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Often Called “Stone Screens”, Decorative Concrete Block Can Be Found In All Of The Historic Las Vegas Neighborhoods

I thought I’d found every single pattern that there could possibly be, but lo and behold…. 2 more! Almost every pattern I’ve found can be found on many different homes, but these 2 so far […]

Mid Century Modern “Stone Screen” Designs Are Common Details Used In Retro Las Vegas #4

Can you get any more retro than an “atomic age” design? Can you see the overlapping circles if you focus at the intersection of any 4 blocks?           This one can […]

Pattern 6 in the series of Mid Century Modern Stone Screens In The Historic Neighborhoods Of Las Vegas

One of the most common patterns is what I call the “butterfly”, but JJ thinks it’s a flower. Take your pick. When you build a stone screen with blocks that are the same forwards backwards […]

Mid Century Modern Homes In Las Vegas Often Had Decorative Stone Screen Walls For Privacy

Pattern #17 in our series, seems to be everyone’s favorite when the subject of the decorative block walls comes up in conversation.       We call them the “champaign bubbles”.     I’ve seen […]

Mid Century Modern Architectural Design – Pattern #28 In Our Look At The Stone Screens Of Vintage Las Vegas

This is a fairly common design that can be found all over Vintage Las Vegas. It’s an “X with boxes in a box.     But stop for a second and look at any 4 blocks at […]

Even Churches Have Concrete Block Stone Screens In Las Vegas

Pattern Number 38 in our series is extremely rare. I only know of it in one place! Of course, putting a chainlink fence up immediately behind it was such a smart thing to do. It’s […]

The Moonlight Mid Mod Bus Tour – Part 2

Who would have thought that  the power plant of Circus Circus would prove to be an interesting spot on the tour? MaryMargaret showed us the block screens surrounding the building. She was kind enough to […]

Edward Durell Stone – Modernist Architect Given Credit For Use Of Decorative Block Facings

Our tour the other night and the subsequent discussions of the decorative block designs led me to do some homework on Edward Durell Stone. His NYC Brownstone is one his most famous and most hated […]

“First Friday” Pictures – It Happens Monthly In The Arts District Of Downtown Las Vegas

Antique radios on display at the Funk House Antiques. I have the blue one in the top left in my own collection of radios.           We keep running into “Freddie Mercury”. […]

Decorative Concrete Block Was A Mid Century Modern Innovation – They’re Everywhere In Vintage Las Vegas

Today, there’s a renewed appreciation for them. They’re actually called “Stone Screen” after famed mid century modernist architect Edward Durell Stone” . I’ve been collecting pictures of the different patterns for over a year. I’ve […]