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Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American & Pacific Islander Web Archive

Identifier

MS-01112

Abstract

Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American & Pacific Islander Web Archive is comprised of archived websites captured from 2022 to 2024 that are related to UNLV University Libraries community documentation project, "Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American & Pacific Islander Oral History Project." Archived websites represent local Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) civic and service organizations and individuals that have been interviewed as part of the oral history project. The collection includes archived websites of organizations such as the Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce, the Asian-American Advocacy Clinic, Asian Community Development Council, and Thai Culture Foundation. Archived websites of individuals represented in this collection includes entrepreneur, real estate investor, and motivational speaker Lisa Song Sutton and magician Juliana Chen.

Archival Collection

West Sahara Avenue looking east from South Hualapai Way, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-25

Description

Looking east down West Sahara Avenue from South Hualapai Way. This view illustrates the difference between the lushly landscaped meandering sidewalks and medians of Summerlin and the less controlled areas of West Sahara Avenue's development. Straight roadside sidewalks, no median landscaping and a bus lane that begins at South Hualapai Way signal a transition from the popular masterplanned community.

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West Sahara Avenue looking east from South Hualapai Way, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-25

Description

Looking east down West Sahara Avenue from South Hualapai Way. This view illustrates the difference between the lushly landscaped meandering sidewalks and medians of Summerlin and the less controlled areas of West Sahara Avenue's development. Straight roadside sidewalks, no median landscaping and a bus lane that begins at South Hualapai Way signal a transition from the popular masterplanned community.

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A large vacant lot sits on the northwest corner of Eastern Avenue and Fremont Street, looking southwest in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2019-02-26

Description

From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Stewart Avenue and Charleston Boulevard.

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Telegram from J. Ross Clark to W. H. Comstock, January 23, 1905

Date

1905-01-23

Archival Collection

Description

Telegram requests rushing the surveying of the Las Vegas townsite.

Text

Bruner, Jerry L.

Jerry L. Bruner is a retired real estate appraiser, and former president of the Las Vegas Appraisal and Construction Finance Corporation, as well as Steffen Holding Corporation. He is the son of Elmo C. Bruner (1906-1973), an architect and appraiser; and Lucile Spire Bruner (1909-1998), an educator and celebrated Las Vegas, Nevada artist.

Person

Vacant land on West Sahara Avenue east of Buffalo Drive, looking south, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-11

Description

Undeveloped land sits empty on West Sahara Avenue east of Buffalo Drive as seen from Via Olivero Avenue.

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Used car on vacant lot on West Sahara Avenue east of Buffalo Drive, looing east, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-11

Description

A used car sits on undeveloped land along West Sahara Avenue east of Buffalo Drive.

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Vacant land past development on East Sahara Avenue east of Hollywood Boulevard, looking east, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-29

Description

Vacant land can be seen just east of the end of the last development on East Sahara Avenue east of Hollywood Boulevard.

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