Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign
The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign is a Las Vegas landmark funded in May 1959 and erected soon after by Western Neon. The sign was designed by Betty Willis at the request of Ted Rogich, a local salesman, who sold it to Clark County, Nevada.
The sign, just to the south of the Las Vegas Strip, welcoming visitors to the city in 2015
The sign at night with the lights illuminated in 2007
The back of the sign at night in 2009
Drive Carefully - Las Vegas
Betty Jane Willis was an American visual artist and graphic designer. Born in Overton, Nevada, she is best known for having been the designer of the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, and has been attributed to being an influencer in defining modern Las Vegas' visual image.
Willis' Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, completed in 1959.