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Thomas A. Thomas oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03000

Abstract

Oral history interview with Thomas A. Thomas conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on March 02, 2017 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Thomas discusses his family background and upbringing in banking. He talks about his father, Edward Parry Thomas, his father's involvement with financing casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1960s, and the formation of the Thomas & Mack Company in 1992. Thomas remembers the company’s first projects in Las Vegas, construction of the Thomas & Mack Center, and developing the Las Vegas Digital Exchange Campus. Later, Thomas remembers his father’s involvement with the development of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), and the company's help financing the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV. Lastly, Thomas discusses his partnership with Rob Roy of Switch data centers, and the future of Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Photograph of a crowd in front of the El Portal Theater, Las Vegas, 1955

Date

1955

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a crowd in front of the El Portal Theater on Fremont Street in Las Vegas for the premiere of the film, "Meet Me In Las Vegas."

Image

Film transparency of the Pioneer Club on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, circa 1940s

Date

1942 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

A view of the northwest and southwest corners of 1st and Fremont Streets in downtown Las Vegas, featuring the Las Vegas Pharmacy and Pioneer Club.

Image

Exterior view of Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic slide

Date

1964 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Las Vegas: Snapshots of History Photograph Collection (PH-00425)

Image

Photograph of Las Vegas Grammar School building, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1910-1920

Date

1910-19-20

Description

Las Vegas Grammar School stands on a desert lot. Bare trees scatter the landscape around the school. [Taken 1910-1920]. This building was later named the "Historic Fifth Street School."

Image

Transparency of a scene from the film "Meet Me In Las Vegas," Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1955-1956

Date

1955 to 1956

Description

A scene from the movie "Meet Me In Las Vegas" filmed by the Sands Hotel swimming pool.

Image