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Brochure for Tropical Estate Homes in Paradise Palms development, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1963-1966

Date

1963 to 1966

Description

Eight page sales brochure from the mid-1960s for Tropical Estate homes located in the Paradise Palms development in Las Vegas, Nevada. Inlcudes front exterior elevation illustrations and floor plans for four different model ranch-style houses, list of features and map of area. "Another development by Vallee"--p. 2. "Exclusive agent:Round-Up Real Estate"--p. 8.
Site Name: Paradise Palms (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Architecture Period: Mid-Century Modernist

Text

Proposal for the Stardust future expansion (Las Vegas), circa 1964

Date

1963 to 1965

Description

Bound proposal for a Stardust expansion including site plan, elevation drawings, and drawings of main architectural elements. This project was not built.
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
Address: 3000 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), plumbing details, before 1956

Date

1952 to 1956

Description

Details of toilet placement in the guest room area of the Lady Luck, later the Hacienda. The object consists of a sheet of tracing paper taped over a parchment sheet; both have room plans and handwritten notes.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Armstrong, Sammie R., 1942-

Sammie Ross Armstrong was the owner of Ray and Ross Transport, the largest minority owned company in the state of Nevada during the 1980s and 1990s. In addition to being the second largest bus company in Clark County, Ray and Ross Transport, employed over 180 people and paid higher wages to their drivers than any other West Coast company. The company was voted one of the Top 5 most well run and safest bus companies of that era and owned more than 40 buses.

Person

Antonio, Marie Antoinette, 1970-

"Interviewed by Cecilia Winchell and Stefani Evans. Marie Antonio was born in 1970 in Cagayan de Oro which translates to Golden Friendship. Her father was a doctor who worked as a government employee while her mother was a piano teacher who inspired her love for music and piano at the young age of four. Her grandparents lived on a small island where they would visit for holidays and celebrations, and in her free time she spent her days embracing the beautiful nature of the Philippines and playing outside.

Person