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November 29, 2007

Fire Damages Historic 5th Street School In Downtown Las Vegas

A 2 alarm fire damaged roof timbers and interior work that had already been completed during restoration of the 70 year old “Fifth Street Grammar School”. The building is one of the oldest buildings in […]
November 28, 2007

Las Vegas Sun Raises Awareness of Mid Century Modernism – Maude Frazier

Kristen Peterson at the Las Vegas Sun once again is doing a great job of reporting on Vintage Las Vegas & raising awareness of endangered architecture.  Our friends Mary Margaret Stratton & the Atomic Age Alliance, Lynn […]
November 27, 2007

Historic Preservation and Las Vegas History Gets Feature Spot On Channel 8 EyeWitness News

Kudos To Channel 8 for helping us spread the word about our historic preservation efforts. If you didn’t see the report you can watch it here. They not only included history of the building itself, […]
November 26, 2007

St. Louis Ave. Dedication Ceremony

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November 21, 2007

Learning from Las Vegas and About Las Vegas…

By Brian Paco Alvarez   As a curator and urban historian I am constantly looking up new sources of information about my native home. As Steve and Jack can tell you Paco has books. I […]
November 19, 2007

The Very Vintage Vegas Calendar Of Upcoming Events

Obviously, there’s Thanksgiving, and we wish you all a safe happy holiday. Below the fold is information on the Samuel Beckett Film Festival, Bank Owned Foreclosures Auctions, Downtown Neighbors Holiday party, Maude Frazier Hall Preservation […]
November 16, 2007

Friends Of Classic Las Vegas Fundraiser Tomorrow

This is the final reminder regarding the Friends of Classic Las Vegas Fundraiser this Saturday, Nov. 17th. This is an Open House/Soiree in a restored mid-century historic home in fabulous Downtown Las Vegas.  The Open […]
November 14, 2007

The Clark County Court House Revisited

Text & photos courtesy of: Brian Paco Alvarez   The Clark County Court House   Following the tradition of other county court houses in Nevada the original and elegant Clark County Court House stood as […]
November 13, 2007

Frontier Hotel Implosion Saddens The Las Vegas Historic Preservation Community

The Frontier Hotel is a pile of rubble now, but it was a true icon of “Vintage Las Vegas”. In case you don’t have a tv, here’s a link to the KLAS-TV Channel 8 videos of […]
November 11, 2007

Morelli House Is Crown Jewel Of Recent Historic Preservation In Las Vegas

Morelli House Was Final Stop On The Moon Light Bus Tour Of Mid Century Modern Las Vegas – Part 7 We’ve been reporting all week on our midnite bus tour of the historic mid century modern […]