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Transcript of interview with Brian Block by Diane Spero, February 27, 1979

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Narrator

Block, Brian, 1945-

Date

1979-02-27

Description

Diane Spero interviews her neighbor, Brian Block, born in Chicago in 1945, about the construction business, community planning, architectural design, and his personal feelings in regards to the development of the Las Vegas area. Block also discusses legalized gambling, politics, mass transit problems, and other social and environmental changes in Nevada.

Digital ID

OH_00206_transcript

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d11v5fh2r
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas

Interviewer

Spero, Diane

Subject

City planning--Growth
Gambling
Political participation
Transportation
Cities and towns -- Growth
Building
Architecture

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Archival Collection

Brian Block oral history interview

Citation

Brian Block oral history interview, 1979 February 27. OH-00206. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d11v5fh2r

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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