Admiral's Point apartment complex Point on South Durango Drive provides a buffer between the high volume thoroughfare and the high end homes that line the manmade lakes. Built in the 1980s, The Lakes is one of the last development's with a manmade lake as its feature and features generous use of grass landscaping. This area is just south of West Sahara Avenue near South Durango Drive. August 29, 2017 UNLV Libraries Special Collections / Aaron Mayes N36 °08.480' x W115 °16.749')
Admiral's Point apartment complex Point on South Durango Drive provides a buffer between the high volume thoroughfare and the high end homes that line the manmade lakes. Built in the 1980s, The Lakes is one of the last development's with a manmade lake as its feature and features generous use of grass landscaping. This area is just south of West Sahara Avenue near South Durango Drive. August 29, 2017 UNLV Libraries Special Collections / Aaron Mayes N36 °08.509' x W115 °16.750')
Commercial zones start at the intersection of South Durango Drive and West Sahara Avenue and are buffered by the Admiral's Point apartment complex. Built in the 1980s, The Lakes is one of the last development's with a manmade lake as its feature and features generous use of grass landscaping. August 29, 2017 UNLV Libraries Special Collections / Aaron Mayes N36 °08.543' x W115 °16.758')
A car enters the Smith's grocery store parking lot off South Durango Drive near the intersection with West Sahara Avenue. The intersection features the Canyon Gate Country Club and The Lakes developments to the west.
A bus stop sits on West Sahara Avenue just east of South Durango Drive in front of a commercial center anchored by a Smith's grocery store. The corner also features the Canyon Gate Country Club and The Lakes developments to the west. August 29, 2017 UNLV Libraries Special Collections / Aaron Mayes N36 °08.636' x W115 °16.693')
A bus stop sits on West Sahara Avenue just east of South Durango Drive in front of a commercial center anchored by a Smith's grocery store. The corner also features the Canyon Gate Country Club and The Lakes developments to the west. August 29, 2017 UNLV Libraries Special Collections / Aaron Mayes N36 °08.635' x W115 °16.681')
Landscaping and sidewalk execution varies widely outside of master planned communities along West Sahara Avenue. This section, in front of the Cimarron Center features minimal desert landscaping. August 29, 2017 UNLV Libraries Special Collections / Aaron Mayes N36 °08.625' x W115 °16.208')
The sun lights up Red Rock Canyon as traffic flows along West Sahara Avenue as seen from the the corner of South Cimarron Road and West Sahara Avenue. August 29, 2017 UNLV Libraries Special Collections / Aaron Mayes N36 °08.644' x W115 °16.213')
A leasing sign sits in front of the Lake Pacific Business Center in the commercial corridor on West Sahara Avenue east of South Durango Drive. August 29, 2017 UNLV Libraries Special Collections / Aaron Mayes N36 °08.648' x W115 °16.544')