Tourists cross Las Vegas Boulevard from the Mirage to Harrah's Hotel and Casinos. Pedestrian overpasses have become a popular way of keeping tourists safe and traffic flowing on the Strip, but their expense and footprint make them difficult for all locations. Moving pedestrians along the Strip safely has become a major effort over the years.
Tourists cross Las Vegas Boulevard from the Mirage to Harrah's Hotel and Casinos. Pedestrian overpasses have become a popular way of keeping tourists safe and traffic flowing on the Strip, but their expense and footprint make them difficult for all locations. Moving pedestrians along the Strip safely has become a major effort over the years.
Night view of the Eldorado hotel and casino and its marquee sign, both owned by the Carano family, in Reno, Nevada. While the Eldorado was opened in 1973, its marquee sign displayed in the photograph was installed in 1986. Site Name: Eldorado (Reno, Nev.)
This collection is comprised of research files dating from approximately 1980 to 2021 created by Boulder City Nevadan, Dennis McBride, primarily in support of his book, Out of the Neon Closet: A History of Gay Las Vegas on the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, gay, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community in Southern Nevada. Materials in this collection also include ephemera and clippings documenting LGBTQ establishments and organizations in Las Vegas, biographies of individuals, and other issues pertinent to the LGBTQ community. This collection also includes some materials about the LGBTQ community and their issues in Northern Nevada. The collection represents McBride's overall efforts to document and preserve the history of the LGBTQ community in Nevada.
The Hotel Nevada on the corner of Main and Fremont in 1912. Transcribed from the original: "Nevada Hotel - named Sal Sagev much later --Shirley Swanson." Wharton Drug Company named in the bottom left-hand corner of the postcard. Site Name: Hotel Nevada Address: 1 Fremont Street