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Description of sign(s)

1. Name: Tam O'Shanter Motel

2. Owner: {owner}

3. Address: 3317 S. Las Vegas

3b. Additional Site Details: The Tam O'Shanter's signage is situated on the face of the property, which faces west on the east side of the street. Ten square, internally lit cabinets spell each letter of the title of the name of the motel across the overhang of the front structure of the motel. The façade is incorporated with the front office, the drive back into the motel section, and two small vendors offering various gifts, trips, and tourist information.

4. Condition: Structure 3 Surface 2 Lighting 3

Notes: See description

5. Form: plyon, fasica

6. Specfic Description: {descrip}

7. Type of Display: neon, incandescent, backlit

8. Media: steel, plastic

9. Non-neon treatments: graphics, paint

10. Animation: chasing, flashing, oscillating

Notes: see specific description

11. Environment: {environment}

fascia
 
pylon
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Artistic Context

1. Manufacturer: YESCO

2. Designer: unkn

3. Date of Installation: unkn

4. Date(s) of any major redesign/move: n/a

5. Thematic Influence: {theme}

6. Artistic Significance: n/a

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