July 31, 2009
I’ve been talking up the Huntridge Diner for a few months now, ever since Derek Washington took me there for lunch. I never put it on VeryVintageVegas before. I’ve had many a great burger and […]
July 30, 2009
Maria Elena Drive is simply one of the coolest streets in Las Vegas for classic Mid Century Modern architecture. Sitting at the end of the street (which is really one of the few cul-de-sacs) […]
July 29, 2009
After a year long adventure in restoring and “greening up” an original Huntridge Home, my friend and clients Soeren and Coni are finally finished, and looking for a tenant that’s as terrific as this restored gem. […]
July 29, 2009
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman, also known as “the happiest Mayor in the Universe” will celebrate his 70th birthday in Las Vegas style on Friday, July 31 with a public birthday street party at […]
July 27, 2009
Thursday night, Betsy Fretwell, the new City Manager for Las Vegas held a casual meet and greet cocktail hour for Downtown Las Vegas Leaders. The business community, as well as the arts and the historic neighborhoods […]
July 27, 2009
There’s one particular mid century modern home that has turned more heads, and generated more discussion than any other home in Vintage Vegas. It’s the Mel Close Home at the corner of 15th and Oakey […]
July 24, 2009
The foreclosure crisis isn’t over, by any means. The face of it has changed dramatically, however. Much (almost half) of the current inventory that’s for sale are what we call short sales. These are people who […]
July 24, 2009
Westleigh is one of the cutest little bungalow neighborhoods. It’s just to the west of McNeil. The boundaries are Valley View to the West, Charleston on the north, Oakey on the South and Cashman on […]
July 23, 2009
Retro Vegas – Our favorite mid mod furniture and home decor store needs to clear space for all the cool stuff they’ve been acquiring for the fall inventory. EVERYTHING IN THE STORE IS 50% OFF […]
July 22, 2009
It’s the Mayor’s vision for downtown that spurred me to create VeryVintageVegas in the first place. We’ve been on parallel tracts for many years. He’s promoted the revitalization of downtown proper, and I’ve been promoting a […]
July 22, 2009
One last piece of moon walk talk. The headline above was what I was going to use for the article I did yesterday. Then I changed my mind. Then Vegas Judy sent me this cartoon […]
July 21, 2009
I spent much of the last fews day remembering and contemplating space travel in general, the moon walk in particular, the year 1969 as a whole, journalistic ethics and who I was and what I was thinking when […]