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April 22, 2008

Mid Century Modern Homes In Las Vegas’ Historic Neighborhood Are Adorned With Decorative Concrete Block – Pattern # 12

There’s only one house EVER that I’ve found with this mid century modern block design. I don’t even know if we can call them blocks at all. I call them the stalagmites. Or is that Stalactites? […]
April 22, 2008

This Made Me Sick When I Saw It

I am so tired of the graffiti. This one in particular has infuriated me enough to go start another crusade. This is just the worst slap in the face to many many people who have […]
April 19, 2008

Spring Fling Block Party And Spring Clean-up For West Huntridge and John S. Park Historic Neighborhoods

Join Us For West Huntridge & John S. Park Neighborhood Associations Spring Fling Block Party & Neighborhood Clean-up Saturday, April 26 Spring FlingBlock Party6:00 – 9:00 pm9th St. at Franklin Ave.BBQ & drinks providedside dish/dessert […]
April 18, 2008

Very Vintage Vegas – Geographically Speaking

Last night at the Lo-Pro Mixer, someone asked me what I consider to be Very Vintage Vegas. At first I thought he was asking about the types of neighborhoods, and types of homes. But it […]
April 1, 2008

Downtown’s John S. Park Historic Neighborhood Is As Vintage Las Vegas As You Can Get

We’ve done lots of posts over the last year where we’ve talked about the John S. Park Historic Neighborhood. There’s posts about it on this blog, as well as on our old original blog.  John […]
March 18, 2008

Tiki Culture Played A Small Part In The Mid Century Modernism Of Post War America

Yesterday I mentioned the yard art which is now prominently on display at a Tiki Styled Home in Beverly Green. Of course, someone asked me about Tiki, so I’m compelled to show some other examples […]
February 26, 2008

1951 Parcel Map Of Las Vegas – Most Of What I Call Vintage Las Vegas Isn’t There

Update: if you looked at the middle picture   It’s a funny thing about being the “newest” big city in America. Vintage in Washington DC or NYC or Philly, dates back to revolution. In St. […]
February 26, 2008

One of The Many Reasons I Love Living In Historic Vintage Las Vegas

              If there’s 330 days a year of blue sky sunshine, that means there’s 35 days a year when we’re likely to have a gorgeous sunset.       […]
February 15, 2008

A Tale Of Two Classic Homes – Both Are In Historic Downtown Las Vegas Neighborhoods

There’s 3 things you can do with the classic 50’s or 60’s homes of Las Vegas First, you can keep it all original, and relish the authenticity. We’ve been selected to represent the sellers and market one […]
February 15, 2008

City Guides Story On “Vintage Las Vegas” – Historic Las Vegas Neighborhoods Get A Positive Review

No, VVV didn’t get mentioned, but Steve Sebelius, who is a regular columnist and blogger for City Life, wrote a great piece for the MSN City Guide. Among other things such as the Golden Steer, […]