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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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Photograph of an apartment building (Los Angeles), circa 1951
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Apartment building at 10401 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles. It is an example of early architecture designed by Martin Stern Jr. and it was built in 1951. It still operates as an apartment building. Stamp on back of photo: "Richard Fish Photographer, PO Office Box 48541, Los Angeles, California, Member: American Society of Magazine Photographers." Handwritten on back of photo: "10401 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles"
Site Name: 10401 Wilshire Building
Address: 10401 Wilshire Blvd
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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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Photograph of the El Rancho Vegas swimming pool (Las Vegas), 1950s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Swimming pool at the El Rancho Vegas. Stamp on back of photo: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo."
Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the front of El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), 1950s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The front of the El Rancho Vegas with a woman in a bikini. Stamp on back of photo: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo."
Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the Flamingo Hotel pool and courtyard (Las Vegas), 1950s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View of the pool and courtyard area of the Flamingo Hotel. Stamp on back of photo: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo, Public Relations Department, 422 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif, File Print Stock, Los Angeles Neg."
Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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