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Interview of transcript with Pamela and Stephen Grogan by Barbara Tabach, June 30, 2014

Date

2014-06-30

Description

Pamela and Steve Grogan met via Match-dot-com and married in 2004. They purchased a house in Scotch 80s with its own colorful history and enough storage for Pam’s extensive collections of cookbooks and cooking supplies. In Scotch 80s Pam has made a name for herself as a cook and hostess, and Steve serves as president of the Scotch 80s Owners Association. In this interview, the couple discuss their house, their neighborhood, urban pressures, and methods of maintaining atmosphere and traffic flow in a neighborhood they have grown to love. Pam moved to Las Vegas from Lockport, Illinois, with some friends in 1999. She had sparked her passion for cooking and cookbooks in Illinois, and in Las Vegas she developed both interests further when she began working as assistant manager for Sur La Table cooking store on the Las Vegas Strip. Steve became interested in Las Vegas after he advised the campaign committee to pass legalized gambling in Colorado and became the first executive director of the Colorado Gaming Owners Association. He left Denver for Las Vegas in 1989 after pursuing successful political and entrepreneurial careers in his former city.

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Transcript of interview with Jim Marsh by Claytee D. White, June 5, 2012

Date

2012-06-05

Archival Collection

Description

Jim Marsh in Denver, Colorado. Father was the chief for the Colorado Patrol. Mother lived in Nebraska. Jim split time in both places while growing up. He was a service member of the Army and once getting out of the service he started his work with his father at a Ford dealership. Jim went on to work and own dealership in several different areas, Colorado, California, New Mexico, and Washington states before arriving in Las Vegas, NV in 1971. Once arriving in Las Vegas Marsh purchased a dealership called American Auto Mart. Around 1976 Jim Marsh bought the Santa Fe Saloon along with the twenty lots surrounding it for 12,500. This was his first experience in the gaming industry Marsh was the only dealership in the world for 25 years to have a gaming license in a new-car dealership. Marsh discovered interest in Belmont when there was a lone resident Rose Walter. The two bartered and Jim gained land in Belmont and went on to build a bar and church for the town. Marsh eventually went on to own the Skyline Casino. Jim Marsh founded the Nevada Auto Auction in 1987 on Las Vegas Boulevard South Eventually sold it and used the investment to build the Longstreet Casino. Marsh was' also a member of business organizations, Better Business Bureau and The Red Cross Marsh has been a member of the Salvation Army Advisory Board for at least 25 years. Tonopah is another location that Marsh has invested in. After leasing the gaming at the Mizpah Hotel to later buying the Valley Bank building and moving the gaming from Mizpah. It is still successful today. He also purchased the Tonopah Station House which is a hotel bar, and restaurant; along with owning the grocery store Scolari's next-door. Tonopah has proved to be a very good investment for Jim Marsh.

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Photograph of Teddy Jane and Benny Binion standing in front of their house, Las Vegas, Nevada

Date

1943-08

Description

A photograph of Teddy Jane and Benny Binion standing in front of their house, Las Vegas, Nevada in August of 1943.

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Photograph of Teddy Jane and unidentified woman in front of a garden, Las Vegas, Nevada

Date

1943-08

Description

Teddy Jane Binion (right) stands with an unidentified woman (left) in a garden.

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Photograph of three people standing with their cars, Las Vegas (Nev.)

Date

1943 (year approximate)

Description

Two unidentified women and a man (that could possibly be Binion's family members) stand in front of their cars on a ranch.

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Photograph of Benny Binion and others playing poker, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1980

Date

1980 (year approximate)

Description

Benny Binion seated at poker table with his hands folded and facing camera. The photograph being taken during Horseshoe World Series of Poker circa 1980.

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Photograph of Binion and friend in cowboy hats, Las Vegas, Nevada

Date

unspecified year in 196X

Description

Benny Binion (left) stands with his actor friend Chill Wills (right). The pair are outdoors and wear similar fur-lined coats and cowboy hats.

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Photograph of three men holding up cowboy boots, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960-1969

Date

unspecified year in 196X

Description

Chill Wills (left), an unidentified man (center) and Benny Binion (right) pose for a photo holding cowboy boots and wearing cowboy hats and suits.

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Photograph of three men standing in front of the Binion's Horseshoe Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1968

Date

1968

Description

Chill Wills (center) and Benny Binion (right) standing on Fremont street in front of the Horseshoe Hotel & Casino. (1968) . Stamp on back of photo: "Allen Photographers. Inc. Post Office Box 4253 Las Vegas, Nevada 89106". Date stamped "April 17, 1968".

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Photograph of Binion, Cannon, and another man smiling, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970 to 1979

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Item

Archival Collection

Binion’s Horseshoe Club Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00318
Collection Name: Binion’s Horseshoe Club Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

Archival Component