article_snippet.sent: The woman who came up with a neon sign that has welcomed countless visitors to 'fabulous Las Vegas since 1959 has died.
article_snippet.sent: The 91-year-old artist's often-copied sign sits in a median in the middle of Las Vegas Boulevard south of the StripLas Vegas Boulevard south of the Stripthe Strip.
article_snippet.sent: The 'Welcome to 'fabulous Las Vegas' neon sign, here outlined in pink lightbulbs in honor of breast cancer awareness month, became a major tourist attraction . '
article_snippet.sent: The welcome sign's design, which doesn't have a copyright owner, has become a fixture on travel tchotchkes from 'fabulous Las Vegas' and everywhere else, Kelly said.
article_snippet.sent: Kelly has a T-shirt from San Francisco with Sin City's's name swapped in for Las Vegas in front of the sign's recognizable shape, Kelly said. '
article_snippet.sent: The fact that everyone loves The welcome sign and The welcome sign design after all these years is a testament to Betty's talents,' Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak said. '
article_snippet.sent: There is probably no bigger 'fabulous Las Vegas' icon than The welcome sign.'
article_snippet.sent: In 2009, The welcome sign was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
article_snippet.sent: The welcome sign has become such a popular photo backdrop that a parking lot for cars and tour buses in the middle of the street was expanded in 2012.
article_snippet.sent: The welcome sign has welcomed tourists to 'fabulous Las Vegas' since 1959. 
article_snippet.sent: Wedding photographer Sergio Lopez, left, take pictures of newly-weds Joseph Buangan and Willis' wife Joyce, with the 'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas' neon sign in the background .
highlights_snippet.sent: the famous neon sign sits in a median in the middle of Las Vegas Boulevard south of the Strip and is a popular tourist attraction .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: In 2009 the famous neon sign was placed on the National Register of Historic Places .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: No one owns the copyright to the famous neon sign, so No one is often imitated and appears on all kinds of souvenirs in Las Vegas and elsewhere .