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1. Name:
Caesars Palace Hotel Casino
2. Owner: Park
Place Entertainment
3. Address: 3200
S. Las Vegas Blvd.
3b. Additional Site
Details: Caesars Palace is located
between the Flamingo Rd. on the western side of Las Vegas Blvd.
Caesars has grown over the years since it's opening, but remains
the true to its classic form. Signage for the resort is limited
compared to some but consists of significant pieces of signage such
as two large pylon signs, a rotating sign for Planet Hollywood,
building signage consisting of logo text, as well as a porte-cochere.
The property itself is an over abundance of classic design form
after another, mixed among modern amenities like an Omnimax theatre.
Caesars Palace is a permanent icon in Las Vegas Imagery and folklore.
4. Condition:
Structure 4
Surface 4
Lighting 4
Notes: All
signage is intact as well as in good repair and function.
5. Form: plyon,
fasica, porte cochere
6. Specfic Description:
YESCO pylon: The YESCO pylon is
located at the northern side of the property and is constructed
of black painted steel and centers around a base of four columns
aligned in a row. The sign faces north/south. The four columns rise
out of the ground about six feet in the air before a long horizontal,
gold bordered, rounded end cabinet, that reads and points to free
covered parking. The text is graphically applied and internally
lit. The cabinet is lit from the backside with neon, creating a
halo behind the sign. The columns continue upward until they are
met with the triangular cabinet, pointing east, with the two faces,
being occupied a color LED message center. The interior edge of
the face of the sign is bordered with green neon. Above the visible
top edge of the wedge shaped message boards, the Caesar's Palace
logo if illuminated in red neon upon a rectangular section created
out of two entablatures, stacked on top of each other. The top entalature
reads "Caesars" in red letters and "Palace"
in the second row The two are capped with pediment lined on the
interior edge with gold neon and a back-lit Caesar's logo. The exterior
of the cabinet is polished aluminum, with metal channel letters.
The original pylon built much earlier, utilized six-column shafts
capped with golden statuary, secured to a large concrete base. When
facing the columns, facing north, or south, the majority of the
view of the vertical pieces is taken up by the giant internally
lit message center, with removable lettering. The outer edge is
crafted the same as the face of the other pylon, but it is bordered
in pink neon. The four center columns supports an entablature supporting
the logo text, and above that a pediment rounds out the classic
architectural combination. The top half of the pediment is larger
and supports the text "Caesars," while the lower, narrower
section reads "Palace". The entire pediment is striped
horizontally with bands of aqua neon that creates a field for the
text. The text is in the stylized roman text, in channel letters,
and lined with red neon.
One of the most attractive pieces of signage is the Caesars porte-cochere.
The famous fountains lead up to the main entrance, which is shadowed
by the massive porte-cochere, which is one of the few remaining
on the strip that displays such grandeur. The Porte-cohere is a
hulking collection of levels, stacked upon on another, but grow
in size as each level steps upward. The rest looks as if a massive
set of plaster steps were turned upside down and placed over the
entrance. The edge of each level is lined with brass treatments
that are repeated vertical poles of polished brass, greeting a repeated
striping pattern. From behind this treatment and pushed further
back beyond the human eye, a rose colored glow is produced by intense
lighting fades into a soft halo as it dies out toward the edges.
The mass and girth of the structure is helped out visually by the
angles chosen to in its design. The entire construction seems to
sag under it's own weight, for each level is slightly cupped into
a concave shape. Each levels edges are concave as well, producing
a illusion of movement in space. To the right of the porte-cochere
there is still the aqua tinted light pouring out of the latticework,
that fills the arcade of arches.
On the main tower directly behind the porte-cochere, the red neon
logo is present as well s elsewhere on the building as well. Facing
east this particular set of letters looms high over head. The section
of the building is a vertically elongated temple front, stretching
the height of the building. Four pilasters run the vertical length
of the building, holding black spans of tinted windows in between.
They each are topped with golden Corinthian capitals, which hold
up the classic entablature and pediment. "Caesars Palace"
is spelled across the entablature in channel letters and filled
with red neon. In the pediment above a golden crest of Julius Caesar's
profile flanked by two encompassing olive branches. The crest is
ambiently lit with white light. The tower just behind the main building
also supports text on its east face as well. As the narrow edge
of the tower, the vertical plane rises upward but is flat and smooth
until it reaches the top section. It is essentially a giant entablature
created out of the temple fronts on either side that wrap around
to meet on the width. On this flat plane, "Caesars Palace"
is spelled in the classic lettering and neon treatment seen on the
building letters just below that. The building itself is ambiently
lit but the profile of Caesar above the text is not a brightly lit
as the other. On the south side of the parking garage, on the western
edge of the property, the channel letter logo reads in red neon
as well.
7. Type of Display:
neon, incandescent
8. Media: steel,
plastic, masonry
9. Non-neon treatments:
paint
10. Animation:
none
Notes: n/a
11. Environment:
Caesars Palace sits in one
of the biggest and busiest sections of the strip, and has always
been a mainstay. The ambiently lit classic features of architecture
seem almost specter like moments, with the blazing red eyes of the
Caesars text staring from afar. From the street, the actual structures
are set a bit back from the street, seeming rather distant. Construction
is currently present around the exterior edges of the property,
1which rather dampens effect of the theming, but everything shines
through. The theme does step out to the street with the statuary,
creeping out to pedestrians and the pylon signs. The main signs
are street side, pointing toward the casino. Headed south on the
west side of the street the two pylon signs lead up to the porte-cochere.
Standing underneath the porte-cochere looking out, the fountains
provide a picturesque scene to see the other side of the street.
The buildings loom high over head. The environment contains elements,
which can be seen repeated throughout hotel exteriors. The large
water element, the Classic architectural design motif, and the spectacular
porte-cochere are still evident in properties built today. Even
though Caesars continues to evolve with the current trends, all
of these elements were presenting its original design. |
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