ROY'S 2008
Amboy, California.

 

U.S. 395 2007
Dunmovin', California.

 

BED SPRINGS AND THE OASIS OF 29 PALMS 2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.

 

AVENUE G   2007
Mojave Desert.

 

THE 45 OUTDOOR 2006
New London, Wisconsin.

 

JOE'S 2000
The YESCO boneyard in Las Vegas. This site is now occupied by a bulding.

 

ANCIENT FUTURISM 1989
San Francisco, California.

 

FOUNTAIN 2005
The abandoned Southern Pacific train station in Oakland, California.

 

SALES TOOL 2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.

 

ROUND UP ROOM 2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.

 

THE SILVER SLIPPER  2000
The Yesco yard, Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

JOSH 2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.

 

 

SASSY 2002
Missing the "Sally's." Part of the Las Vegas Neon Museum's collection.

 

CIVIC CENTER 2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.

 

HUB 2008
The underbelly of the massive "Round Up Room" sign. Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.

 

THE HAND OF EL DORADO 2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.

 

666  Early 90s
Sunset on U.S. Route 666 in southern Arizona. Redesignated U.S. Route 491 in 2003 because of pressure from Christian groups and the AZ highway department, who was tired of replacing stolen signs.

 

EAT PEARSONVILLE  2008
Rusting below the racing ice clouds alongside a remote section of U.S. 395.

 

HARMONIOUS  2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.

 

LAS VEGAS CLUB  2000
Part of the now defunct YESCO yard in Las Vegas.

 

 

LOLLYPOPS 2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.

 

 

ROAD RUNNER'S RETREAT 2008
Chambliss, California.

 

 

dsST  2002
"Stardust" relics. Part of the Las Vegas Neon Museum's collection.

 

 

THE FAT MAN SLEEPS  2002
The Las Vegas Neon Museum boneyard, Las Vegas, NV. This is "Mr. O'Lucky", the gigantic fiberglass figure/sign for the old Fitzgeralds casino. A couple of years ago he was destroyed by a fire started inside his body by homeless squatters living inside. All that's left is a charred spot in the dirt and pile of melted fiberglass.

This was shot about 2AM. When I rounded his feet to light the "El Cortez" sign, I woke up a homeless guy sleeping by his head. We scared the hell out of each other, but managed to avoid each other the rest of the night.

 

 

MOTEL  2006
Blown out plastic sign at Kramer Junction, California.

 

 

DESERT PARADISE   2008
Benjamin Bottom's private collection, 29 Palms, California.

 

 

THE KING 2002
Part of the Las Vegas Neon Museum's collection.

 

 

TEXACO MARINE   2001
North Shore Marina, Salton Sea. All the letters are gone now. That white crust on the ground? Dead fish. Millions of dead fish.