Information about the Barker Motel sign that sits at 2600 N Las Vegas Blvd. Site address: 2600 N Las Vegas Blvd Sign owner: Barker LLC Sign details: 0.21 acre lot constructed in 1954. Property is closed. Sign condition: 2- the sign is faded and neon has fallen off, as well as the majority of their original sign was taken down or weathered away Sign form: Directional sign on top of building Sign-specific description: The property has a tower which has a sign on top of it that is a peach colored arrow that has dark brown block lettering stating "MOTEL" that points towards the entrance of the parking lot of the motel. This end of the arrow has a steel support that goes to the first story of the building. This portion looks like it used to have skeletal neon but has fallen off. Near the road where this motel is located it looks as though there was once a sign because there is remnants of what the base of the sign was but no graphics on it. Sign - type of display: Neon Sign - media: Steel Sign environment: Located in North Las Vegas, close to Jerry's Nugget Casino Sign - date of redesign/move: Appears there are remnants of their original sign on the roadside, but the letters has been removed. It has been this way since at least 2010. Sign - thematic influences: The arrow stating Motel is a 1950's/60's motel trend within the car consumer era and era of traveling to draw attention for people that are driving by. Survey - research locations: Assessor's website Survey - research notes: http://stefanidrivesvegas.com/12.html Stefani drives Vegas has images of before/after of this motel with an image that they date circa 1960 Surveyor: Emily Fellmer Survey - date completed: 2017-09-08 Sign keywords: Neon; Steel; Directional; Paint
Oral history interview with Stefani Evans conducted by Claytee D. White and Barbara Tabach on November 21, 2017 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Stefani Evans discusses how she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1980 with her husband and her feelings associated with the city, especially after the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting. She describes in detail how she found out about the traumatic event as well as her experience of waiting all day to donate blood on October 2, 2017, the day after the shooting. Mostly, Evans explains with emphasis the good of humanity that she witnessed during the aftermath of that tragedy.
Yearbook main highlights: schools and departments; detailed lists with names and headshots of faculty, administration and students; variety of photos from activities, festivals, campus life, and buildings; campus organizations such as sororities, fraternities and councils; beauty contest winners; college sports and featured athletes; and printed advertisements of local businesses; Institution name: Nevada Southern University, Las Vegas, NV