Amen Corner: It’s about time
Thu, Dec 11, 2008 (midnight)
A photo — one of millions taken over the decades — of the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign.
Photo: Sarah Feldberg
Parking for Posterity
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- From the Archives
- Welcome to the Fabulous Las Vegas sign — enjoy the park (9/10/08)
- Famed designer Willis never tires of, “What’s your sign?” (6/9/08)
- Signs of the times (10/23/03)
We can’t be alone in thinking, “What took you so long?” Maybe Clark County got as sick as we were of seeing tourists taking their lives in their hands, scampering across rush-hour traffic to get to the famous “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign to take that iconic picture that’s in nearly every scrapbook around the country. Whatever the reason was, those 12 parking spaces they added this week just south of the sign are going to be arguably the best-used spaces in the entire county. Better late than never, we suppose ...

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