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Photograph of Las Vegas hotel signs, 1968
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The signs for the Frontier, Silver Slipper and Desert Inn at twilight, with the Sands tower in the background.
Site Name: Las Vegas Strip
Address: Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of Googie architecture, Ship's Coffee Shop (Westwood, Calif.), circa 1963
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Martin Stern Jr. is credited as a pioneer of Googie style architecture; his first of that style was Ship's Coffee Shop. Three Ship's Coffee Shops operated in the Los Angeles area from 1956 until the 1990s.
Site Name: Ship's Coffee Shop
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Photograph of an apartment building (Los Angeles), circa 1951
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Apartment building at 10401 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles. It is an example of early architecture designed by Martin Stern Jr. and it was built in 1951. It still operates as an apartment building. Stamp on back of photo: "Richard Fish Photographer, PO Office Box 48541, Los Angeles, California, Member: American Society of Magazine Photographers." Handwritten on back of photo: "10401 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles"
Site Name: 10401 Wilshire Building
Address: 10401 Wilshire Blvd
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Googie architectural design drawing of the Clark Market (Torrance, Cal.), Exterior perspective, circa 1954
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of the preliminary sketch of Clark Market, designed by Martin Stern Jr.
Site Name: Clark Market
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Googie architectural design drawing of the Paradise Mesa Estates model home (Henderson, Nev.), exterior perspective, circa 1960
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's concept of the model home for the Paradise Mesa Estates in Clark County, Nevada. Color rendering by Siegfried Knop.
Site Name: Paradise Mesa Estates (Henderson, Nev.)
Address: Henderson; Clark County; Nevada
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Googie architectural design drawing of McDaniel's Supermarket (Los Angeles), exterior perspective, circa 1950s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of a conceptual sketch of McDaniel's Supermarket. It still operates today as a Ralph's Supermarket.
Site Name: McDaniel's Supermarket
Address: 6657 N Laurel Canyon, North Hollywood, CA
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Googie architectural design drawing of Sepulveda Bowl (Mission Hills, Calif.), exterior perspective, circa 1957
Date
Archival Collection
Description
An artist's conception of Sepulveda Bowl, now Mission Hills Bowl, in Mission Hills, California.
Site Name: Sepulveda Bowl (Mission Hills, Calif.)
Address: 10430 Sepulveda Blvd.
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Architectural drawing of the Sheraton West Hotel (Los Angeles), exterior perspective, circa 1970s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's conception of an unbuilt expansion for the Sheraton West, now the SheratonTown House Hotel in Los Angeles.
Site Name: Sheraton West Hotel (Los Angeles)
Address: 2701 Wilshire Blvd
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Architectural drawing of the San Francisco Continental (San Francisco), circa 1959
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The San Francisco Continental designed by Martin Stern Jr. became Del Webb's Towne House hotel on Market and 8th streets in San Francisco. The building is now an apartment complex.
Site Name: San Francisco Continental (San Francisco)
Address: 1194 Market Street
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Photograph of a rendering of the Flamingo Hilton (Las Vegas), circa 1975
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's concept of the Flamingo Hilton after extensive changes to the facade and the addition of a tower.
Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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