work, and at sunset you can get some pretty interesting visuals.



So if you are ever in Las Vegas, and like old neon signs, DV Dude definitely recommends a trip to the Neon Museum.