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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Sanctuary, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

The sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

Image

Judy Smith oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01719

Abstract

Oral history interview with Judy Smith conducted by Suzanne Becker on November 22, 2008 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. Smith discusses moving from Barstow, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958. She also discusses working as the assistant society editor for the Las Vegas Sun, graduating from the University of Nevada Reno, and moving back to Las Vegas with her husband and children to live in the John S. Park Neighborhood in 1967.

Archival Collection

Mark Brandenburg oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03243

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mark Brandenburg conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on September 22, 2017 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Brandenburg discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada. He talks about his stepfather’s involvement with the opening of the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, becoming a co-owner of the property in 1990, and joining other downtown properties to form the Fremont Street Experience. Brandenburg describes the challenges in competing with mega-resorts on the Strip, modernizing the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, and weaving the history of the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino with that of the more recent Fremont Street Experience. Lastly, Brandenburg discusses the monetization of the street, and the future of the Fremont Street Experience.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas foyer, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

The main entrance foyer of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

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Joel Coombs oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00267

Abstract

Oral history interview with Joel Coombs conducted by Claytee White on February 22, 2014 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview Joel Coombs spoke about how his peers reacted to his interracial family. He recalls attending Valley High School amidst racial tensions, racism, and prejudice. He also spoke about the drug abuse happening at Valley High School and Bishop Gorman High School in Nevada. He recalled participating in protests as a child and landing on the front page of The Post.

Archival Collection

Photograph of menorah at Chabad of Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

An ornate menorah sits in the sanctuary in the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

Image

Patricia and Robert Schnider oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03501

Abstract

Oral history interview with Patricia and Robert Schnider conducted by Claytee D. White on October 22, 2018 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Robert discusses his early life and arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955. He remembers attending Nevada Southern University (now University of Nevada, Las Vegas) and his father's ownership of the Capri Motel. Patricia discusses her upbringing in Las Vegas, and growing up homesteading. Lastly, Patricia and Robert describe entertainment in Las Vegas during the late 1950s.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Memoriam, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

Memoriam lights honoring those who have passed as seen in the sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

Image

Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Memoriam, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

Memoriam lights honoring those who have passed as seen in the sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

Image

Robert H. Barrett oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00165

Abstract

Oral history interview with Robert H. Barrett conducted by Robert B. Grzywacz on February 22, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Barrett discusses the history of early Las Vegas, Nevada in terms of prostitution, education, Carole Lombard's plane crash, and atomic testing at Yucca Flats, Nevada.

Archival Collection