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Architectural drawing of Xanadu Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), site and parking plan sketch, July 14, 1978

Date

1978-07-14

Description

Sketch of the site plan and parking for the proposed Xanadu Hotel and Casino from 1978. Drawn by Feu. Original medium: pencil and parchment. The Xanadu was to be located where the Excalibur Hotel and Casino currently sits, but it was never built. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect.
Site Name: Xanadu Hotel and Casino
Address: 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

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Architectural drawing of Xanadu (Las Vegas), sketch of site and parking plan with traffic diagram, July 14, 1978

Date

1978-07-14

Description

Sketch of the site and parking for the proposed Xanadu Hotel and Casino from 1978. Includes parking tabulation. Drawn by Feu. Original medium: parchment ozalid. The Xanadu was to be located where the Excalibur Hotel and Casino currently sits, but it was never built. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect.
Site Name: Xanadu Hotel and Casino
Address: 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

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Architectural drawing of Xanadu Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), sketch of site and parking plan, July 14, 1978

Date

1978-07-14

Description

Sketch of site plan and parking for the proposed Xanadu Hotel and Casino from 1978. Includes parking tabulation. Drawn by Feu. Original medium: parchment ozalid. The Xanadu was to be located where the Excalibur Hotel and Casino currently sits, but it was never built. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect.
Site Name: Xanadu Hotel and Casino
Address: 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

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Newspaper clipping, They call him Mr. Frontier, Hughes Nevada Preview, August 1, 1972

Date

1972-08-01

Description

Newspaper article about the Frontier casino executive Mort Saiger from the Hughes Nevada Preview. The article is laminated onto a wooden presentation plaque.

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Color rendering of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa 1960s

Date

1965 to 1967

Description

Artists conception of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino complex.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Color rendering of Holiday Inn and Holiday Casino (Las Vegas), circa 1972

Date

1971 to 1973

Description

Artist's conception of the proposed Holiday Inn and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The property became Harrah's Las Vegas in 1992.
Site Name: Holiday Casino
Address: 3475 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Letter from Homer Rissman to Frank S. Hofues, Santa Monica, December 21, 1955

Date

1955-12-21

Description

Five-page letter from Homer Rissman to Frank Hofues regarding the Lady Luck Casino, later named the Hacienda.

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Architectural drawing of Harrah's Resort Atlantic City, proposed remodel tower study, transverse section B-B, November 30, 1983

Date

1983-11-30

Description

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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Architectural drawing, Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), building section, October 1, 1981

Date

1981-10-01

Description

Drawing of the section of the existing and proposed areas of the Riviera Hotel and Casino. Rendered by H. Zohrabians. Original material: mylar.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Rendering of the Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), proposed tower, circa 1981

Date

1979 to 1981

Description

Conceptual drawing of the proposed tower addition to the Riviera. Original medium: tracing paper, pen, and marker.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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