īoulder Station opened on August 23, 1994, with a fireworks show. The total weight of the sign was 1,500 tons, and the creation of the sign's footings required 58 trucks to pour concrete constantly over a seven-hour period. The sign included 75,000 incandescent light bulbs. The sign included the world's largest color screen, measuring 8,000 sq ft (740 m 2) and being visible for more than two miles away, including downtown Las Vegas. It was the largest freestanding sign along Boulder Highway.

īoulder Station's roadside neon sign had been activated by early August 1994, ahead of the property's opening. Boulder Station was the first project that Station Casinos CEO Frank Fertitta III oversaw from its conception to its completion. The 15-story hotel tower was expected to be topped off in March 1994, and the project's ultimate cost was $103 million. The project was expected to employ 1,700 people, with approximately 260 employees from the Palace Station expressing an interest in being transferred to the new property. Attendees at the groundbreaking ceremony included Las Vegas mayor Jan Laverty Jones and Nevada governor Robert Miller. Groundbreaking of the $85 million Boulder Station began on August 5, 1993. īoulder Station was designed by Marrnell Corrao Associates, construction mangier was Chanen Construction Company Inc. The site was also chosen because of its easy access from the nearby Interstate 515. The site was chosen by Station Casinos in 1986, as the company believed that the east side of the Las Vegas Valley was under served. Multiple incidents, including several shootings, have occurred on the property during its history.īoulder Station was built on 27 acres (11 ha) located at the northeast corner of Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway. The Railhead has also hosted various blues performers as well. A renovation of the hotel's 300 rooms was completed in 2011.īoulder Station's Railhead concert venue has earned several awards from the Academy of Country Music for its hosting of country performers. A $50 million renovation took place in 2008, to compete against the new Eastside Cannery.

An expansion in 1995 added a child-care facility, an 11-screen movie theater, and a video game arcade. The project was built at a cost of $103 million, and opened on August 23, 1994. It is owned and operated by Station Casinos. Boulder Station is a hotel and casino located in Sunrise Manor, Nevada on Boulder Highway.

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