Leon Carter, Sr. migrated to Las Vegas in 1942 at 12 years of age. After attending elementary school on the Westside, he enrolled for high school at Las Vegas High. Because of his schedule, he played baseball with the city team - The Cowboys. Baseball skills let him to play in Canada and Mexico. Later, when he returned to Las Vegas, his job skills in drafting and carpentry took him to the Nevada Test Site and then into the construction industry. When that did not yield enough income, He entered the gaming industry as a dealer.

Ruth is the spouse of Leon Carter Jr. and daughter-in-law of Leon Carter Sr. She previously worked in Las Vegas casinos and was interviewed with her husband and father-in-law about their experiences.

Lonnie Carter is the brother of Leon Carter Jr. and the son of Leon Carter Sr. He is currently retired and was intereviewed with his family about his experiences in Las Vegas.

Herman is the brother of Ruth Jimerson-Carter, daughter-in-law of Leon Carter Sr.

The family was interviewed about their experiences in Las Vegas, and Herman contributed to the talk by sharing his experience of living on the West Side of Las Vegas.

Harry Behn was born September 24, 1898, in McCabe, Yavapai County, Arizona, the son of Henry K. Behn, a miner, and Maren (Christensen) Behn. He graduated from Harvard University with an Bachelor of Science. in 1922. He worked as a screen writer for motion pictures, including The Racket in 1928 and Hell's Angels in 1930. Behn taught writing at the University of Arizona from 1938 to 1947 and founded the University of Arizona Press in 1960.

Ora Bland migrated to Las Vegas in 1953 from Vicksburg, Mississippi. Her husband was a radiologist and worked in Area 51 of the Nevada Test Site. He never shared information about his work and would sometimes stay at the Test Site for a week or more without coming into the city. Bland remembers the Westside business community when the Brown Derby, the Mexican store, Johnson Malt Shoppe, and Bravo Market existed. An extremely independent person, she handled most of the childcare and worked at the downtown post office (now MOB Museum) for 20 years.

Fateen Seifullah was born in Compton, CA in 1968 when that area was run by gangs. The family moved to Las Vegas where his gang affiliation began. Seifullah explains the gang culture, how their operations work, drugs, how using the product is to be avoided, prison, and street life. Now, Seifullah is an Iman, leader of a mosque in the Historic Westside. Since 2010, he has led an initiative to develop a "Muslim Village." HIs goal is to drive gangs and drug houses out of the community, purchase surrounding properties, and transform the area.