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Paradise Village Estates, 1990 March, 1993 May 10

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes drawings prepared by VTN Nevada engineering.

Archival Collection

Kenneth H. Childers Architectural Drawings
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00851
Collection Name: Kenneth H. Childers Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 101

Archival Component

Photograph of Dorothy speaking at JFK political rally, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1960

Date

1959 to 1961

Description

Dorothy Dorothy speaks at political rally for John F. Kennedy at the Hacienda Hotel in Las Vegas. A poster of JFK hangs at the front of the table. In front of the podium (where Dorothy stands) there are dozens of mini country flags. Two unknown women sit at the table, and seated at the right is Nevada Senator, Howard Cannon.

Image

Neon signs on Fremont street: video

Date

2001-04-14

Archival Collection

Description

B-roll of Fremont street and neon signs at night, and Neon Museum plaques that describe the signs. Signs include Hacienda Horse and Rider; Aladdin Lamp; the Chief Hotel Court; "Andy Anderson," the Anderson Dairy mascot; the Red Barn; the Flame Restaurant; Dot's Flowers; and Wedding Information. Original media BetacamSP, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the UNLV TV Audiovisual Collection (UA-00098) – Digitized audiovisual material file.

Moving Image

Harry Reid oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-03211

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Harry Reid conducted by Claytee D. White on July 28, 2017, December 1, 2017, August 8, 2019, and September 12, 2019 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In the first interview, Senator Harry Reid talks about his experiences as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission from 1977 to 1981. He discusses casino decisions related to the Stardust Resort and Casino, the Fremont Hotel, the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, and the Hacienda Resort Hotel and Casino as well as the FBI requesting wiretaps and the Nevada Gaming Commission issuing gaming licenses at that time. In the second interview, Reid shares details as city attorney in Henderson, Nevada, his work with the University Medical Center Hospital Board, and case details as an attorney with the firm of Singleton, DeLanoy, and Jemison. Some of the cases he describes include litigation against Safeway stores, charges of drugs and murder, and evictions.

In the third interview, Reid discusses his term serving the United States House of Representatives and his role as Senate Majority Leader. He recalls his election to Nevada Assembly in 1968, his tenure as Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1971 to 1975, his position as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission from 1977 to 1981, and his position as Nevada's delegate in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1987. Reid also talks about his political defeats when running for United States Senate and for Mayor of Las Vegas. In the fourth interview, Reid talks about various significant sites in Nevada including Searchlight, Yucca Mountain, and the Nevada Test Site.

Archival Collection

Bonaventure, James M.

James “Jim” Bonaventure was born June 15, 1949 and was raised in Steubenville, Ohio. His family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958. He’s worked since he was 13 years old and entered the hotel casino industry at 16. The weekend buffet at the Hacienda Hotel was not his cup of tea, but he hit his stride at his second job, the Horseshoe Hotel and Casino, and stayed there for seven and half years. But it was the work at the Union Hall that he loved.

Person

Villa Marienda Apartment Project, 1982 November 09

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes: floor plans and exterior elevations.

This set includes drawings for Angelo Cassaro (client).

Archival Collection

Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00439
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 590

Archival Component

Googie architectural style design drawing of Brasilia Village (Las Vegas), fountain at entrance, February 1961

Date

1961-02

Description

Drawing of a proposed fountain for Brasilia Village, which was planned for the area that is now the New York New York Casino. 'Las Vegas Boulevard South, next north of Hacienda Hotel' in lower left corner.
Address: Las Vegas; Clark County; Nevada

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

Image

Carmichael, Kent

Kent Carmichael, lighting engineer and artist, is responsible for many of the most iconic signs in Las Vegas history. Kent Carmichael was born in December 1933 in Burbank, California, drafted for Korean War as a football player for the U.S. Navy, and served overseas in Korea. After being discharged in 1956 in Long Beach he began working for Interstate Neon for Max and Mo Oggenblick.

Person