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Miscellaneous architectural drawings: sycamore park tennis club; proposed casino prototype; showboat hotel and casino; MGM Grand Reno; MGM Grand Las Vegas; and, The International Hotel;
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This set includes preliminary sketches and an artist’s perspective sketch of a building's exterior.
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Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 718
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Health club investigation report, International Hotel income/expense reports, operations reports, pre-production checks from Sahara, Nevada corporation for "How to Succeed" show, 1965-1972
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Collection Name: Alex Shoofey Papers
Box/Folder: Box 17 (Restrictions apply)
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Cafe Continental, menu
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Alex Shoofey oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Alex Shoofey conducted by David G. Schwartz on March 13, 2003 for the Remembering Jay Sarno Oral History Project. In this interview, Shoofey discusses his personal history as an orphan in Brooklyn, New York. He describes his experience with casino owner Kirk Kerkorian, opening of the Flamingo Hotel, and the clientele that junkets brought to the Las Vegas, Nevada casinos. Shoofey discusses opening the International Hotel and Casino in 1969 and talks about designing the procedures for operating the casino. Lastly, Shoofey recalls Elvis Presley performing at the International Hotel and selling the property to Hilton a year into its operation.
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Alex Shoofey Papers
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The Alex Shoofey Papers are comprised of records spanning 1967 to 1972 that primarily pertain to financial operations and policies for the International Hotel and Casino-Las Vegas Hilton and the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection includes daily profit and loss reports, interdepartmental correspondence, staffing and operational policies and procedures, production reports, and Shoofey's personal correspondence. Collection materials are representative of business and financial records from Shoofey's tenure as president of both the International and Flamingo hotels and casinos.
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