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Chet Buchanan oral history interview: transcript
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Oral history interview with Chet Buchanan conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 28, 2017 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. Chet Buchanan begins this interview with a discussion of his move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1999 after he was offered a job as a radio show host for 98.5 KLUC. He talks about the specifics of his job, including his career background as well as the Chet Buchanan Toy Drive. For this interview, he specifically goes into detail on his coverage of the Las Vegas October 2017 mass shooting and discusses being in San Diego, California at the time, yet still striving to reach people through his broadcast with the help of CBS San Diego. Throughout the interview, Buchanan examines his desire to make a difference in the community with his show and his interactions with the public.
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Interview with Lafayette "Lafe" H. Dana, June 20, 2005
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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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Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of Goldfield Belmont Extension Mining Company, August 12, 1912
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