Left to right: Young Electric Sign Co. workers on scaffolding in front of the Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (owned by the Stockers), Kolstad's Toggery men's store, the Monte Carlo Club, the Keyhole Bar, Steel's Jewelry. Site Name: Monte Carlo Club (Las Vegas, Nev.); Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Cathie and Chris Millson moved to Las Vegas with their one-year-old daughter, Nicole, in 1984 following Chris’s completion of a cardio-thoracic anesthesiology fellowship in Atlanta, Georgia. Their two other children were born in Las Vegas. Shortly after they arrived they purchased the Rancho Bel Air house where they currently reside. Cathie talks about raising her children and living in Rancho Bel Air, a gated neighborhood of custom houses, which grew to maturity after the Millsons moved in. Cathie’s memories chronicle the growth of Las Vegas from small town to large city, how a certain segment of the population lived and entertained, and how downtown revitalization has brought young people back to Rancho Bel Air to raise their families.
View of Main Street in downtown Beatty, Nevada. The building at the far left is Remick's Garage. Behind it, are the general store and gasoline station owned by "Mom" and H. H. "Pop" Richings. The building at the far right is the Exchange Block. Inscription on front of photograph reads: " Beatty, Nevada. Frashers Foto - Pomona." Caption: Beatty, Nevada