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Comparative analysis of hotel guest rooms designed by Martin Stern Jr., May 9, 1977

Date

1977-05-09

Description

Comparison of typical guest room floor plans for the MGM Grand Reno, Harrah's Lake Tahoe, the Sands (Las Vegas), MGM Grand Las Vegas, Playboy Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City),the Hilton (Las Vegas), the Sahara (Las Vegas), and the Riviera (Las Vegas).

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Comparative analysis of hotel theaters designed by Matin Stern Jr., May 9, 1977

Date

1977-05-09

Description

Comparison of hotel theater floor plans for the Stardust (Las Vegas), MGM Grand Las Vegas, the Sands (Las Vegas), Harrah's Tahoe, the Riviera (Las Vegas), and the Playboy Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City).
Site Name: Harrah's Tahoe
Address: 15 Highway 50

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Billy Root oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02569

Abstract

Oral history interview with Billy Root conducted by Lisa Gioia-Acres on May 14, 2008 for the All That Jazz Oral History Project. Root begins by discussing his upbringing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he developed an early interest in being a musician due to encouragement from his father, who was also a musician. He describes playing baritone saxophone in the Philadelphia Orchestra, performing at the Apollo Theater in Ella Fitzgerald's orchestra, and going on tour with a predominantly African American jazz band in the Southern United States during segregation. Root details his interactions and impressions of various celebrities, such as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, attending Playboy parties, and eventually deciding to settle in Las Vegas, Nevada. He discusses working as a professional musician in Las Vegas, where he performed in such casinos as the Dunes and the Desert Inn. He concludes by discussing his retirement and his family.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, February 15, 1990

Date

1990-02-15

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 20 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Proposed hotel for the Atlantic City Convention Center, before 1977

Date

1972 to 1977

Description

Bound proposal for a hotel/casino in the Atlantic City Convention Center including artist's conception, vicinity map, site map, and architectural drawings of all main components. This plan was not built. It appears to be an early iteration of the Playboy.
Site Name: Atlantic City Convention Center
Address: Atlantic City, NJ

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Estelle and Julia Elliott oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03821

Abstract

Oral history interview with Estelle and Julia Elliott conducted by Vanessa Concepcion and Stefani Evans on December 2, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.

Twins Estrellita "Estelle" and Julieta "Julia" Elliott share their personal histories growing up in Cebu City, Philippines with their grandparents. They discuss moving to the United States to live with their parents after the death of their grandfather, and how they preserved their "tricultural" Castilian Spanish, Filipino, and American identities. After graduating from Stevens College, an art and academic school in Missouri, Estelle recounts marrying her husband and moving to Las Vegas where she gave birth to her daughter. Julia shares how she followed Estelle a few years later to Las Vegas, and the two women share their experiences as entertainers on the Las Vegas Strip. Both Estelle and Julia joined Minsky's Burlesque before becoming a permanent act in Siegfried and Roy's show at the Frontier Hotel. They also discuss their performances with Kirby VanBurch at the Aladdin's Abracadabra Show, dancing at the Playboy Mansion, and how Siegfried and Roy helped to diversify Las Vegas entertainment by incorporating dancers and performers of color, like the King Charles Troupe, into their shows.

Archival Collection