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1. Name:
Peppermill Inn Restaurant
2. Owner: {owner}
3. Address: 2985
S. Las Vegas Blvd.
3b. Additional Site
Details: The Peppermill Inn Restaurant
is located on the east side of Las Vegas Blvd., just north of the
now defunct Silver City Casino. The actual establishment faces west
toward the strip, separated from the traffic by the front parking
lot. The lowrise brown clad establishment, boasts three specific
pieces of signage on the exterior structure. In the parking lot
near Las Vegas Blvd., a small two-sided, ground level cabinet, mirrors
the aesthetics of the actual structure. Upon the west side of the
building, the shingled roofline boasts channel letters filled with
neon, as well as a more secluded sign on the north side of the building,
toward the rear.
4. Condition:
Structure 3
Surface 3
Lighting 3
Notes: The
condition of the three different pieces of signage are all in different
states of repair.
5. Form: plyon,
fasica
6. Specfic Description:
The pylon sign, which sits near
the street, is a miniature representation of the façade of
the Peppermill establishment. Two square legs, constructed of mortared
pieces of stone support the two-sided cabinet. The horizontal, rectangular
cabinet sits on the pole, and faces north/south. The top edge of
the sign is reminiscent of a roofline, with a low rise a-frame design.
The grade is very little but exaggerated by the rectangular element
rising off of the top edge covered in brown wooden shingles, which
also cover the top edge's surface. The effect of the top's finishing
is the resemblance of the roof of the Peppermill restaurant. Just
below the peak of the "roof-like" element on the surface
of the sign, a rectangular metal plate possesses text. The text
is stamped out of the metal to reveal recessed negative spaces of
fonts. An orange transparent material resides behind the plate,
providing the hue for the internally lit apparatus. The text reads
"24 Hours" in all capitals. Below the small rectangle,
larger, white text runs the length of the sign. The internally lit,
closed face, channel letters are in all capitals. In smaller text,
along the bottom portion of the face the phrase "Coffee Shop
& Lounge," runs the length of the text. The letters are
orange, closed faced, internally lit.
The actual structure of the restaurant, further east on the property
is the model for the previously mentioned sign. The low-rise pitched
roofline of the facility concludes at a lowrise rectangular cap.
Along the western edge the roofs overhang, large white channel letters
lined on the interior with pink neon spell "Peppermill"
in all capital letters. Following the brown shingled roofline around
the south side of the building, a third sign, not seen by the general
public, faces south. A steel cabinet is the two-dimensional representation
of both the outer pylon sign as well as the structure itself. A
rust colored brown cabinet houses a dork brown steel face, with
plastic letters for the advertising of the establishment. "Peppermill"
is spelled in all capital letters. Below the top text a two lined,
series of orange all capital text spells "Restaurant Lounge."
It is apparent that wooden shingles were evident on the top the
top edge of the cabinet which rises in the pitched front geometric
shape seen on the pylon in the front and the architectural element
in the structures center. Underneath the primary cabinet a smaller,
horizontal, rectangular cabinet, sits centered underneath the It
too is a rust colored brown cabinet, with a dark brown face. Text,
as tall as the cabinet spells, "Open 24HRS" in orange
plastic all capital letters.
7. Type of Display:
neon, incandescent, backlit
8. Media: steel,
plastic, masonry
9. Non-neon treatments:
graphics, paint
10. Animation:
None
Notes: n/a
11. Environment:
The area surrounding the Peppermill
contains several interesting properties making the entire area sort
of a cove of history. Just to the north the deteriorating, and closed
Silver City stands testament to the wave of constant change present
on the strip. It is a reminder of the historical significance of
the Peppermill and the fact that someday it might not be present
at this location any more. |
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