Courtney Mooney is the Urban Design Coordinator for the City of Las Vegas. Her job description includes a knowledge of historic preservation, which is her passion. In this interview she shares her professional and personal thoughts about John S. Park Neighborhood. She moved to John S. Park in 2002. As a professional she explains that "how I look at preserving neighborhoods or buildings, is more of a community preservation, not saving the individual building for the individual building's sake..." Courtney offers a big picture of the neighborhood's past, present and future. John S. Park, like so many other Las Vegas neighborhoods, was built during World War II and has been affected by history of segregation and the wave of changing demographics, and the work that went into the plan and requirements to be designated a historic neighborhood. Courtney provides a summary of the story about the land, its ownership and what lead to the foundation of the neighborhood: from John S. Park to George Franklin and John Law, to Mary Dutton and explains how the proposed development of the land differed from other communities being built to FHA standards and specifics that declared Las Vegas a Defense City in the 1940s. She lists the factors that made the neighborhood a logical and important target for the historic designation, a small neighborhood tucked away, that is "a snapshot of the types of people that were coming here," filled with community leaders, entrepreneurs, blue-collar and casino workers. She also mentions about the missed opportunity of the Las Vegas High School neighborhood for preservation while supporting the John S. Park designation.
This set includes: original drawings prior to addition, roof plans, floor plans, construction details, foundation plans, framing plans, site plans, grading plans, aerial images, water and sewer plans, gas plans, gas schematic diagrams and reflected ceiling plans.
Contains drawings by Kenneth J. Brown (engineer), Chilton Engineering (engineer) and Robert J. McNutt (engineer).
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Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439 Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings Box/Folder: Roll 149
This set includes: site plans, foundation plans, framing plans, floor plans, interior elevations, preliminary sketches, redlining, exterior elevations, roof plans, construction details and building sections.
This set includes drawings for Bronze Construction Co. (client) by Becker and Sons (engineer), E. A. Becker Enterprises (consultant) and John J. Sherman and Associates Ltd., Inc (consultant).
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Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439 Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings Box/Folder: Roll 536
This set includes: site plan, index sheet, floor plans, interior elevations, foundation plans, framing plans, roof plans, exterior elevations, building sections, electrical plans, construction details, finish/door/window schedule, general specifications, redlining and grading plans.
This set includes drawings for National Heritage Homes (client) by Kennedy, Janks, and Chilton (engineer).
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Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439 Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings Box/Folder: Roll 599
This set includes: site plans, redlining, foundation plans, floor plans, framing plans, roof plans, exterior elevations, building sections, construction details, finish/door/window schedules and general specifications.
This set includes drawings for DKH Investments, Inc (client).
This set includes a complete set of drawings for a Taco Bell.
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Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439 Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings Box/Folder: Roll 480