February 2010 - Very Vintage Vegas | Las Vegas Mid Century Modern Homes

February 2010

February 25, 2010

FOG HAT At Fremont Street Experience This Weekend

LAS VEGAS – February 25, 2010 – Fremont Street Experience welcomes race fans during NASCAR weekend with the 7th annual RaceJam beginning Monday, February 22 through Sunday, February 28. The week-long party will feature live […]
February 23, 2010

Topping Out Ceremony For Smith Center For The Perfoming Arts

WHAT:           The Smith Center for the Performing Arts gets one step closer to opening its doors as it celebrates the “topping out” of Reynolds Hall, reaching its highest point of 170 feet. The ceremony will […]
February 22, 2010

The Palmer and Krisel Homes of Paradise Palms – Plan 6

All of the Plan 6’s in Paradise Palms are south of Desert Inn. There’s a few west of Spencer, but primarily, they were on the golf course. Probably the most easily recognizable of the Palmer […]
February 22, 2010

LEGISLATIVE SPECIAL SESSION AND CUTS TO THE NEVADA ARTS COUNCIL

Here’s a special request from Brian Paco Alvarez. He blogs daily at EnculturateLasVegas about the Arts and Culture in Las Vegas. EnculturateLasVegas should be one of your daily reads.       LEGISLATIVE SPECIAL SESSION […]
February 17, 2010

The June 1963 Paradise Palms Newsletters – Commercial Center In Urban Las Vegas Is Introduced

In today’s installment, we get introduced to “Commercial Center”, which is currently under construction and scheduled for an August 1963 Grand Opening. A must read article!  “New concepts in the use of space and frontage […]
February 16, 2010

Palm Springs Modernism Week

I did a 36 hour whirlwind trip to Palm Springs this weekend for a very small part of Palm Springs Modernism Week. My last visit was 12 years ago. I should have planned for three […]
February 16, 2010

Fremont Street Experience Hosts The Annual Fat Tuesday Bar Crawl – Downtown Las Vegas

  NO CHARGE FOR THE CRAWL, FREE ENTERTAINMENT, GREAT DRINK AND FOOD SPECIALS!Check in between 5 and 10 pm, then crawl at your own pace!FREE Mardi Gras Beads for first 1000 people!       […]
February 12, 2010

Retro Renovation’s Pam Krueber Makes A Mid Mod Video For ETSY

Our favorite post war baby boom housing blogger made an important video that makes some important points. Of course you should read Pam’s announcement at RetroRenovation, and follow the links to the original posting on the ETSY site, as […]
February 12, 2010

The Paradise Palms Desert News – Building Community In 1963

“Let’s keep Paradise Palms looking like paradise!!” — a motto worthy of re-embracing! Here’s Volume 2 Number 5, the May 1963 newsletter of Paradise Palms. This is how people networked back in 1963. Today, they’d […]
February 10, 2010

Plan 5 – The Tri – Level In Paradise Palms – A Mid Century Modern Neighborhood In Las Vegas

This one’s for you, Clay. There’s no mistaking the Tri-Level design. They were only built South of Desert Inn, in Paradise Palms– the first Mid Century Modern Neighborhood of Las Vegas. You can’t miss them. There’s about a […]