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Image by toetappernyc via FlickrCrews switched on the sign for the Neon Boneyard Park in a trial run Monday night, lighting the small park and its midmod décor, which will probably become a destination in itself, a welcome time warp in a city that nearly forgot its past.
Located next to the Boneyard — an outdoor museum of old Las Vegas signs near Cashman Field — the enclosed park features boomerang-shaped benches, decorative cinder block walls and a folded-plate roof that serves as a canopy over futuristic-style tables and chairs. Accented with towering palms, the park screams Vegas yesteryear.
“The park is just so gorgeous, a perfect complement to the Boneyard’s mission of preserving iconic Las Vegas history,” says Danielle Kelly, operations manager at the Neon Museum. “The design beautifully merges a contemporary sensibility with the look and feel of classic Mid-Century Modern Las Vegas. The attention to detail is wonderful and full of small touches that are uniquely Vegas.”
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Shining new light on Las Vegas’ past - Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 | 2 a.m. - Las Vegas Sun
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