Palms casino resort is taking down its iconic Vegas sign

  • The Palms is in the midst of a $485M renovation and is removing its enormous iconic sign with 14-foot high letters
  • Later this year a new sign will go live in a digital display as part of the renovations
  • Other upgrades to the casino resort will include new eateries and nightlife 

The iconic marquee sign at the Palms with 14 foot high lettering has come down outside the 17-year-old resort in Las Vegas. 

In a sign of the times, the Palms is going digital with their once familiar marquee.

The marquee will be fully replaced into a digital message board as part of a property wide $485 million renovation project at the Palms. 

Sign of the times: Workers use a crane to remove the 14-foot-tall letters on the Palms Casino Resort marquee which will be replaced later this year with a new, digital version

The letters, one-by-one were removed from the iconic marquee on Tuesday to make way for an all digital board 

The letters, one-by-one were removed from the iconic marquee on Tuesday to make way for an all digital board 

The 120-foot crane was ready for the undertaking along with crews out Tuesday working on the sign's removal to make way for an all digital board 

The 120-foot crane was ready for the undertaking along with crews out Tuesday working on the sign’s removal to make way for an all digital board 

Massive undertaking underway at the Palms which is going through a $485M renovaiton 

Massive undertaking underway at the Palms which is going through a $485M renovaiton 

M is for missing: The sign was taken down letter by letter Tuesday as part of renovations 

M is for missing: The sign was taken down letter by letter Tuesday as part of renovations 

The marquee had become a Vegas icon at the 17-year-old casino which is being renovated 

The marquee had become a Vegas icon at the 17-year-old casino which is being renovated 

S was next on the chopping block. The massive letters were taking down one-by-one Tuesday

S was next on the chopping block. The massive letters were taking down one-by-one Tuesday

The enormous letting spelling PALMS was removed Tuesday with a 120-foot crane.

The all-digital version is expected to go live later this year and will announce upcoming events.

Th property was purchased in 2016 by Station Casinos parent company Red Rock Resorts Inc, according to the Las Vegas Sun. 

The renovation is also including recently open eateries A.Y.C.E. Buffet and the Lucky Penny Café.

An up-close of the delicate work in taking down the massive sign at the Palms where the marquee had become a familiar Vegas icon 

An up-close of the delicate work in taking down the massive sign at the Palms where the marquee had become a familiar Vegas icon 

The sign will become fully digital later this year as part of the massive renovations 

The sign will become fully digital later this year as part of the massive renovations 

Just PAL: No Palms without an S or M, as workers get busy taking down the 14-foot high letters 

Just PAL: No Palms without an S or M, as workers get busy taking down the 14-foot high letters 

The Palms is also working on refreshing the Pearl Concert Theater.

They are also adding new nightlife options, with the APEX Social Club going in the space that formerly housed Ghostbar and the Camden Cocktail Lounge.

Meanwhile a new center bar and high-limit gaming area also are coming.

 



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