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Photograph of hotels on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1966

Date

1965 to 1967

Description

Partial view of the Las Vegas Strip looking northeast from north of Desert Inn Road in Las Vegas, Nevada. The El Rancho Vegas, Riviera, La Concha, and El Morocco Motel are visible on the right side of the photograph. The Westward Ho, Denny's Restaurant, and Satellite Motel are visible on the left. The Sahara Hotel is seen in the distance.

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Gas station with single family homes in the background, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-25

Description

As the Summerlin masterplanned development ends at South Hualapai Way and West Sahara Avenue, development changes from lushly landscaped sidewalks and multifamily housing transitions to a more traditional Las Vegas development pattern including this Rebel ARCO gas station placed across the street from large single family housing on the Summerlin side.

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Single family residence with desert landscaping, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-27

Description

A typical single family residence at 2200 Marble Gorge Drive near West Sahara Avenue. Many homes in this neighborhood feature desert landscaping. Some however still have grass yards. Most residential development has moved from the grass front yards commonplace with development through the late 1990s to desert landscaping.

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Photograph of high school, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960-1950

Date

1930 to 1950

Description

Las Vegas High School downtown in Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas High School was moved to another location on East Sahara Avenue, keeping the name. The old building became the Las Vegas Academy for the Performing Arts in the 1990s and still acts as such today. Site Name: Las Vegas High School (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Las Vegas Boulevard/Las Vegas Strip b-roll footage during the day: video

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 1989 (year approximate)

Description

B-roll footage of the Las Vegas Strip during the day; begins with the Silverbird; camera cuts out and it restarts at Circus Cirus; additional casinos are visible as the car travels south on the boulevard; including the Stardust, Riveria, Sahara, Dunes, Holiday Inn; Flamingo, MGM, and others. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From The Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.

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