Interview with Chic Hecht Julie Sefman on April 2, 1976. In this brief interview, Hecht talks about his time in the state senate working to bolster the budget with sales tax and gaming tax, starting a community college and health programs. He also talks about Pop Squires, a newspaper man and advocate for building Hoover Dam, who had a home on the site of Chic Hecht's clothing store on Fremont Street. Hecht also describes his time in the military and his involvement with the Military Intelligence Association.
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Architectural plans for the addition of a tower to the Flamingo in 1976. Printed on parchment. Socoloske, Zelner and Associates, structural engineers; Harold L. Epstein and Associates, structural engineers; Bennett/Tepper, mechanical engineers; J. L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers.
Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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The porte-cochère and front entrance of the Sands in 1954
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Exterior of the Last Frontier Village cattle barn in the 1940s
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Exterior view of the Hotel Last Frontier from the courtyard
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Exterior view of the Hotel Last Frontier from the courtyard
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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