The Specifications Series (1947-1967) contains architectural specifications for buildings that Bruner’s firm designed or planned. Notable projects include additions at Las Vegas High School, the Westside School, and plans for the administration building at McCarran Air Terminal.
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Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records
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Collection Number: MS-00177 Collection Name: Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records Box/Folder: N/A
The Southern Nevada Water Project Series consists of materials related to water projects in Southern Nevada from 1955 to 1983. It consists primarily of appraisals for land to be acquired for flood control projects in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada.
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Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records
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Collection Number: MS-00177 Collection Name: Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records Box/Folder: N/A
The 2019 Addition series contains material from 1937 to 1975 and includes personal papers of Elmo C. Bruner, correspondence of Worswick and Bruner, and documentation related to condemnations by local governments. It also contains residential and commercial appraisals.
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Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records
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Collection Number: MS-00177 Collection Name: Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records Box/Folder: N/A
Oral history interview with Susan and Irwin Molasky conducted by Michael Geeser on May 15, 2006 for the I Remember When: Recollections from Las Vegas Jewish Leaders Oral History Project. They talk about the founding of the Nathan Adelson Hospice and about the Jewish community in Las Vegas, Nevada. Irwin talks about building the first high-rise condominium and the first high-rise office building in Las Vegas, about building Sunrise Hospital and Boulevard Mall, about the future of Las Vegas, light rail in the city, and the Las Vegas downtown and its future. They also discuss the water supply in southern Nevada and the possibility of a high-speed railroad from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.
Circa 1929 in front of the Majestic Theatre. The address is 131 Fremont Street. This is located on the south side of the street, just west of Second Street. In addition to the Majestic Theatre billboards advertising "Stairs of Sand," which was released in the USA June 8, 1929 and "International News today First Run," offices for the U. S. Post Office and Carroll Gift Toggery are visible on the first floor windows. An advertisement for Real-Estate Insurance Surety Bonds is visible by the "Stars of Sand" billboard. Offices for Dr. C. E. Bulette, M. D. (Rooms 6 & 7), L. S. Thompson, Lawyer, and Dr. Conger are visible on the second floor windows. There is a metal mailbox visible in the foreground, and a man dressed in a suit is visible in the window for Dr. Bulette. The Overland Park Hotel opened in 1905, becoming the Las Vegas Club in 1931. Las Vegas' first indoor moving picture was shown there in 1911. The Majestic Theatre was the town's only indoor movie theater after the fire at the Overland Park Hotel in 1911.