Transverse section at east end of the proposed Xanadu Hotel and Casino (west end similar). Original medium: pencil on tracing paper. The Xanadu was to be located where the Excalibur Hotel and Casino currently sits, but it was never built. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect. Site Name: Xanadu Hotel and Casino Address: 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
Transverse section of the proposed Xanadu Hotel and Casino. Includes revision dates. Original medium: pencil on tracing paper. The Xanadu was to be located where the Excalibur Hotel and Casino currently sits, but it was never built. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect. Site Name: Xanadu Hotel and Casino Address: 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
Transverse section at the theater and elevators of the proposed Xanadu Hotel and Casino. Includes revision dates. Original medium: pencil on tracing paper. The Xanadu was to be located where the Excalibur Hotel and Casino currently sits, but it was never built. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect. Site Name: Xanadu Hotel and Casino Address: 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
porte-cochère reflected ceiling plan of the proposed Xanadu Hotel and Casino. Original medium: pencil on tracing paper. The Xanadu was to be located where the Excalibur Hotel and Casino currently sits, but it was never built. Site Name: Xanadu Hotel and Casino Address: 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
This set includes photographic negatives, slides, and prints of: the construction process of the Las Vegas Hilton International and the original MGM Grand; and, architectural drawings of the Aladdin, Circus Circus, Flamingo, Fremont, Oakland Hilton Inn, Reno Hilton, Las Vegas Hilton International, San Francisco Hilton Inn, Mint, Proposed Hotel and Casino at Fremont and Third, Sahara, Sands, Stardust, and Xanadu.
Archival Collection
Martin Stern Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00382 Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records Box/Folder: Box 749
The collection is comprised of drawings (1965-1996) completed by American architect Gary Guy Wilson and/or his architectural firm, Gary Guy Wilson, AIA, Architect Studios and contains 613 sets of drawings from over 250 different projects. Primarily focused on the Las Vegas, Nevada area, the materials feature hand-drawn architectural drawings, ranging from preliminary sketches to construction documents, and a number of printed computer aided drawings. The drawings also contain work from a number of consultants, engineers, and other architects who collaborated on the development of the various projects. The drawings include: commercial and professional buildings of varying scales, such as convenience stores, hotels, casinos, shopping centers, and office developments; schools; military buildings at both Nellis and Indian Springs Air Force Bases; multi-family residential developments; and custom single-family homes located throughout the Southwest (United States).
The collection is comprised of drawings (1950-1990) completed by American architect Martin Stern and/or his architectural firm, Martin Stern Jr., AIA Architect and Associates, and contains 400 cubic feet of materials including 710 drawings from over 300 different projects involving over 100 buildings. Stern’s work focused on the resort centers of Las Vegas, Nevada; Reno, Nevada; Lake Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada; and Atlantic City, New Jersey. The materials feature hand-drawn architectural drawings, ranging from pencil and ink on tracing paper preliminary sketches to ink on Mylar (TM) construction documents, and a number of artist’s renderings, used for presentations and promotional materials. The drawings also contain work from a number of consultants, engineers, and other architects who collaborated on the development of the various projects. The collection includes architectural drawings for: hotels, casinos, integrated casino resorts, office towers, multi-family residential developments, and custom single-family homes.