Downtown North Cultural Corridor

Located just north of downtown is a cultural hub featuring seven institutions: Cashman Center, the Las Vegas Library ,  the Las Vegas Natural History Museum , Lied Discovery Children’s Museum , The Neon Museum , the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort and State Historic Park , and the Reed Whipple Cultural Center. Within this cultural corridor, you can find a collection of neon signs that define pop culture, marvel at the sight of animated dinosaurs, share in bilingual storytelling, participate in a hands-on science experiment and catch a trade show featuring antiques or classic cars. This “cultural corridor” offers all these experiences and more.

For more information on the Cultural Corridor, please visit www.culturalcorridorvegas.org.

Three vintage neon signs were fully restored and erected on Las Vegas Boulevard in the Cultural Corridor, courtesy of the $1.1 million Neon Sign Improvement Project. They are located from Bonanza Road to just north of Washington Avenue. New landscaped median islands have also been installed.  These three are the first in a series of historic neon signs that will be restored and eventually placed along Las Vegas Boulevard, from Washington Avenue to Sahara Avenue, as part of the Las Vegas Boulevard Scenic  Byway Program.

The first three signs installed as part of this restoration and beautification effort were:

• Silver Slipper.  Once sat atop the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall, part of the Last Frontier Village, a replica of an old western town on Las Vegas Boulevard. The slipper was  designed in 1958 by Jack Larsen Sr., a designer at Young Electric Sign Company.
• Binion’s Horseshoe. Formerly located at Binion’s Horseshoe Casino on downtown’s Fremont Street, this sign was part of a 1960s redesign of the world-famous casino’s  façade.
• Bow & Arrow Motel.  At one time, this sign beckoned visitors to the Bow & Arrow Motel located on Las Vegas Boulevard at Wyoming Avenue. It is believed this sign was  installed during the late 1950s or early 1960s.