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Photograph of a rendering of the proposed Thunderbird Hotel tower (Las Vegas), early 1970s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's conception of the proposed tower for the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Rendered by Siegfried Knop.
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of a rendering of the Nevada Club, (Laughlin, Nev.), before 1984
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Proposed Nevada Club in Laughlin, Nevada. It is now the Golden Nugget Laughlin.
Site Name: Nevada Club (Laughlin, Nev.)
Address: 2300 Casino Drive
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Photograph of a rendering of the proposed Circus Circus tower (Las Vegas), circa 1971
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's conception of the rejected proposal for the first Circus Circus tower. Color rendering by Siegfried Knop.
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of a rendering of the Xanadu Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa 1975
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's color rendering of the proposed Xanadu Hotel and Casino. 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
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Photograph of a rendering of the Riviera Hotel Monte Carlo tower addition (Las Vegas), circa 1974
Date
Archival Collection
Description
An artist's conception of the proposed 17-story tower addition to the Riviera Hotel. Black and white rendering by Siegfried Knop.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of a rendering of the proposed Aladdin tower (Las Vegas), circa 1970
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's conception of the proposed tower remodel of the Aladdin. Color rendering by Siegfried Knop.
Site Name: Aladdin Hotel
Address: 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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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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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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