Vegas Vic Magnets

The Pioneer Club building was built in 1918, and was originally a restaurant. Pioneer Club Las Vegas was a casino that opened in 1942 and was located in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, at 25 East Fremont Street. It ceased operating as a casino in 1995, the same year the Fremont Street Experience was completed. Although the Pioneer Club no longer operates as a casino, Vegas Vic the 40 ft neon cowboy lives on. In 1947 Las Vegas chamber of Commerce hired a West-Marquis firm which invented the Fremont Street Cowboy Vegas Vic and his friendly "Howdy Podner" greeting.

Artwork of the famous Vegas Vic neon sign in old Las Vegas Nevada.

The Pioneer Club occupied a building that was built in 1918 and originally served as a restaurant. The Pioneer Club Casino and Cocktail lounge opened in April 1942 on the corner of 1st Street and Fremont Street. 'Vegas Vic' was added to the exterior of the building in 1951, changing the exterior of The Pioneer club forever. Although the Pioneer Club ceased operations as a casino in 1995, Vegas Vic (The 40 ft neon cowboy) and the Pioneer Club signage live on as a true Las Vegas landmarks above what is now a large souvenir store.

The relative scarcity of bottle caps made them a perfect currency in the Fallout series. This led me to explore the art of bottle caps. Look beyond the big-name brands of soda pop and you will find a whole world of long-lost vintage lesser-known flavors. Doomed by sloppy bookkeeping, poor marketing decisions, sudden changes in ingredients costs and legal finagling despite consumers who may have liked or disliked their flavors. Raise a glass to the long-lost sodas Typography, digital, pop-art, Stencil, retro, advertising, collectables, americana, crowncap, comic, soft drink, beverage, fallout, gamer, geek, soda pop, branding, logos, bottlecap, bottle-cap

Represent Las Vegas with this design.

Represent Las Vegas with this design.

The relative scarcity of bottle caps made them a perfect currency in the Fallout series. This led me to explore the art of bottle caps. Look beyond the big-name brands of soda pop and you will find a whole world of long-lost vintage lesser-known flavors. Doomed by sloppy bookkeeping, poor marketing decisions, sudden changes in ingredients costs and legal finagling despite consumers who may have liked or disliked their flavors. Raise a glass to the long-lost sodas Typography, digital, pop-art, Stencil, retro, advertising, collectables, americana, crowncap, comic, soft drink, beverage, fallout, gamer, geek, soda pop, branding, logos, bottlecap, bottle-cap

Based on one of my favourite sketches by Vic and Bob from BBC’s Shooting stars.

Represent Nevada with this design.

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