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A baseball field in the Justice Myron E. Leavitt & Jaycee Community Park, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-09-13
Archival Collection
Description
A baseball field in the Justice Myron E. Leavitt & Jaycee Community Park off South Eastern Avenue north of East Sahara Avenue. The park is 18-acres and named after Justice Myron E. Leavitt, who was born in Las Vegas in 1930 and lived in the Jaycee Park area his entire life.
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A soccer field in the Justice Myron E. Leavitt & Jaycee Community Park, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-09-13
Archival Collection
Description
A soccer field in the Justice Myron E. Leavitt & Jaycee Community Park off South Eastern Avenue north of East Sahara Avenue. The park is 18-acres and named after Justice Myron E. Leavitt, who was born in Las Vegas in 1930 and lived in the Jaycee Park area his entire life.
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Baycliff Creek apartments in The Lakes, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-08-29
Archival Collection
Description
The Baycliff Creek multi-family housing complex sits on Crystal Water Way just south of West Sahara Avenue in The Lakes area near South Durango Drive. August 29, 2017 UNLV Libraries Special Collections / Aaron Mayes N36 °08.517' x W115 °17.303')
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Baycliff Creek apartments in The Lakes, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-08-29
Archival Collection
Description
The Baycliff Creek multi-family housing complex sits on Crystal Water Way just south of West Sahara Avenue in The Lakes area near South Durango Drive. August 29, 2017 UNLV Libraries Special Collections / Aaron Mayes N36 °08.516' x W115 °17.309')
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Baycliff Creek apartments in The Lakes, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-08-29
Archival Collection
Description
The Baycliff Creek multi-family housing complex sits on Crystal Water Way just south of West Sahara Avenue in The Lakes area near South Durango Drive. August 29, 2017 UNLV Libraries Special Collections / Aaron Mayes N36 °08.482' x W115 °17.286')
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Photograph of high school, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960-1950
Date
1930 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas High School downtown in Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas High School was moved to another location on East Sahara Avenue, keeping the name. The old building became the Las Vegas Academy for the Performing Arts in the 1990s and still acts as such today. Site Name: Las Vegas High School (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of hotels on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1966
Date
1965 to 1967
Archival Collection
Description
Partial view of the Las Vegas Strip looking northeast from north of Desert Inn Road in Las Vegas, Nevada. The El Rancho Vegas, Riviera, La Concha, and El Morocco Motel are visible on the right side of the photograph. The Westward Ho, Denny's Restaurant, and Satellite Motel are visible on the left. The Sahara Hotel is seen in the distance.
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A water play area in the Justice Myron E. Leavitt & Jaycee Community Park, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-09-13
Archival Collection
Description
An idle water play area in the Justice Myron E. Leavitt & Jaycee Community Park off South Eastern Avenue north of East Sahara Avenue. The park is 18-acres and named after Justice Myron E. Leavitt, who was born in Las Vegas in 1930 and lived in the Jaycee Park area his entire life.
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Gas station with single family homes in the background, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-08-25
Archival Collection
Description
As the Summerlin masterplanned development ends at South Hualapai Way and West Sahara Avenue, development changes from lushly landscaped sidewalks and multifamily housing transitions to a more traditional Las Vegas development pattern including this Rebel ARCO gas station placed across the street from large single family housing on the Summerlin side.
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Single family residence with desert landscaping, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-08-27
Archival Collection
Description
A typical single family residence at 2200 Marble Gorge Drive near West Sahara Avenue. Many homes in this neighborhood feature desert landscaping. Some however still have grass yards. Most residential development has moved from the grass front yards commonplace with development through the late 1990s to desert landscaping.
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