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July 27, 2009

This Ought To Be A Fun Foreclosure To Watch – An Iconic Mid Century Modern Home In Downtown Las Vegas

There’s one particular mid century modern home that has turned more heads, and generated more discussion than any other home in Vintage Vegas. It’s the Mel Close Home at the corner of 15th and Oakey […]
July 24, 2009

When All Else Fails: 3 Good Reasons To Do A Short Sale

The foreclosure crisis isn’t over, by any means. The face of it has changed dramatically, however. Much (almost half) of the current inventory that’s for sale are what we call short sales. These are people who […]
July 24, 2009

Westleigh Neighborhood Of Vintage Las Vegas Seeks Historic District Designation

Westleigh is one of the cutest little bungalow neighborhoods. It’s just to the west of McNeil. The boundaries are Valley View to the West, Charleston on the north, Oakey on the South and Cashman on […]
July 23, 2009

This and That and Here and There In Vintage Vegas

Retro Vegas – Our favorite mid mod furniture and home decor store needs to clear space for all the cool stuff they’ve been acquiring for the fall inventory. EVERYTHING IN THE STORE IS 50% OFF […]
July 22, 2009

Las Vegans Invited To 70th Birthday Party For Mayor Oscar B. Goodman – Friday July 31, Fremont Street Experience

It’s the Mayor’s vision for downtown that spurred me to create VeryVintageVegas in the first place. We’ve been on parallel tracts for many years. He’s promoted the revitalization of downtown proper, and I’ve been promoting a […]
July 22, 2009

To The Moon – Alice, To The Moon

One last piece of moon walk talk. The headline above was what I was going to use for the article I did yesterday. Then I changed my mind. Then Vegas Judy sent me this cartoon […]
July 21, 2009

The Summer Of ’69 – It Changed My Life

I spent much of the last fews day remembering and contemplating space travel in general, the moon walk in particular, the year 1969 as a whole, journalistic ethics and who I was and what I was thinking when […]
July 21, 2009

Pop Outs Are Contrary To The Concept Of “Clean Lines”

One of the elements of modern design was the concept of “clean lines”. It’s defined by a lack of ornamentation. It’s one of the things that people do that really messes up the architectural integrity […]
July 21, 2009

Fun Features Found In (not) Foreclosures – The Most Interesting Ceilings

Usually the “Fun Features Found In Foreclosures” are just that. They the most fun, original homes that are bargain priced foreclosures. This one isn’t a foreclosure, but it’s loaded with fun elements. Each room has a different, […]
July 16, 2009

How To Reproduce Decorative Concrete Blocks – A New Summertime Series

I met Chris and Marilyn at a recent event at the Morelli House. They had just bought a very run down house on Hastings in the Alta Rancho Historic District. Now they’re regulular readers of […]