The Sahara hotel-casino erected a new 222 1/4 ft tall sign in 1980. Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) constructed it at a cost of $1 million and claimed it was the largest free standing sign in …

The Sahara hotel-casino erected a new 222 1/4 ft tall sign in 1980. Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) constructed it at a cost of $1 million and claimed it was the largest free standing sign in the world. (Review-Journal File Photo)