Sparks, Nevada - Last Chance Joe
- Address:
- 1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks, NV
- Directions:
- Outside the Nugget Casino. I-80 exit 18. Turn right onto Hwy 445/Pyramid Way, then an immediate left onto Victorian Ave. Cross Victorian Plaza Circle and the Nugget will be on the left.
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Sparks, Nevada - Nugget Sam is... Last Chance Joe! His name is not Nugget Sam. It's Last Chance Joe [according to a plaque next to the statue]. [Dennis Myers, 03/21/2007][RA: Last Chance Joe, a smiling, one-toothed, white-bearded prospector with a floppy hat, was built in Los Angeles in 1952 and shipped out to Sparks around five years later. According to his plaque, he required a special flatcar and had to be routed through Oregon because of tunnel clearance. He stands 36 feet tall.]
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