Clarence Ray was born February 28, 1900 in Fresno, California. Ray first visited Las Vegas in 1922, came to stay in 1925, and has lived there for most of the time since then.
David London was a Las Vegas entertainer that performed a morning radio show in the 1970s called "Coffee with the Londons" and co-starred his wife, Nancy London. London passed away on August 30, 2015.
Eugene Brandise was born in Denver, Colorado on January 14, 1913. He relocated to Nevada in January of 1956. He was a construction worker and eventually owned his own construction company. Brandise passed away in 2013.
Vernon S. Caples (b. August 7th, 1891 in St. Johns, Oregon) lived in Riverside, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Vernon was a Sanitary Engineer at Nellis Air Force Base.
Jeanne P. Chretien was born August 07, 1923 in Marshalltown, Iowa. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1939. She held careers as a telephone operator, an English teacher, and an English department head in Las Vegas.
Betty Ciliax was born in Bisbee, Arizona. She moved to the Las Vegas area in 1932 when her father found work in Goodsprings, Nevada. Ciliax graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1938.
Len Zane and his wife came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1973. Dr. Zane taught physics. He has spent over 34 years in education and administration at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
James G. "Sailor" Ryan was a long-time Nevada politician. He served in the Nevada State Assembly and on the Clark County Commission. He later worked in organized labor. He passed away in Las Vegas in 2007.
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.