Swayze, Jay

Jay Swayze was a general building contractor from Plainsview, Texas. In 1961, he and his brother Kenneth built the first Atomitat in Plainsview and subsequently formed the World Underground Homes Corporation. He went on to build both of Jerry Henderson's underground homes in Boulder, Colorado as well as Las Vegas, Nevada. He and his brother also built an underground house exhibit at the 1964 World's Fair in Queens, New York City, New York.

Source:

Underground House of Las Vegas Collection, 1964-2004. MS-00594. Special Collections and Archives,

University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.