The Pioneer Club Las Vegas
25 E Fremont Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Opening date 1942
Closing date 1995
Theme Old Western
Signature attractions Vegas Vic
Schiff Enterprises
The Pioneer Club occupies a building that was built in 1918 and originally served as a restaurant. The Pioneer Club and Cocktail lounge opened in April 1942 on the corner of 1st Street and Fremont Street.
In 1965 the Pioneer Club bought The Elwell Hotel located at 200 South First St. directly behind the Pioneer Club and renamed it the Pioneer Club Hotel. The Hotel was sold in 1969 and became the Golden Hotel. In 1983 The Pioneer Club bought Club Bingo located to the west of it and enlarged its Casino area. From 1956 to 1967 it was called the New Pioneer Club. In 1984 The Golden Nugget bought the hotel and demolished it, building a parking garage for its Casino and Hotel in its place.
Vegas Vic, a 40 feet (12 m) tall neon sign built in 1951 for the Pioneer Club on Fremont street in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photograph from 2008, following restoration around 1998. The sign was designed by Pat Denner, and fabricated by the Young Electric Sign Company. The sign was originally animated: the cowboy's left hand waved, his eye winked, the cigarette moved, and smoke rings emerged from his mouth.
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