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Photograph of a faro card game in the Boulder Club (Las Vegas), 1953

Date

1953-08

Description

Faro table in the Boulder Club Card Room. Transcribed from photo: "The card room at the back of the old Boulder Club where Larry Hazelwood played bridge, Jimmy Young played poker, etc. Permission to take this photo given by Jimmy Young, part owner along with Ken Houssels, Sr., Larry Hazelwood, Connie Hurley, and Mrs. Witcher. At the table left a shill from Horseshoe; right- Blackie- a Boulder Club shill; Standing behind Blackie, Boulder Club Bar manager, Ben; Standing next to Ben two regulars of the Boulder Club." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "About August, 1953"
Site Name: Boulder Club
Address: 118 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of YESCO workers installing Vegas Vic at the Pioneer Club (Las Vegas), 1951

Date

1951

Archival Collection

Description

Workers installing the now-famous Vegas Vic sign on the front of the Pioneer Club. Stamped on back of photo: "Photo by Desert Sea News Bureau. Las Vegas, Nevada." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "First Highrise Hotel -- Center of action downtown throughtout the '30s was the Apache Hotel which boasted an elevator and a nitery downstairs. The corner is now Binion's Horseshoe, but the spot has undergone many name changes from Tony Cornero's 'S.S. Rex' to the Eldorado where the mobs were fighting for control of the race wire. Bugsy Siegel's influence was first felt here in the early '40s."
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street

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Postcard showing Circus Circus Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), 1981

Date

1981

Archival Collection

Description

Circus Circus from the Strip in 1981. Transcribed from original: "Circus Circus -- World's most unique resort complex, midway on the Las Vegas Strip. Circus Circus Hotel/Casino and all-new Circus Circus Manor, 1,610 luxurious rooms, dazzling free circus acts... carnival midway... five dining areas... lavish casino; PLUS the 421-space Circusland RV Park. Coming in Spring 1981... swift monorail linking the Wonderful Worlds of Circus Circus. And don't forget... Circus Circus Hotel/Casino in Reno. Room Reservations: Las Vegas... 800-634-3450 or (702) 734-0410. Reno... 800-648-5010 or (702) 329-0711." Publishing info from original: "Pub. by Quality Impressions, Las Vegas, Nevada 89104. Made by Quality Impressions. Las Vegas, Nevada."
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Postcard showing golfers at the Hacienda (Las Vegas), late 1950s

Date

1955 to 1959

Description

Four golfers at the Hacienda Golf Course with the Hacienda Hotel in the background. Printed text on back of postcard: "Las Vegas Hacienda. The warmth of Western hospitality and the luxury of resort-hotel living are ideally blended at the Hacienda, the sparkling new addition to the colorful Las Vegas Strip. Only the Hacienda offers all rooms at $10.00 a day and nite-lited golf course with a $5,000 Hole-in-One Jackpot. For the kiddies, the Hacienda's 1/4 Midget Race Track is open daily with 1/4 midget cars available. The 3-in-1 Olympic-Size Swimming Pool is the largest hotel pool in Nevada. Also visit our Haciendas in Fresno, Bakersfield and Indio, California." Made by Security Lithograph company, San Francisco 11, Calif.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Postcard showing the Hacienda swimming pool (Las Vegas), late 1950s

Date

1955 to 1959

Description

Olympic size swimming pool at the Hacienda Hotel. Printed text on back of postcard: "Las Vegas Hacienda. The warmth of Western hospitality and the luxury of resort-hotel living are ideally blended at the Hacienda, the sparkling new addition to the colorful Las Vegas Strip. Only the Hacienda offers all rooms at $10.00 a day and nite-lited golf course with a $5,000 Hole-in-One Jackpot. For the kiddies, the Hacienda's 1/4 Midget Race Track is open daily with 1/4 midget cars available. The 3-in-1 Olympic-Size Swimming Pool is the largest hotel pool in Nevada. Also visit our Haciendas in Fresno, Bakersfield and Indio, California." Made by Security Lithograph company, San Francisco 11, Calif.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Historic Building Survey Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00345

Abstract

The Historic Building Survey Photograph Collection (1970s-1982) contains color and black-and-white photographic prints and contact sheets of historic buildings in Nevada. Included in the collection are photographs of various churches, fire stations, houses, schools, casinos, motels, and other buildings primarily in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. The photographs are from Dr. Ralph Roske’s History 117 course taught at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Inspire Theater Neon Survey document, August 18, 2017

Date

2017-08-18

Description

Information about the Inspire Theater sign that sits at 107 S Las Vegas Blvd.
Site address: 107 S Las Vegas Blvd
Sign owner: Fremont LV Blvd LLC
Sign details: The original construction year of the building dates back to 1952. Though in 2013 the building was redesigned to open as the Inspire theater in 2014. The Inspire Theater offers a variety of venues including a 150 seated theater, a rooftop patio and multiple cocktail bars.
Sign condition: 5 - new sign with good quality day and night
Sign form: Blade and semi-decorated shed
Sign-specific description: The sign itself is all connected though it wraps around the whole building, it starts with a long rectangular blade with their logo then goes in a rectangle around the building and ends with their logo on a shorter blade with their logo. The longer white rectangular blade portion begins on the corner of the building above their rooftop lounge (which meets together back to back with a smaller rectangular blade). If you are going north on Las Vegas Blvd you will see the big blade which reads "INSPIRE" in channeled silver thin print font letters. The adjacent blade is a bit shorter, so you can see a portion of the big blade over the smaller one if you are looking at the building from the East Fremont District, with this overlay it looks like there is a letter "I" and a dash(-) underneath it. On the actual portion of the shorter blade there are the "INSPIRE" thin channeled font letters, which are identical in design to the other side of the sign but just a smaller font. The outside edges of these back-back signs are horizontally lined with neon tubing. These blades then continue around the building into two horizontally neon lined strips that make the building have a decorated shed feature to it. This then makes a rectangular feature around the whole building. In between the top of the rectangle and the bottom, there is a balcony where guests can hang out. Though on both the left and the right sides of the blade there are plasma screens that show advertisements for their property. Also on the west side of the building there are thin horizontal strips of LED/plasma lights that sparkle in an iridescent fashion.
Sign - type of display: Neon
Sign - media: Steel
Sign - non-neon treatments: T.V. screens, LED
Sign animation: Flasher and iridescent light flow
Sign environment: On the corner of South Las Vegas Blvd. and Fremont St. East, the first property on the south side of the Fremont St East District.
Sign - date of installation: 2014
Sign - thematic influences: The sign is incorporated into the architecture, as well as the sign wraps around the entire building which is remnant of the decorated shed look. The sign is related to the theater theme since the blade style sign was very prominent for the 1950's and 60's movie theater signs, such as the El Portal movie theater sign.
Sign - artistic significance: Their sign is very remnant of a 1950's Movie theater sign with the blade and wrap around of Neon, since they are a modern day theater it seems as if it's a retro throwback.
Survey - research locations: Inspire website, assessor's website
Surveyor: Emily Fellmer
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-18
Sign keywords: Blade; Neon; Steel; LED; Flashing; Video screen

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 20, 1995

Date

1995-03-20

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 25 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 27, 1995

Date

1995-03-27

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 25 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 3, 1995

Date

1995-04-03

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 25 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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