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Photograph of the Landmark Hotel and Casino expansion model (Las Vegas), May 1, 1982

Date

1982-05-01

Description

Model of the proposed expansion for the Landmark Hotel and Casino.
Site Name: Landmark Hotel and Casino
Address: 364 Convention Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of an aerial view of the Landmark Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa 1970

Date

1968 to 1972

Description

The Landmark Hotel and Casino from the air.
Site Name: Landmark Hotel and Casino
Address: 364 Convention Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph and aerial view of the Landmark Hotel and Casino showing Paradise Road (Las Vegas), circa 1970

Date

1968 to 1972

Description

Aerial view of the Landmark Hotel and Casino.
Site Name: Landmark Hotel and Casino
Address: 364 Convention Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV

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Aerial photograph of the Sahara Tahoe (Stateline, Nev.), circa 1965

Date

1965 to 1966

Description

Bird's-eye view of the completed Sahara Tahoe, now Horizon Casino at Stateline, Nevada.
Site Name: Sahara Tahoe
Address: US Highway 50, Stateline, NV

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Photograph of the Sahara Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), after 1963

Date

1963 to 1969

Description

The Sahara complex after the 1963 completion of the 24 room tower, which was the tallest building in Nevada at the time.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Aerial photograph of the original Sahara Hotel and Casino complex (Las Vegas), circa 1955

Date

1952 to 1958

Description

Aerial view of the Sahara Hotel and Casino complex in its original configuration.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of Las Vegas hotel signs, 1968

Date

1968

Description

The signs for the Frontier, Silver Slipper and Desert Inn at twilight, with the Sands tower in the background.
Site Name: Las Vegas Strip
Address: Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of Googie architecture, Ship's Coffee Shop (Westwood, Calif.), circa 1963

Date

1961 to 1965

Description

Martin Stern Jr. is credited as a pioneer of Googie style architecture; his first of that style was Ship's Coffee Shop. Three Ship's Coffee Shops operated in the Los Angeles area from 1956 until the 1990s.
Site Name: Ship's Coffee Shop

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Photograph of an apartment building (Los Angeles), circa 1951

Date

1951 to 1953

Description

Apartment building at 10401 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles. It is an example of early architecture designed by Martin Stern Jr. and it was built in 1951. It still operates as an apartment building. Stamp on back of photo: "Richard Fish Photographer, PO Office Box 48541, Los Angeles, California, Member: American Society of Magazine Photographers." Handwritten on back of photo: "10401 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles"
Site Name: 10401 Wilshire Building
Address: 10401 Wilshire Blvd

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Photograph of the El Rancho Vegas swimming pool (Las Vegas), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Swimming pool at the El Rancho Vegas. Stamp on back of photo: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo."
Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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