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Architectural drawing of administration building, Sahara Hotel (Las Vegas), floor plan administration building, circa 1952

Date

1950 to 1955

Description

Floor plans for the Sahara administration building. Includes door schedule. Drawn on facsimile paper.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Architectural drawing of hi-rise addition, Sahara Hotel (Las Vegas), elevator penthouse, April 24, 1959

Date

1959-04-24

Description

Floor plans for the elevator penthouse in the hotel tower addition for the Sahara. Printed on onion skin.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Film transparency of the Googie style façade of the Sahara Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), early-mid 1960s

Date

1960 to 1965

Archival Collection

Description

Daytime view of the front exterior of the Sahara as seen from Las Vegas Boulevard after the addition of the first hotel tower. Signs show Eleanor Powell headlining in the Congo Room and Don Rickles headlining in the Casbar Theatre.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Architectural drawing of Sahara Hotel Convention Center (Las Vegas), plot plan, August 15, 1967

Date

1967-08-15

Description

Plot plan for the Sahara Hotel Convention Center from 1967. Includes revisions, key plan, and plot plan notes. Printed on mylar. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb; architect; Milton R. Bertrand, delineator.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Latest Drawing Revision: 1968-03-22

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Architectural drawing of hi-rise addition, Sahara Hotel (Las Vegas), penthouse elevations, circa 1959

Date

1957 to 1960

Description

Penthouse elevations and details for the addition of a hotel tower for the Sahara from 1959. Includes revisions and door schedule. Drawn by ORB. Printed on onion skin. Plan added later to the index sheet. Leon Gluckson, architect; Berton Charles Severson, architect.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Latest Drawing Revision: 1960-03-03

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Architectural drawing of Sahara Hotel Convention Center (Las Vegas), exterior elevations, August 15, 1967

Date

1967-08-15

Description

Exterior elevations of the Sahara Hotel Convention Center from 1967. Includes revisions, key plan, exterior elevation notes, and exterior painting notes. Printed on mylar. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect; Fred D. Anderson, delineator.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Latest Drawing Revision: 1968-04-11

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Index to architectural drawings, Hi-rise addition, Sahara Hotel (Las Vegas), April 24, 1959

Date

1959-04-24

Description

Sheet index for the architectural plans for the addition of a hotel tower for the Sahara Hotel. Includes general notes, N.I.C. items, and allowances. Printed on onion skin.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Latest Drawing Revision: 1959-08-05

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Photograph of the Googie style porte-cochère, entrance and neon sign of the Sahara Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), 1952

Date

1952

Description

Nighttime view of the porte-cochère and neon sign at the entrance to the Sahara.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

Image

Film transparency of the Googie style entrance and porte-cochère of the Sahara Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Daytime view of the entrance, neon sign, and porte-cochère of the Sahara.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Architectural drawing of Sahara Hotel Convention Center (Las Vegas), a proposed convention pavilion, November 17, 1966

Date

1966-11-17

Description

Rendering of facility and uses for the Sahara Hotel Convention Center from 1966. Printed on mylar. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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