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1. Name:
Slots a Fun
2. Owner: Mandalay
Resort Group
3. Address: 2880
S. Las Vegas Blvd.
3b. Additional Site
Details: Slots a' Fun is located
on the south side of the Circus Circus parking lot, but it is a
it's on residence now. The small building stretches west with the
mouth of the building being an open mouth facing the east. The external
signage is located on the elongated north face of the building,
and the gaping east entrance. The north side is comprised of gold
painted, crafted raceways with various text signage. The entrance
is adorned with various internally lit cabinets as well as a marquee
adorned pediment, located within the front face of the entrances
overhang. The entrance is considerably small, sandwiched between
flamboyant properties such as the Westward
Ho and the Circus Circus.
4. Condition:
Structure 4
Surface 4
Lighting 4
Notes: The
structural integrity is good as well the lighting. The surface is
starting to show some signs of wear, but not very much at all.
5. Form: fasica
6. Specfic Description:
The main entrance faces east and
contains an interesting array of signage. The front is highlighted
by two giant pillars. The are uniquely designed as inverted, tapered
cones supporting the barrel vaulted cantilevered overhang. Near
the top portion of the column a backlit message box cuts through
the pole dividing it into two apparent sections. Bordered on all
edges with gold polished raceways with incandescent bulbs, the box
is animated in a chasing pattern. A top the poles on the north and
south sides a polished aluminum, circular cabinet, has red, backlit
plastic containing the words "Slots A' Fun" in white text.
These cabinets are outlined in red neon. The edges of the apparent
recess are lined with incandescent bulbs
Each vault contains a long bank of large incandescent sphere's,
arranged in single file.
Along the front of the cantilevered overhang we have an entablature
running the length of building. Gold raceways run horizontally along
the top and the bottom with rows of triple incandescent bulbs. In
the center of the pediment, white channel letters painted red on
the inside, with incandescent bulbs filling the interior space of
all of the characters. Each letter is also outlined in neon. The
rest of the interior space of the facade is sculpted raised circular
pattern with incandescent bulbs placed in the centers where the
repeated panels connect. Under that, a polished gold aluminum banner
with various assorted neon letters and advertisements is displayed.
Since the "Slots A' Fun" used to be part of the Circus
Circus it is closely integrated into the environment and even with
the signage. Upon the northeast corner of the building a sign for
the Circus Circus is perched on the top of the roofline facing north/south.
Facade is sculpted raised circular pattern with incandescent bulbs
placed in the centers where the repeated panels connect. Moving
around to the north face of the building, an array of signage is
present headed west along the wall. Along the stucco facade we have
overhangs of different dimensions.
On these three overhangs we have gold channels in the shape of a
continuous curly cue or rope shape. These raceway channels are lined
on the inside with incandescent bulbs.
The first one, furthest east, is a good length, and smaller in height
than the others. The pattern loops eight times along the front.
One single loop of the rope shape is located on the return width
of the overhang as well. No text is incorporated with this overhang.
The second curling raceway is over a wider, shallower depth. The
overhang, is much larger in size and supports cursive pan channel
letters painted red and outlined with red neon. The letters spell
"Casino" in a continuous script text. The third overhang
is the largest of the trio, and serves as the main entrance for
this face of the building. It is in direct proximity to the actual
Circus Circus building and the blazing signage, and porte cochere.
This overhang is lower to the ground than the other two but projects
further out. Channel letters spell "Slots A' Fun" in the
front face of the overhang located in the center. The channel letters
are painted red and lined on the interiors with red neon as well.
This text is block instead of script. Flanking either side of the
text there is the curling channels. The face of the building rises
upward from the ground and meets the bottom edge of the overhang,
with a continuous radius vault. The surface of the wall is surfaced
with a gold reflective material. Just below the text of the overhang
is a red steel cabinet, that is internally lit. The red painted
steel box has a red plastic with a red plastic face with white lettering.
The block text reads "Entrance." The sides are sculpted
with a radius space reduced out of the sides of the cabinet. The
edges of the face are lined with incandescent bulbs. Below the cabinet
a red, vinyl, awning extends out over the doors, and a pedestrian
path. A small portion of the main structure still extends west with
one more loop on the face of the building.
7. Type of Display:
neon, incandescent, backlit
8. Media: steel,
masonry
9. Non-neon treatments:
graphics, paint
10. Animation:
chasing,oscillating
Notes: All
of the raceways chase each other. This includes all of the different
aspects which are lined with incandescent bulbs.
11. Environment:
The Slots A Fun has the unique
position of being in between the Westward
Ho and the Circus Circus. It
was at one time part of the Circus Circus, so it essentially blends
in with its environment. The south side of the building literally
resides touching the Wetsward Ho. |
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