Charlie Rundquist remembers how, as a young child, his father would put him in the backseat of his Kaiser and cruise down the Strip or Fremont Street to look at the neon lights and glittering signs of the city’s skyline. His father would stare at the lights, too. Not in youthful admiration, but...
The first illuminated Allegiant Stadium sign installation is complete. If all goes as scheduled, YESCO will install a second sign on the west side of the stadium sometime in the next two weeks. Read more at reviewjournal.com
Thanks for helping us celebrate our 100 Year Anniversary. View our 100 Years Celebrations Gallery.
As Allegiant Stadium’s exterior has come into form, the dark tinted glass has drawn various nicknames. Now, however, the stadium will begin to reflect its official name. The first stadium signage for Allegiant Stadium was beginning to be installed Thursday morning, with the lowercase “a” from Allegiant being affixed to the east-facing portion of the...
1920 Thomas Young borrows $300 from his father and creates the Thomas Young Sign Company. The company specializes in wall-painted advertisements, gold-leaf window lettering, and coffin plates. 1932 YESCO begins servicing Las Vegas. First clients include the Boulder Club, with its sign depicting a stein of flowing beer. Young would become credited with pioneering...
Celebrating our 100th anniversary, YESCO specializes in the manufacture of custom electric signs, sign maintenance, and out-of-home advertising. Additionally, the company has sign and lighting service franchises throughout North America and operates a sign financing business. Thomas Young founded the company in Ogden, Utah in 1920 after borrowing $300 from his father. YESCO began by offering...
Over much of the past century, sign maker YESCO has been part of just about every large resort project in Las Vegas. Now, the Salt Lake City-based company is readying the pieces of what will be one of its most impactful projects. YESCO, or Young Electric Sign Co., is responsible for creating hundreds...
4th, 5th & 6th-grade students at M. Lynn Bennion and Newman Elementary in Salt Lake City, Utah are preparing to celebrate the opening of their art exhibit exploring the history of neon signs. Students have studied the commercial purpose of signs, how they are made and how they add to the character of our cities and...
