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February 2010

February 10, 2010

Fun Features Found In Foreclosures

They’re starting to pump out the “Shadow Inventory”. Bank of America alone is releasing 500 homes a month. Fannie Mae is letting them out as well, and making them “owner occupied only offers will be […]
February 7, 2010

Paradise Palms Was The First Master Planned Community In Las Vegas

Someone – quite wrongfully – suggested that I’m focusing too much attention on Paradise Palms. They asked me why I haven’t done anything on downtown lately….or McNeil or McWhatnot. I’m just very happy to be […]
February 7, 2010

Some Mid Mod Eye Candy In Preparation For Palm Springs Modernism Week

  Here’s “The Dragnet House”. Aptly named for Jack Webb – Lt. Friday – who built the house in 1960. From The LA Times: Palm Springs Modernism Week is coming Feb. 12-21, and to whet […]
February 7, 2010

The “Family Jewels” A Romantic Vintage Clothing And Accessory Sale To Benefit The Erotic Heritage Museum

Want to top off you Valentines Day’s outfit with a dash of Vintage? Our friend LaBooshnik is holding a one day event with some of the proceeds benefiting the Erotic Heritage Museum. Fifi is responsible […]
February 6, 2010

Plan 4 – The Original Sales Brochures For Paradise Palms – The Mid Mod Neighborhood Of Las Vegas

 Both The 4A and The 4B models are easy to spot when you drive around in Paradise Palms. Again, many of the carports have been changed to garages, or living area. There have been many […]
February 5, 2010

Gloomy Day Fun

Gotta love it. Megan sent me a link to a website I’d never met before. “UNHAPPY HIPSTERS”. Amusing new captions to photos from Dwell Magazine. I picked one of my favorites to get you started: […]
February 4, 2010

Dramatic Change In The Downtown Las Vegas Skyline

This one is forever going to change the skyline of the Las Vegas High School Historic District. It grabbed my eye all the way from back behind the El Cortez, 4 blocks away to the […]
February 4, 2010

Some More On The Treniers – The First Televised Rock and Roll Performance?

In preparation for Thursday night’s “UNTOLD STORIES” panel discussion that I told you about yesterday, our regular reader and friend VegasJudy did some youtube digging. The lady who posted this on youtube says: “The Treniers, Dean […]
February 3, 2010

First Friday In Downtown Las Vegas Arts District

VeryVintageVegas has always been a huge fan and supporter of First Friday. It’s the cornerstone of the whole Arts District as well as the driving force that’s helped to create the urban Arts, Music and […]
February 3, 2010

afdf Here’s our second installment of the Paradise Palms Desert-News from 1963! Each page is clickable if you want to read it in it’s full sized 8.5×11.  Walter Winchel, Tony Martin (?) and Ray Bolger get nods […]