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Transcript of interview with Steve Evans by Claytee D. White, June 15, 2010
Date
2010-06-15
Archival Collection
Description
Steve Evans is a native of Henderson, Nevada; living there when it was little more than an industrial town. In this interview, Steve tells of his humble life in Henderson's Carver Park community to becoming the owner of a home formerly owned by a teenage mentor, Flora Dungan, who founded Focus, a youth counseling program where he worked. Steve's penchant for architecture threads through this narrative. Among the stories he shares is of his efforts to recover information about his John S. Park home, which was built in 1964, designed by Kennard Design Group of California and considered the best example of mid-century modern architecture in Las Vegas. In addition, Steve is an informed observer of a community in transition. He tells about the thriving commerce of Fremont Street shifting to Maryland Parkway, the beginning of the Arts District, the impact of events on the John S. Park Neighborhood sense of community, events such as the Stratosphere wanting to build a roller coaster as well as the movement to give John S. Park a historical designation. Steve left Las Vegas for a few years to purse his career in social justice and activism. He returned home and has been a involved in community service, a City Planning Commissioner, Chair of the Downtown Design Review among other committees.
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Transcript of interview with Robert Forbuss by Suzanne Becker, February 12, 2009
Date
2009-02-12
Archival Collection
Description
In 1944, Robert Forbuss' mother bought a home in a new tract development called Huntridge, adjacent to the John S. Park Neighborhood. She was a single woman who had managed to put together the down payment from her earnings as a cocktail waitress. A couple years later John S. Park Elementary School was built nearby. Through any ups and downs, Marjorie Forbuss refused to live anywhere else for the rest of life, even when Robert encouraged her to move. For this interview, Robert intersperse Las Vegas history while sharing childhood memories of the neighborhood. He graduated from Bishop Gorman High School, the private Catholic prep school, in the mid-1960s. A few years later, Robert returned there as a teacher from 1973 - 1981, teaching kids with familiar last names in the neighborhood he had grown up in. During that time he lived in the John S. Park Neighborhood. He details the charm of the neighborhood, cruising the Downtown area, shopping on Fremont Street and much more. When Robert left teaching, he became the general manger of Mercy Ambulance and Medical Supply, which he ultimately owned until about 2003. During this time, he was a successful business leader and an active community member.
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Transcript of interview with Senator Richard Bryan by Claytee White, February 19, 2009
Date
2009-02-19
Archival Collection
Description
Senator Richard Bryan's Las Vegas roots are deep. His father graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1927, left to attend law school and later returned with his young family. His father was politically active and a role model for young Richard, who would succeed in becoming Governor of Nevada in the 1980s and then U.S. Senator. In this interview, Senator Bryan describes his parents looking at a plat map of John S. Park in 1943 and that they bought a house on Maryland Parkway for around $5500.00. He recounts details of the John S. Park neighborhood development and nearby areas and talks about houses with carports rather than garages, no grass, rough asphalt driveways, and a desert where kids could play for hours without supervision. He mentions the impact of World War II on the community, attending movies at the Huntridge Theatre, and becoming a student leader as well as being active in the Boy Scouts. About the Helldorado Days, he talks about the large undertaking of the parade for the Elks Club. As Las Vegas' population grew, the neighborhoods began to fill in. He tells of the opening of schools, including permanent JSP Elementary in 1948 - with no air conditioning. Neighborhood commerce included a grocery store and Sills Drive-in. On the Strip, he remembers Club Bingo (eventually called Sahara) opening as well as the long list of other hotel/casinos that are part of Las Vegas history.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 06, 1995
Date
1995-09-06
Archival Collection
Description
Includes meeting agenda and minutes, along with additional information about performance contracts and university addendum.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, June 19, 1995
Date
1995-06-19
Archival Collection
Description
Includes meeting agenda, minutes, and a lightening survey. CSUN Session 25 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.
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Other areas in Nye County, 1880-1989
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Materials contain photographs of areas and families in Nye County, Nevada from 1880 to 1989. Materials include photographs of the Boni, Bordoli, Fallini, Hanson, Hawkins, Lowe, O'Toole, Slavin, and Wilson families in areas such as Manhattan, Twin Springs, Gabbs, Duckwater, the Kawich Mountains, and the Toiyabe Mountains. Materials also include photocopies of maps of regions in Nevada, including Bullfrog Mining District and the Nevada-California border.
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Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
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