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YESCO history
YESCO company history timeline
Thomas Young founded the company in Ogden, Utah in 1920 after borrowing $300 from his father.
El Portal Wurlitzer and curtain - 1928
The devastating Stock Market Crash of 1929 didn't curb America's growing appetite for movies.
Built in 1932, this was the first building in Las Vegas to have an elevator.
In 1933, YESCO opened a branch office in the Apache Hotel in Las Vegas.
In Salt Lake City, YESCO installed a new sign for Capitol Theater and restored Villa Theater's 1940 sign.
It's brick facade dates back to 1941 when J. Kell Houssels,Sr built the small casino with 59 rooms.
Siegel finally got his hands on the El Cortez when Houssels sold the property to him in 1946.
With it's shiny wraparound Streamline Moderne front proclaiming 5, 10 and 25 cents and its name in the terrazo sidewalk at the ront door, it was a beauty to behold as it anchored the corner. It opened in 1948 and stood proudly on that corner for almost fifty years.
In 1951, that larger than life Texan, Benny Binion- having gotten a good taste of gaming in Las Vegas as a partner of Kell Houssels, Sr. bought the El Dorado Club and renamed it the Horseshoe Club.
He offered southern hospitality and high limit gaming and the Horseshoe was doing a land office business when in 1953, the Feds got him for tax problems.
It was demolished when construction began on a new hotel and casino in 1955.
When the Fremont Hotel opened in 1956 it was the first high rise on Fremont Street.
Frank Sinatra's film "The Joker is Wild" premiered at the El Portal in 1957.
Wayne Newton was barely in his teens when he and his older brother, Jerry, caught their first big break and began performing in the lounge of the Fremont in 1958.
In 1970, Benny made news by hosting the first World Series of Poker.
Levenson and Lurie sold the Fremont Hotel in 1974 to a group headed by local businessman Al Parvin.
In 1988, the Binion family bought the Mint and expanded the Horseshoe so that it took up the entire block.
Benny passed away on Christmas Day, 1989.
For example, it erected the first neon spectacular sign in Las Vegas for the Boulder Club in the late ’30s, and in 1995 it completed the four-block-long Fremont Street Experience canopy in Las Vegas.
It's been announced that MTR Gaming Group, which took over Binion’s in 2004 from Harrah's Entertainment who kept the name Horseshoe, is selling the 55-year-old downtown casino to TLC Casino Enterprises for $32 million in cash.
In 2015 Young Electric Sign Company sold YESCO Electronics, a subsidiary company, to Samsung Electronics of America, Inc.. Samsung rebranded the division as Prismview.
The opening event was the stunt driving Nitro World Games on July 16, 2016.
2016 YESCO Outdoor Media acquired the billboard assets of Reagan National Advertising in Idaho and Montana.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton | 1919 | $11.2B | 173,000 | 3,191 |
| Qdoba | 1995 | $437.2M | 16,000 | 1,044 |
| Station Casinos | 1976 | $1.4B | 11,600 | 109 |
| Ted's Montana Grill | 2001 | $200.0M | 3,000 | 6 |
| Nevada Gaming Control Board | - | $930,000 | 7 | - |
| Signs By Tomorrow | 1986 | $6.9M | 50 | 2 |
| Blair Companies | 1951 | $80.8M | 200 | 18 |
| Arrow Sign | 1955 | $12.3M | 51 | - |
| Ring Power Cat | 1961 | $1.2B | 2,300 | 86 |
| Thermal Product Solutions | - | $15.2M | 5 | - |
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