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1. Name:
Desert Oasis Apartments/Motel
2. Owner: Volunteers
of America/HUD
3. Address: 4445
Diamond head drive Las Vegas 459-6600
3b. Additional Site
Details: The Desert Oasis Apartments
is on the south end of the strip, south of the Pit Stop. The low
rise tan stone structure of the apartments sits just east of the
strip separated by a small parking lot.
4. Condition:
Structure 4
Surface 3}
Lighting 3
Notes: The
surface of the sign is in fair condition, showing obvious signs
of weathering.
5. Form: plyon
6. Specfic Description:
The Desert Oasis Apartments is
on the south end of the strip, south of the Pit Stop. The low rise
tan stone structure of the apartments sits just east of the strip
separated by a small parking lot. Just outside the main entrance,
extremely close to the building, facing north south, two brown,
sculpted, steel legs, support an internally lit message center.
The two legs look to be representative giant Tiki heads. In the
space between the legs, and on the bottom edge of the message cabinet,
a clear plastic box hold neon sculpted into the words "Vacancy"
underneath the word "No." The cabinet is painted a rusted
color and the face is fluted plastic with vinyl lettering. Two square
posts rise out of the top of the cabinet, a short distance, before
they support a larger double backed internally lit cabinet. A center
pole resides between the two legs, rising into the center of the
cabinet as well. The cabinet is crafted out of a polished gold metal.
The face of the sign is a graphically treated surface. Desert Oasis
is written in red cursive script across the top of the sign. A small
graphically painted green palm tree, sits just to the right of the
text. The middle of the board is occupied by large all capital text
reading "Motel," in black text. Two black horizontal scrolls
flank the text. A band of red runs horizontally across the bottom
of the sign, with white painted text reading "Apartments."
7. Type of Display:
backlit
8. Media: steel,
plastic
9. Non-neon treatments:
graphics
10. Animation:
none
Notes: n/a
11. Environment:
The Desert Oasis is located
between the Laughing Jackalope to the south and the Motel 8 establishment
to the north. It stands very inconspicuous among the environment
of the southern end of the strip, easily passed by the motorist
or wandering pedestrian. |
