From the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board Records -- Series II: Projects. This folder contains documents about the projects submitted to the Economic Opportunity Board of Clark County agendas, documents about Work Experience Programs in Nevada, documents about the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, and neighborhood services center.
The Don Ashbaugh Papers (1950-1960) document Las Vegas history, Nevada history, and ghost towns. The collection is comprised of the working manuscript of Don Ashbaugh's book, Nevada's Turbulent Yesterday: A Study in Ghost Towns. The collection also contains typescript drafts, newspaper clippings, and a geographical index of Nevada ghost towns.
Oral history interview with Cindy Baca conducted by Barbara Tabach on May 22, 2019 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. Cindy Baca, born and raised in Las Vegas, talks about her family and occupation as a librarian at Escobedo Middle School. Cindy's twin daughters were present and injured during the Route 91 Festival and October 1 shooting. She describes their experiences and the Random Acts of Kindness project she piloted at her school after the incident.
The now permanently closed Mermaids Casino sits at 32 Fremont Street at the Fremont Street Experience. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survery Data Sheet. Site address: 32 Fremont St Sign owner: Derek and Greg Stevens Sign details: Shutdown in 2016, opened briefly June 28th, 2017 for 8 hours to abide by gambling license law, was torn down shortly after. 2.76 acre lot, originally built in 1949. Sign condition: Signage was removed from building during deconstruction Sign form: Decorated shed Sign-specific description: Covering all the sides of the Mermaids facing Fremont street, gives the feel of New Orleans during Mardi Gras with its bright vibrant colors, drums, maracas, and other items. Skeleton neon was used to accentuate features of the sign like details in the drums, outlining the word "Mermaids", and a good portion of the sign was internally lit as well. Giant TV screen hung in the middle at the corner of the building, giant Sun shaped pinata thing above the TV screen adding more to the theme. Sign - type of display: Neon, LED screen Sign - media: Steel and fiberglass Sign - non-neon treatments: LED screen Sign animation: Animated with an LED TV screen and some neon would flash on and off Sign environment: Downtown on Fremont Street, part of the Experience. Surrounded by other casinos and gift stores. Sign - date of installation: c. 1999 Sign - date of redesign/move: Torn down Summer 2017 Sign - thematic influences: Southern party themed, Mardi Gras. Sign - artistic significance: American South and Mardi Gras. Survey - research locations: Vital Vegas, Assessor's website Surveyor: Danny Jacobs Survey - date completed: 2017-09-09 Sign keywords: Neon; Steel; Fiberglass; Flashing; Video screen; Sculptural