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Drag show at the Kit Kat Club, located at 2501 East Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

Date

1943 to 1944

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: The address given for the Kit Kat Club is approximate as it stood on the outskirts of Las Vegas at what then was known as "Five Points": the intersection of East Charleston Boulevard, East Fremont Street, and the Boulder Highway [at this location today noted as the extension of East Fremont Street]. ... The "No Dancing!" sign speaks to the Kit Kat Club being a queer-friendly establishment while same-sex dancing was illegal. ... This photograph belongs to the Clark County Museum. ... For more on the Kit Kat Club, see Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State, by Dennis McBride [North Charleston, South Carolina: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform], p. 56. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: band

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Drag show at the Kit Kat Club, located at 2501 East Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

Date

1943 to 1944

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: The address given for the Kit Kat Club is approximate as it stood on the outskirts of Las Vegas at what then was known as "Five Points": the intersection of East Charleston Boulevard, East Fremont Street, and the Boulder Highway [at this location today noted as the extension of East Fremont Street]. ... The Kit Kat Club was a mixed bar which welcomed both African American and white patrons. ... This photograph belongs to the Clark County Museum. ... For more on the Kit Kat Club, see Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State, by Dennis McBride [North Charleston, South Carolina: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform], p. 56. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: crowd [includes African American patrons]

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Poppy Lane at the Kit Kat Club, located at 2501 East Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

Date

1943 to 1944

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: The address given for the Kit Kat Club is approximate as it stood on the outskirts of Las Vegas at what then was known as "Five Points": the intersection of East Charleston Boulevard, East Fremont Street, and the Boulder Highway [at this location today noted as the extension of East Fremont Street]. ... This photograph belongs to the Clark County Museum. ... For more on the Kit Kat Club, see Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State, by Dennis McBride [North Charleston, South Carolina: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform], p. 56. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: female impersonator Poppy Lane

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West Sahara Avenue looking east from South Hualapai Way, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-25

Description

Looking east down West Sahara Avenue from South Hualapai Way. This view illustrates the difference between the lushly landscaped meandering sidewalks and medians of Summerlin and the less controlled areas of West Sahara Avenue's development. Straight roadside sidewalks, no median landscaping and a bus lane that begins at South Hualapai Way signal a transition from the popular masterplanned community.

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West Sahara Avenue looking east from South Hualapai Way, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-25

Description

Looking east down West Sahara Avenue from South Hualapai Way. This view illustrates the difference between the lushly landscaped meandering sidewalks and medians of Summerlin and the less controlled areas of West Sahara Avenue's development. Straight roadside sidewalks, no median landscaping and a bus lane that begins at South Hualapai Way signal a transition from the popular masterplanned community.

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East Sahara Avenue west of Sloan Lane and Terrasanta Condominium development, looking west, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-28

Description

Traffic uses East Sahara Avenue west of Sloan Lane next to the Terrasanta Condominium development.

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Car and trafic cones on East Sahara Avenue west of Lamb Boulevard, looking west, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-26

Description

A car navigates through the traffic cones situated on East Sahara Avenue west of Lamb Boulevard.

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Used cars for sale on West Sahara Avenue east of Buffalo Drive, looking southwest, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-11

Description

Used cars await customers at an auto dealership on West Sahara Avenue east of Buffalo Drive.

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Traffic on East Sahara Avenue near Boulder Highway / Fremont Street looking west, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-14

Description

Traffic flows along East Sahara Avenue as it curves towards Boulder Highway / Fremont Street.

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