A close-up view of the legendary Stardust resort and casino roadside sign which proudly stood along the old strip. This photograph captured in March, 2000 was taken by Jim Epler in the spring in Las Vegas, NV in the parking lot of the recently imploded Stardust Resort and Casino. It is cataloged under the terms cities, landmarks and signs & symbols in this photography database.
The image was exposed on 35mm Kodak GOLD 200 color film stock using a Pentax Asahi Spotmatic II camera with a Asahi Pentax 135mm f/3.5 lens stopped to f/16 and exposed at a speed of 1/125th of a second.
Photographer Comments: When I snapped this picture in 2000, I never fathomed this casino would be imploded just six years later. Boy, am I glad I took this picture when I did!
Additionally, Jim thought of search phrases (i.e. terms) that a person who is actively seeking pictures on the Internet related to this particular topic might employ when performing his or her exploration including the words starburst, resort, stardust, lights, symbol, neon, vegas, famous, Young Electric Sign Company, vintage, casino and sign, so he included these on this details page as a service to himself and others who would like to download this royalty free photograph! |
