Typed, itemized estimate of costs for a four room cottage to be built within Clark's Las Vegas Townsite. Document includes item description, material cost, labor cost and total costs for construction and freight. The railroad cottages were built by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company for employees of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad between 1909 and 1911.
LV Tattoo sits at 25 East Fremont Street inside the Fremont Street Experience. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Sheet. Site address: 25 Fremont St Sign owner: Johnny Law Sign details: The original construction year of the building was 1940. This tattoo parlor was opened by Johnny Law in the 2000s , and Johnny also doubles as a tattoo artist at this property as well. There are about 9 main tattoo artists and piercers at this parlor that is housed in the Fremont Street Experience. Since they are on the second floor on the corner of Fremont and First St. their guests can watch the zip line that goes down Fremont, but they can also watch the First Street Stage which holds concerts regularly. Sign condition: 5-Very good condition and shines bright Sign form: Sign in Window Sign-specific description: Their sign is placed within the windows of their second floor storefront. There are 6 windows and each one has a big letter in each which spells out "TATTOO" in double lined red skeletal neon letters. Sign - type of display: Neon Sign - media: Steel Sign environment: This property is on the second floor of the building on the South corner of Fremont and First St. Below the Tattoo shop is a gift shop. This property has the remnants of the Famous Pioneer Club with Vegas Vic to the West. The Golden Nugget across the street to the East of this property. Also to the North is the First Street concert venue. Sign - date of installation: 2015 Sign - thematic influences: Use of red Neon shows the classic design particularly with the skeletal neon. Sign - artistic significance: No specific era presented, but shows how a modern store can use a classic design style. Also it shows how the classic neon is still alive on Fremont and every company has down there has neon. Survey - research locations: LV Tattoo website, assessor's website Surveyor: Emily Fellmer Survey - date completed: 2017-08-31 Sign keywords: Neon; Steel; Building-front design
Oral history interview with Alice Ward Boyer conducted by Joanne Goodwin on June 26, 1996 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Las Vegas Women Oral History Project. Boyer opens her interview discussing her family and their life in Oklahoma from the 1910s to 1930s. Boyer then describes how she and her husband moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1937 to escape the dustbowl in the Midwest. She discusses adjusting to life in Las Vegas and what the city was like during wartime. She then talks about joining the Mesquite Club in 1944. Boyer explains the club's activities, many of which were integral to building the town of early Las Vegas, and prominent club members. Boyer describes the various roles she held in the club, including president from 1958 to 1959.