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Transcript of interview with Jacob Snow by Stefani Evans and Claytee White, August 29, 2016

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2016-08-29

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In recalling his career in the public sector, Boulder City native Jacob Snow credits fellow Nevadans Robert Broadbent and Bruce Woodbury as two mentors who helped shape his world view. After attending Boulder City schools and serving a religious mission in Hong Kong, earning his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Brigham Young University, and working as community development planner for the City of Provo, Utah, 1987-1989, Snow has lived and worked in Clark County. Snow's degrees in geography and urban planning and his experience in transportation directly benefited Clark County residents from 1989 through 2015; we continue to derive indirect advantage of his knowledge through his current consulting business. In this interview, he speaks to the ways infrastructure accommodated Southern Nevada's growth. He discusses McCarran's Terminal Three, the Las Vegas Monorail, UNLV's football stadium, the Bruce Woodbury Beltway, and the Fremont Street Experience. He explains the ethos of McCarran Airport; why the Monorail will likely never go to McCarran Airport; how Clark County financed the CC-2015 Bruce Woodbury Beltway, and why we see the concept of "complete streets" applied more in the City of Las Vegas and the City of Henderson than in Clark County. Snow discusses his work under Clark County director of aviation Broadbent as assistant director of aviation for planning at McCarran International Airport; his career as general manager of the Regional Transportation Commission, where he worked with Clark County Commissioner Bruce Woodbury, and his three years as city manager for the City of Henderson. In speaking of all three roles, Snow draws upon his knowledge of transportation as it grew and was shaped by his previous positions. And in all three roles, Snow exemplifies the lesson Broadbent impressed upon him early in his airport career: "[Y]ou've got to be able to bury the hatchet and build bridges.

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Ashtrays from Flamingo Hotel and Binion's Gambling Hall; token from Silver Nugget; matchbooks from Dunes Hotel; playing dice, approximately 1960 to 1969

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Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
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Collection Number: MS-00831
Collection Name: Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Mugs from Caesars Palace, Flamingo Hotel; silverware and cocktail stirrers from Flamingo Hotel; El Rancho Hotel ashtray and matchbook, approximately 1950 to 1980

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Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
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Collection Number: MS-00831
Collection Name: Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
Box/Folder: Box 02

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Nevada license plates; Las Vegas musical vinyl record; shoe cleaners; loot bags; various Las Vegas ephemera; postcards from the Flamingo, Nevada, and Hoover Dam; branded clothes hangers from the Riviera Hotel and Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, 1933 to 1974

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Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
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Collection Number: MS-00831
Collection Name: Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
Box/Folder: Box 03

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Ceramic flamingo statuette from Flamingo Hotel, approximately 1950 to 1970

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Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
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Collection Number: MS-00831
Collection Name: Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
Box/Folder: Box 04

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Printed textile of Las Vegas hotels and casinos, approximately 1950 to 1970

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Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
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Collection Number: MS-00831
Collection Name: Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
Box/Folder: Flat File 05

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Jennings Sun Chief slot machine from the Flamingo Hotel, 1951

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Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
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Collection Number: MS-00831
Collection Name: Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
Box/Folder: No Container 00

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Exterior, interior, and aerial photographs of the Flamingo Hotel; reproductions of photographs from Las Vegas, Nevada, 1940 to 1995

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Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
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Collection Number: MS-00831
Collection Name: Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
Box/Folder: Box 03, Flat File 05

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Flamingo Hotel ashtrays and glassware; ashtrays from Cal-Nev-Ari Casino, Caesars Palace, and Las Vegas Hilton; Luxor clock; sign from Santa Anita Race and Sportsbook; matchbooks, keychains, gaming chips, and other memorabilia from various casinos, approximately 1950 to 1980

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Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
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Collection Number: MS-00831
Collection Name: Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
Box/Folder: Box 06

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Hard hat and headlamp from the construction of the Hoover Dam, approximately 1931 to 1936

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Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
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Collection Number: MS-00831
Collection Name: Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia
Box/Folder: Box 07

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