From the Martin Stern Architectural Records (MS-00382) -- Harrah's Hotel and Casino: Reno, Nevada -- Project drawings -- Convention Facilities: architectural, structural, electrical and kitchen drawings file.
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Study of the tower remodel of Harrah's Atlantic City. 'SK' written in lower right corner. Martin Stern, Jr., architect.
Site Name: Harrah's Marina Resort (Atlantic City)
Address: 777 Harrah's Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ
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Bound proposal for Thunderbird expansion including artist's conceptions, site map, and drawings of main architectural elements. This project was not built. Folder on last page marked "additional criteria" is empty.
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Bound proposal for a hotel/casino in the Atlantic City Convention Center including artist's conception, vicinity map, site map, and architectural drawings of all main components. This plan was not built. It appears to be an early iteration of the Playboy.
Site Name: Atlantic City Convention Center
Address: Atlantic City, NJ
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Bound proposal for the Atlantic City Showboat including artist's conceptions, vicinity map, shade impact study, and architectural drawings for all major components.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
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Bound proposal for a Circus Circus expansion including site map and drawings of main architectural elements. This project was not built.
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Bound proposal for Playboy Hotel and Casino including artist's conceptions, vicinity map, themes, and architectural drawings for all major components. Includes note on protective cover: "First concept, Constructed as modified."
Site Name: Playboy Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: Florida Ave & Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
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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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Bound proposal for the MGM Grand including artist's conception, elevation drawings, vicinity map, site plan, and architectural plans for all major components. The MGM Grand Hotel was built in 1973, burned down in 1980, rebuilt in 1981, and sold to Bally's Corporation to become Bally's Las Vegas in 1985.
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel
Address: 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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