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Photograph of a rendering of the proposed Circus Circus tower (Las Vegas), circa 1971
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's conception of the rejected proposal for the first Circus Circus tower. Color rendering by Siegfried Knop.
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of a rendering of the Xanadu Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa 1975
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's color rendering of the proposed Xanadu Hotel and Casino. The Xanadu was to be located where the Excalibur Hotel and Casino currently sits, but it was never built.
Site Name: Xanadu Hotel and Casino
Address: 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of a rendering of the Riviera Hotel Monte Carlo tower addition (Las Vegas), circa 1974
Date
Archival Collection
Description
An artist's conception of the proposed 17-story tower addition to the Riviera Hotel. Black and white rendering by Siegfried Knop.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of a rendering of the proposed Aladdin tower (Las Vegas), circa 1970
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's conception of the proposed tower remodel of the Aladdin. Color rendering by Siegfried Knop.
Site Name: Aladdin Hotel
Address: 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of Googie architecture, Ship's Coffee Shop (Westwood, Calif.), circa 1963
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Martin Stern Jr. is credited as a pioneer of Googie style architecture; his first of that style was Ship's Coffee Shop. Three Ship's Coffee Shops operated in the Los Angeles area from 1956 until the 1990s.
Site Name: Ship's Coffee Shop
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Googie architectural design drawing of the Clark Market (Torrance, Cal.), Exterior perspective, circa 1954
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of the preliminary sketch of Clark Market, designed by Martin Stern Jr.
Site Name: Clark Market
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Googie architectural design drawing of McDaniel's Supermarket (Los Angeles), exterior perspective, circa 1950s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of a conceptual sketch of McDaniel's Supermarket. It still operates today as a Ralph's Supermarket.
Site Name: McDaniel's Supermarket
Address: 6657 N Laurel Canyon, North Hollywood, CA
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Architectural drawing of the Sheraton West Hotel (Los Angeles), exterior perspective, circa 1970s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's conception of an unbuilt expansion for the Sheraton West, now the SheratonTown House Hotel in Los Angeles.
Site Name: Sheraton West Hotel (Los Angeles)
Address: 2701 Wilshire Blvd
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Photograph of assembly of the neon sign in front of the Las Vegas Club (Las Vegas), 1948
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Workers assemble the vertical neon sign in front of the Las Vegas Club while people pass underneath.
Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of metal framework for the neon sign for the Las Vegas Club (Las Vegas), 1948
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Framework for the Las Vegas Club Sign on Fremont Street. The back of the Pioneer Club sign is seen in the background.
Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street
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