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Photographs of Par-A-Dice Motel sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), April 18, 2017
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Archival Collection
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Site address: 2217 Fremont St
Sign owner: Bartsas Mary 14 LLC
Sign details: A .77 acres vacant lot, only sign remains. The property was consumed by fire in the mid-1990s.
Sign condition: 2 - Bad condition, graffiti all over, parts fallen off, reader board smashed in, paint chipping off, holes all over structure especially the bottom, more than likely does not light up.
Sign form: Back to Back pole sign
Sign-specific description: Pole sign with reader board as primary portion of sign, top of frame for reader board has a pair of dice with a 4 and 3 side showing. Dice painted red as is traditional style for casinos, surrounded by skeleton neon tubing. "Pair A Dice" is painted in white with skeleton neon tubing outlining the wording. Reader board with cut out letters still used. Tiny bubble protruding from the bottom reads "Entrance Office" also painted in white and outlined with neon tubing. Address is painted on support pole.
Sign - type of display: Neon
Sign - media: Steel and Plastic
Sign environment: Surrounded by other motels, some commercial and residential
Sign manufacturer: No external markings for sign company or designer
Sign - date of installation: Unknown - but not the original from 1953.
Sign - date of redesign/move: Motel originally had a rooftop sign topped with a pair of large dice.
Sign - thematic influences: Casino themed, a popular theme in the 50s for Fremont Street area motels
Survey - research locations: www.roadarch.com, assessor's website
Surveyor: Danny Jacobs
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-12
Sign keywords: Neon; Steel; Plastic; Pole sign; Reader board; Back to back
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Photographs of Towne and Country Motel sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), April, 18, 2017
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Site address: 2033 Fremont St
Sign owner: Huang Hsiu Ping
Sign details: Sold in 2009 for $1 millon. It a .66 acre lot with an original construction year of 1958, with additions in 2000 and 2007.
Sign condition: 2 - O Panel knocked out, broken lexan covering the Pool wording of neon, heavy discoloration of the letter T and the E is almost completely worn off. Sun damage in the paint, otherwise looks functional.
Sign form: Back to Back Pole Sign
Sign-specific description: Pole sign that is double sided, Motel reading on either side with flag like components hanging off the support pole, each letter with its own component. A giant red check-mark shaped arrow in the center of the sign grabs the visitor's attention with its bright vibrant red color and its neon tubing filling it its shape, used as a directional tool into the parking lot. Underneath the arrow is a tiny reader board with cutout letters listing the amenities available in each of the rooms. Underneath the reader board is a little component that spells Pool with neon outlining the letters. The color scheme ranges from pale baby blue for the framework of the letters and reader board, and the bright red of the arrow.
Sign - type of display: Neon, internally lit "Motel" letters, and reader board
Sign - media: Steel and Plastic
Sign environment: Surrounded by other motels and hotels, and near a residential area
Survey - research locations: Motel website, and conversation with owner
Survey - research notes: Owners seemed aggravated by survey
Survey - other remarks: Open from 8 am to 4 pm, they close on Mondays entirely
Surveyor: Danny Jacobs
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-12
Sign keywords: Neon; Steel; Plastic; Reader board; Pole sign; Back to back; Internally illuminated
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 29, 1994
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Archival Collection
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, November 21, 2005
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Archival Collection
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"Blacks and the Boulder Dam Project": manuscript draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
Date
Archival Collection
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From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file.
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Transcript of interview with Robert D. Howell by Joe Sant, February 26, 1977
Date
Archival Collection
Description
On February 26, 1977, collector Joe Sant interviewed local Nevadan business owner, Robert D. Howell (born November 22nd, 1939 in Las Vegas, Nevada) in his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers Las Vegas in the old days, from Mr. Howell’s personal experience of being born and raised in Nevada. During this interview, Mr. Howell also discusses the early above ground atomic tests, local environmental and social changes, the economic landscape, the Mormon Fort, religious beliefs, and local recreation. The interview concludes with discussion on air pollution.
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Transcript of interview with Russell Grater by Frederick Dougan, February 10, 1977
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Archival Collection
Description
On February 10, 1977, Frederick Dougan interviewed Russell Grater (born 1907 in Lebanon, Indiana) about his career in the U.S. National Park Service. Grater first talks about his move to the Southern Nevada area and his work that impacted the Hoover Dam project. He then talks about the town of St. Thomas, Nevada, the Lost City, and the activities of tourists. Grater also talks about his work in excavation, the indigenous American Indian tribes of the area, findings on petroglyphs, and the types of wildlife that were found in the area. He later talks about findings related to fossils, gold mining, the effects of World War II on the dam project, and vegetation in the area.
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Transcript of interview with Lamar Foremaster by Gregory Hall, February 14, 1979
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Archival Collection
Description
On February 14, 1979, Gregory M. Hall interviewed his coworker, LaMar Foremaster (born May 9th, 1907 in Alamo, Nevada) at his place of business, Anderson Dairy, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers the changes, growth, and development of Southern Nevada from 1907 to 1979. During the interview LaMar discusses the Old Ranch, Boulder Dam, Hoover Dam, Fremont Street and the Strip. He also talks about his religious ties to the Mormon Church and his political activities in Las Vegas.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 25, 2005
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Archival Collection
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