Mrs. Mitchell, wife of Board Chairman Johnny Mitchell, cuts the ribbon at the back gate of the Frontier Fort, marking the grand opening of Old Vegas. Old Vegas President Bob Shelton looks on.
Drawings from the Bergman Walls & Associates Architectural Drawings -- Bergman Walls & Associates architectural drawings -- Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino: renderings and sketches of building component details, elevations, floor plan, and interior and exterior building perspectives; includes casino level master plan initial concept designs file.
Oral history interviews with Ruby Amie Pilot, Eva G. Simmons, Melvin Sanders, Jarmilla McMillan-Arnold, Hannah Brown, Sonny Thomas, and Claytee White conducted by Vegas PBS on April 01, 2013, April 02, 2013, April 12, 2013, and November 19, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In these interviews, the participants discuss their early lives and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. Pilot talks about segregation on the Las Vegas Strip, integration, and the importance of church activities in the African American community. Simmons describes her career as a teacher, the schools on the Westside, and businesses on Jackson Street. Thomas describes the funeral industry and his role as a funeral director. McMillan-Arnold talks about segregated Las Vegas, African American entertainers, and the issue of homelessness on the Westside. Brown remembers growing up on the Westside, segregated schools, and her role as President of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Las Vegas chapter. Lastly, Sanders discusses his childhood in Las Vegas, being the son of a preacher, and the redevelopment of the Westside.
Wilson Drug Company postcard. Caption: The Depot, Last Vegas, Nevada; Las Vegas Railroad Depot; Union Pacific Railroad Depot, Las Vegas, Nevada Site Name: Las Vegas Depot (Las Vegas, Nev.)
A sliver of the Las Vegas Strip can be seen between The Cosmopolitan hotel and casino towers as seen from the 32nd floor of the Monte Carlo hotel and casino.