{"id":36652,"date":"2023-05-24T16:37:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T23:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=36652"},"modified":"2023-05-24T16:48:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T23:48:44","slug":"fremont-streets-iconic-vegas-vic-gets-much-needed-love-at-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/fremont-streets-iconic-vegas-vic-gets-much-needed-love-at-last\/","title":{"rendered":"Fremont Street’s Iconic Vegas Vic Gets Love at Last"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Following months of complaints from this blog and members of the public, the owners of Vegas Vic have finally stepped up to bring the iconic neon sign back to life.<\/p>\n

Vegas Vic was completely dark for months, but a nudge from the City of Las Vegas, prompted by public kvetching about Vic’s condition, kicked much-needed repairs into motion.<\/p>\n

Local sign wizards YESCO (Young Electric Sign Company) have nearly completed the task of lighting Vegas Vic up again.<\/p>\n

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There’s a lot of eye candy on Fremont Street, but Vic’s is some of the sweetest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In case you’re unfamiliar with Vegas Vic, a clear indication you may not be Vegas enough, all due respect, the classic neon sign sits atop the Pioneer gift shop on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Like most things in Las Vegas, he’s at his best at night.<\/p>\n

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Vegas Vic’s back in the mix. Feel free to steal that line, City of Las Vegas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sorry, ladies, Vic is married. He was actually wedded to Vegas Vickie, now on display inside Circa Las Vegas, twice. (Fun fact: There was ongoing debate about how Vegas Vickie was spelled until we changed it to Vickie in Wikipedia, and it’s been spelled “Vickie” ever since.)<\/p>\n

While Vickie was enhanced (yes, the parts you’d suspect were enhanced if you know anything about Las Vegas) when she was restored, Vic looks the same as he has since he was erected in 1951. Insert “erected” joke here.<\/p>\n

Here’s a closer look at Vegas Vic now that he’s had some work done. Hey, it’s Vegas.<\/p>\n

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