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An Apollonaut travel guide
Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones in the history of the Neon Museum.
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Signs, a lobby and a Boneyard
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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1996
A museum is founded
The city council approves funds, and the Hacienda’s Horse & Rider sign is relit on 13 November.
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1997
A non-profit
The Neon Museum is incorporated as a non-profit organisation.
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2001
Signs arrive
The Young Electric Sign Company begins moving signs to the museum’s lot, and tours by appointment begin.
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2006
The La Concha lobby
The shell-shaped motel lobby, donated the year before, is moved to the museum’s site.
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2009
A scenic byway
Part of Las Vegas Boulevard is named a National Scenic Byway, and restored signs are added along it.
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27 October 2012
Open to all
The Boneyard opens to the general public.
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2018
Brilliant!
A show of projected light brings unlit signs in the North Gallery to life; it becomes Brilliant! Jackpot in 2021.
Follow the stories behind the dates
A timeline is a beginning. The longer history introduces the people and places; the sources below provide further context.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
