And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Betty Willis in 1998, standing in front of the iconic Las Vegas sign she designed in 1959
As owner of a sign business for40 odd years, I remember all the engineering and tech articles from Signs of the Times trade magazine from this era. Vegas was home to one of the largest sign companies in the world. President was in his suite in the tallest office building in Vegas when he saw the rouge wind coming from the desert. His words were " oh shit". That was the 1994 take down of the Hilton sign. It had a footer that was 19 floors deep! The sign was re- , engineered and was repaired, but sign engineering and sign codes were changed across the country after that! Bubbarust
A visit to the Neon Museum in LV is a must, if you’re into graphics, typography, history, and/or… signs
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ReplyDeleteAs owner of a sign business for40 odd years, I remember all the engineering and
ReplyDeletetech articles from Signs of the Times trade magazine from this era. Vegas was home
to one of the largest sign companies in the world. President was in his suite in
the tallest office building in Vegas when he saw the rouge wind coming from the desert. His words were " oh shit". That was the 1994 take down of the Hilton sign.
It had a footer that was 19 floors deep! The sign was re-
, engineered and was repaired, but sign engineering and sign codes were changed across the country after that!
Bubbarust
Young Electric Sign Co. Major light bulb changer in Vegas.
ReplyDeleteInteresting lady. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Willis_(artist)
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