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Dunes Hotel and Casino: Renovation and Remodel Front Entry, 1979 September 24; 1979 December 17
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set includes: site plans, floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, building sections, construction details and exterior elevations.
This set includes drawings by Olson of Nevada (manufacturer).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 125
Archival Component
Simon Hotel, 1987 September 08
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set includes: site plans, preliminary sketches, floor plans, building sections, wall sections and exterior elevations.
This set includes drawings by SaCon Construction Co (contractor).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 489
Archival Component
Transcript of interview with Theda Kay Grinnell by Fletcher Corey, February 28, 1977
Date
Archival Collection
Description
On February 28, 1977, Fletcher Corey interviewed Theda Kay Grinnell (born 1935 in New London, Iowa) about her life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Grinnell first talks about her move to Nevada and both her and her husband’s work at the Nevada Test Site. She also talks about the atomic blasts, competition with Russia, and her employment that followed her work at the Test Site. Grinnell later talks about her church membership and goes into detail about the race riots and how they involved and impacted her and her son. The end of the interview includes discussion on flash floods, the culinary union, how World War II affected the Las Vegas industry, and the social changes in Las Vegas.
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