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Leslie Mujica oral history interview: transcript
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Oral history interview with Leslie Mujica conducted by Barbrara Tabach on June 2, 2020 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project and The Great Pause: Las Vegas Chronicles of the Covid-19 Pandemic. In this interview, Mujica talks about her childhood growing up in Guatemala and immigrating to Southern California with her family in 1980. She discusses her move to Las Vegas in 2005 and her employment history both in nonprofit work and in construction, which led to the pursuit of her current position as the Executive Director and Chief Marketing Officer of Las Vegas Power Professionals. Leslie also shares her educational history with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It is where she obtained her Master's Degree in Public Administration and where Leslie currently serves as a board member of the Latinx Voices Project and the Alumni Legacy Board.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, February 11, 2008
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Barker Motel Neon Survey document, September 8, 2017
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Site address: 2600 N Las Vegas Blvd
Sign owner: Barker LLC
Sign details: 0.21 acre lot constructed in 1954. Property is closed.
Sign condition: 2- the sign is faded and neon has fallen off, as well as the majority of their original sign was taken down or weathered away
Sign form: Directional sign on top of building
Sign-specific description: The property has a tower which has a sign on top of it that is a peach colored arrow that has dark brown block lettering stating "MOTEL" that points towards the entrance of the parking lot of the motel. This end of the arrow has a steel support that goes to the first story of the building. This portion looks like it used to have skeletal neon but has fallen off. Near the road where this motel is located it looks as though there was once a sign because there is remnants of what the base of the sign was but no graphics on it.
Sign - type of display: Neon
Sign - media: Steel
Sign environment: Located in North Las Vegas, close to Jerry's Nugget Casino
Sign - date of redesign/move: Appears there are remnants of their original sign on the roadside, but the letters has been removed. It has been this way since at least 2010.
Sign - thematic influences: The arrow stating Motel is a 1950's/60's motel trend within the car consumer era and era of traveling to draw attention for people that are driving by.
Survey - research locations: Assessor's website
Survey - research notes: http://stefanidrivesvegas.com/12.html Stefani drives Vegas has images of before/after of this motel with an image that they date circa 1960
Surveyor: Emily Fellmer
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-08
Sign keywords: Neon; Steel; Directional; Paint
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