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"The Reintegration of Las Vegas": paper by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1989-04-26 to 1989-04-29

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file. Presented at the Western Social Science Association, 31st Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Postcard of Hoover Dam, February 1935

Date

1935-02

Archival Collection

Description

A comparison of an image of Hoover Dam's upstream face in February 1935 to an image taken later that year, after the waters of Lake Mead had risen. The captions read "February 1935- Boulder Dam today." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Pedestrians along Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-03

Description

Tourists walk along Las Vegas Boulevard near the entrance to the Miracle Mile Shops and Planet Hollywood hotel and casino. Large volumes of tourist traffic have, over the years, forced the County to think about moving and protecting pedestrians along the popular tourist destination.

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Pedestrians along Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-03

Description

Tourists walk along Las Vegas Boulevard near the entrance to the Miracle Mile Shops and Planet Hollywood hotel and casino. Large volumes of tourist traffic have, over the years, forced the County to think about moving and protecting pedestrians along the popular tourist destination.

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Pedestrians along Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-03

Description

Tourists walk along Las Vegas Boulevard near the entrance to the Miracle Mile Shops and Planet Hollywood hotel and casino. Large volumes of tourist traffic have, over the years, forced the County to think about moving and protecting pedestrians along the popular tourist destination.

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Automobile and pedestrian traffic along the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-02-28

Description

Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. Here a small, elevated berm and curbing in front of the Linq Hotel and Casino is all the separates the two uses in the contested area.

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Automobile and pedestrian traffic along the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-02-28

Description

Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. Here a small, elevated berm and curbing in front of the Linq Hotel and Casino is all the separates the two uses in the contested area.

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Automobile and pedestrian traffic along the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-02-28

Description

Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. Here a small, elevated berm and curbing in front of the Linq Hotel and Casino is all the separates the two uses in the contested area.

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Automobile and pedestrian traffic along the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-02-28

Description

Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. Here a small, elevated berm and curbing in front of the Linq Hotel and Casino is all the separates the two uses in the contested area.

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Tourist on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-04-12

Description

Tourists walk along Las Vegas Boulevard across the street from the Mirage Hotel and Casino. Many sidewalks are protected from traffic lanes by physical barriers, where others are not. Moving pedestrians along the Strip safely has become a major effort over the years.

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