Afterglow Vegas Collection

American Dreamers

From nothing to neon — immigrant entrepreneurs who built Vegas

Before Las Vegas became a corporate playground, it was built by outsiders — immigrants, outlaws, and dreamers who turned the desert into the most audacious city on Earth.

Jerry Stamis fled poverty in Greece. Milton Prell arrived from St. Louis with nothing but ambition. Guy McAfee was a corrupt cop running from the law.

None of them belonged. All of them built.

These photographs document their legacy — not the sanitized corporate version, but the raw, human story of people who bet everything on a dream. Their signs weren't just advertising. They were declarations of arrival.

3 artworks — Limited editions of 25-30 each

Museum-quality Diasec mounting by Authentic Lab (Belgium)

10-15% supports The Neon Museum Las Vegas Sign Conservation Fund