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Barona Ranch & Casino (currently Barona Resort & Casino): renderings of interior building perspectives; sketch of exterior building perspective, 1999

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Bergman Walls & Associates Architectural Drawings
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00910
Collection Name: Bergman Walls & Associates Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Flat File 02, Digital File 00

Archival Component

The Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino: delta 154 architectural progress drawings for restaurants, bungalow, casino floor, and Lanai Suites, 2009 January to 2010 July

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

John Levy Lighting Productions, Inc. Records
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Collection Number: MS-00832
Collection Name: John Levy Lighting Productions, Inc. Records
Box/Folder: Roll 17a, Roll 17b, Roll 17c

Archival Component

Photograph of the marquee of the Colorado Belle Casino, Laughlin, Nevada, circa late 1980s

Date

1987 to 1989

Description

The sign and marquee of the Colorado Belle Casino, Laughlin, Nevada.

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Caesars - Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada: panoramic photograph

Date

2006

Description

From the Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs (PH-00419).

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Paris - Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada: panoramic photograph

Date

2006

Description

From the Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs (PH-00419).

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Mint Hotel and Casino: Interior Elevations: architectural drawing

Date

1969-10-23

Description

Architectural drawing from Martin Stern Architectural Records (MS-00382).

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Mint Hotel and Casino: Interior Elevations: architectural drawing

Date

1969-10-23

Description

Architectural drawing from Martin Stern Architectural Records (MS-00382).

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Photographs of Roadhouse Casino sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 14, 2017

Date

2017-03-14
2017-09-01

Description

The Roadhouse Casino sign sits unlit at 2100 North Boulder Highway. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Data Sheet.
Site address: 2100 N Boulder Hwy
Sign owner: Robert McMackin
Sign details: Roadhouse approved for gaming 1988, Robert McMackin bought the Roadhouse 1992, but it closed 2002. They planned to refurbish and reopen by 2010 but has been in legal trouble and has not reopened.
Sign condition: 2- reader board portion/plastic back lit portion is gone and paint has faded drastically
Sign form: Pylon
Sign-specific description: Big Letters on top "Roadhouse" below Is a Huge Letter "R". Still up but in horrible condition. Reader board is a frame and appears to be scrapped. No upkeep has been made to the sign. There is an array of colors behind the 'R' such as purple, white, yellow and green in a parallel plume shape.
Sign - type of display: Neon
Sign - media: Steel
Sign - non-neon treatments: There must have been plastic on this sign since there is a sign box that would contain it.
Sign environment: This location is on Boulder Hwy. near Sunset Road.
Sign - thematic influences: The letter R in the middle of the sign is remnant of the 1980's car/video game font.
Survey - research locations: Las Vegas Sun Article synopsis https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/legal/2012/mar/26/city-henderson-reverses-course-roadhouse-casino-li/ Review Journal article https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/station-casinos-henderson-settle-roadhouse-dispute/
Survey - research notes: The articles were helpful with finding information on this property since other avenues did not have any information on it.
Surveyor: Wyatt Currie-Diamond
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-01
Sign keywords: Pylon; Neon; Steel; Plastic; Incandescent; Backlit; Back to back

Mixed Content

Miscellaneous architectural drawings: sycamore park tennis club; proposed casino prototype; showboat hotel and casino; MGM Grand Reno; MGM Grand Las Vegas; and, The International Hotel;

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes preliminary sketches and an artist’s perspective sketch of a building's exterior.

Archival Collection

Martin Stern Architectural Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00382
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 718

Archival Component

Slide of Cactus Jack's Senator Casino Club sign, Carson City, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the neon sign for Cactus Jack's Senator Casino, located in Carson City, Nevada. The illuminated, red sign has an outline of a man with a cowboy hat holding a sign that reads "Howdy."

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