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Ward 3 projects: Eliades papers, financial documents, 2002 to 2011

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Bob Coffin Political Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01054
Collection Name: Bob Coffin Political Papers
Box/Folder: Box 058

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Hispanic Educators Association of Nevada symposiums and documents, 1985 to 1990

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Thomas Rodriguez Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01017
Collection Name: Thomas Rodriguez Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03

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4 Mile Bar Neon Survey document, September 8, 2017

Date

2017-09-08

Description

Information about the 4 Mile Bar sign that sits at 3650 Boulder Hwy.
Site name: 4 Mile Bar (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site address: 3650 Boulder Hwy
Sign owner: Bob and Bill Joslin
Sign details: This is one of the most historic bars in Las Vegas. The original site of the bar was actually where one of the oldest communities in town began called Formyle. The community was there long before The Boulder Highway or US Highway 95. The area where the bar currently resides was called Four Mile Spring because it was "four miles from the center of town" and for the natural spring that was there. This part of town, for much of its history, was outside of Las Vegas city limits and outside of the laws for the rest of the city as well. This site was originally a brothel when it opened in the 1950s. In 1954, the property was raided by the FBI and then ended up turning into a bar. It is "one of the Valley's last true-blue roadhouses" and it is named because it sits four miles away from the Downtown area. They are also known for their very popular karaoke nights.
Sign condition: 4, the roadside sign is in good condition, but the sign that is attached to the building has some light bulbs that have been burned out on it.
Sign form: Roadside sign is a pole sign with a message center and there is an architectural sign attached to the facade of the building.
Sign-specific description: The road side portion of the signage for the 4 Mile Bar is fairly simple. The top of the sign features a plastic, backlit square that has a large red "4" and "MILE" in bold white text in the middle of the number. Underneath this is "BAR" in a bold red text against a white background. About a foot or two underneath this sign is a large plastic, backlit reader board. The main support for the sign is a white rectangular structure with two red stripes running down the center of it with a few inches of space between the lines. The architectural sign that is on the facade of the building is uncomplicated as well. The shape of it fits the top portion of the building and looks like a stretched out rectangle. All of the edges are lined by incandescent light bulbs. In the middle of the sign in open channel letters are the words "4 MILE BAR" that are filled with white glowing neon tubes.
Sign - type of display: Incandescent, neon and backlit plastic portion
Sign - media: Steel and plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: Plastic
Sign environment: This bar sits at the cusp where Fremont Street transitions to Boulder Highway. Many of the immediate properties that sit near this bar are motels and mobile home communities. This is also just down the road from Boulder Station Hotel and Casino as well as the Winchester Cultural Center.
Sign - thematic influences: The roadside sign is very straightforward since it just displays the name of the bar, but there could have been a stylistic choice to use the actual number "4" instead of the word "four."
Sign - artistic significance: The most notable feature about this sign is the number "4" instead of the word "four" that is used, possibly for stylistic reasons.
Survey - research locations: Accessor's Page http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/assessor/Pages/searchbybusinessname.aspx, Review Journal articles https://storify.com/ReviewJournal/7-of-the-most-historic-bars-in-las-vegas and https://www.reviewjournal.com/uncategorized/over-a-century-four-mile-has-gone-from-trailside-oasis-to-brothel-to-bar/ , Vegas Seven article http://vegasseven.com/2013/06/12/las-vegas-bar-hall-fame/
Surveyor: Lauren Vaccaro
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-08
Sign keywords: Architectural; Incandescent; Neon; Backlit; Plastic; Steel; Pole sign; Roadside

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International Conference Platform Committee correspondence and planning documents, 1984

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Blanche Zucker-Bozarth Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00372
Collection Name: Blanche Zucker-Bozarth Papers
Box/Folder: Box 16

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Documents relating to planning actions at the Nevada Test Site, 1992

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Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records
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Collection Number: MS-00363
Collection Name: Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Documents about the legal aftermath of the Mighty Oak protest, 1986

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Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records
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Collection Number: MS-00363
Collection Name: Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records
Box/Folder: Box 02

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Estate documents and Jane Frost Fayle Bogg's will, 1951-1952

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Fayle Family Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00404
Collection Name: Fayle Family Papers
Box/Folder: Box 13

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American Association of Documented Sports Services: order forms, undated

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Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00658
Collection Name: Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 117 (Restrictions apply)

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Foote Mineral Company v United States, documents, 1981-1984

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Leprechaun Mining and Chemical, Inc. Records
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Collection Number: MS-00464
Collection Name: Leprechaun Mining and Chemical, Inc. Records
Box/Folder: Box 03

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Institute in Arts correspondence, flyers, and documents, approximately 1970 to 1979

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Lamar and Patricia Marchese Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00884
Collection Name: Lamar and Patricia Marchese Papers
Box/Folder: Box 11

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