There is only one logical place in this country where you can do that. No, not in New York City. A neon sign of this size should have plenty of space. We also need to advertise in popular places for this giant billboard to pay off. This means a place that draws millions of visitors each year. New York City gets them.
But where can they put it? There needs to be more space in Times Square. Also, the company that owns this neon sign has real estate in the Big Apple, but they need more space for this sign, and it's not a sign that can be hung or attached to a building. The only place that meets all the requirements is, just "The Strip" in Las Vegas. This location is ideal. The money generated here far exceeds New York's income, and the prices explain why Las Vegas nodded. The most obvious reason is that the size of this neon sign points to Las Vegas.
This neon sign was the idea of Hilton Hotels Corporation. The company that had planned to build the original sign planned to build a 364-foot-tall sign on the site when it started in 1994. However, a July storm that year practically destroyed this neon sign during construction. But with luck, the undamaged foundation and steel structure were used when the foundation for the new sign was poured in 1996. It has become the world's largest and tallest independent billboard. Las Vegas, known as the City of Lights, received the brightest neon signs.
What makes this neon sign the brightest star in town? It's powered by a flashing ballast and a neon transformer. Over 1,500 flashing sign ballasts provide lights. The total surface area of the sign is over 70,000 square feet. This neon can produce up to 64 changing shades. The hotel's name, Hilton, is written in Redbox-style letters 164 feet wide and 29 feet tall, with 9,310 feet of lighting. The sign is double-sided, and he displays four ramp depth ridges on the top and bottom of the sign.
The sign features the Star Trek: The Experience logo and a programmable leaderboard. This double-sided leaderboard is 40 feet high and 80 feet wide, with 32,000 color ramps on each side. The sign's Star Trek portion required 6,944 linear feet of neon lighting. Sign-flashing ballasts turn colors on and off, move lights across screens, and control sign-flashing behavior efficiently and effectively. The flashing beacon ballast has a high output of 120 volts for reliable stopping at low temperatures. It supports up to three lamps and features preheated cathodes for improved lamp performance. Ballast life is approximately 20,000 hours. This sign has proven to be very popular with visitors. With a price tag of around $9 million, another title applies to this sign, making it potentially the most expensive neon sign in the world.
Interestingly, Saginaw, Michigan, claims to have the largest neon signs in the state. At 35 feet tall and 50 feet long, it is said to be the largest figure sign in the entire United States. A figurative symbol is based on a human or animal figure.
Neon signs are something we see every day. From big cities to small towns, it's a colorful glow day and night in all weathers. Their main function is advertising, but they also add a warm glow to brighten many dark areas. Adding color to a drab building.
America has Times Square and Las Vegas showcasing impressive neon signs. London has a prominent sign display, Piccadilly Circus. Other places with bright signboards, such as Ginza and Shibuya in Tokyo, Ditropan in Osaka, Nanjing Road in Shanghai (the world's largest shopping street), and the Soi Cowboy district in Bangkok, are named after the Americans who opened go-go bars. It was given in the 1970s. This made a list for the sickening weirdness of pink elephants marching up and down pink neon streets.
Neon signs can be seen all over the world. They proclaim their message in hundreds of languages, but their purpose and interests are the same here.
Joseph Tedesco has taught both elementary and high school. He has been involved in property management and sales. Mr. Tedesco runs his summer business in a summer resort in New Jersey. He has traveled extensively in the United States and other countries, is married, and has a son. He loves to travel and exchange ideas with the people he meets. Mr. Tedesco is involved in charity work with his family.