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I agree.The history of the Mack family, as remembered by Michael Mack, includes the businesses each of the Mack brothers established in Las Vegas and Boulder City.
jhp000594. Michael S. Mack Papers, approximately 1940s-1950s, and undated. MS-00736. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d10c4w93d
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All 3 brothers came to southern Nevada in 1937. They had previously lived in Detroit and for a short time in Albion, Michigan where they a shoe store. From Albion they moved to the Los Angeles area where they opened a food market in the San Fernando valley. In 1936, Nate went to Reno for a short period and then to Boulder City where Louis and Harry opened a shoe store. They also had a business that took salvage from Boulder Dam to Los Angeles. In 1937 they all moved to Las Vegas Louis Mack Harry Mack Nathan Mack Born 3-16-1904/8-12-86 12-6-1902/5-1-85 1-27-1891/1965 Mielec, Poland " " Married wife Lucille 1935 9-9-09/6-21-84 Married Rose Lockitch 1962 no children Married wife Jenny 1918 Son Michael 6-6-37 Son Jerome D. 11-6-1920 Son Charles A. 8-26-50 Died 9-26-1998 Louis Businesses Harry's Businesses Nate's Businesses Boulder Liquor Store Esquire Bar Toggery Mens Store First Bailbondsman in LV Lou's Liquors Las Vegas Bootery Land Investor Main Auto Parts Builders Supply Owner of Commercial properties land investor Many documented in "Jews in Nevada" Bank of Las Vegas Valley Bank of NV Flamingo Hotel See next page for Jewish Life