Oral history interview with John Cahlan conducted by an unknown interviewer in 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Cahlan discusses the Nevada Test Site and the role of Basic Magnesium for the atomic testing. Cahlan additionally discusses the image of Las Vegas, Nevada as the entertainment capital of the world and the work of journalism in shifting the image to the recreational aspects of the area, such as Lake Mead and Mount Charleston.
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This set includes: redlining, preliminary sketches, site plans, floor plans, process drawings, foundation plans, framing plan, exterior perspectives, exterior elevations, fixture schedules, wiring diagrams, site electrical plans, parcel survey, grading plans, building sections, sewer plans, phasing maps and rendered site plans.
Previously called Grand Ranch Estates during development phase.
This set includes drawings for A.V.A Inc. (client) by Ralph L. Kraemer (engineer).
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Oral history interview with Elton Garrett conducted by Alan Gurwitz on March 01, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Elton Garrett discusses the development of Boulder City, Nevada, how the city has grown, his work for the Boulder City Journal, atomic testing at the Nevada Test Site, and the founders of the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
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