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September 8, 2008
The First Friday crowd was enormous this month, as the heat had finally broken. Evening temperatures were only in the low 90’s, which we consider perfect Las Vegas weather. A […]
September 8, 2008
One of my many favorite pieces of iron work that I’ve found scattered in the retro neighborhoods of Las Vegas is this stack of circles at the corner of Oakey and Houssels in the John […]
September 8, 2008
Escher slept here and the home has never been the same. Ok, I’m stretching a bit. The only thing worse than a bad picture is NO PICTURES AT ALL!
September 5, 2008
See thru fireplaces that act as room dividers are a common element in the Mid Mod homes of Las Vegas. This one in particular is just spectacular! One side opens into the step down living room, and […]
September 5, 2008
I wish I was a better note taker. Especially when it’s a subject I’ve never studied, and is full of names that I don’t know. The whole mob scene was at its end just as […]
September 5, 2008
One of the bedrooms even has plugs and windows. The only thing worse than a bad picture is NO PICTURES AT ALL!
September 4, 2008
Another piece of great ironwork design! And there’s a matching gate as well. These are from St. Louis Ave, in the Southridge Neighborhood of Downtown Las Vegas. Southridge was built from 1951 to 1953. I borrowed the […]
September 4, 2008
MaryMargaret and Cary Stratton are doing a restoration project in Paradise Palms. I stopped over on Sunday to see the VCT (vinyly composition tile) going down. I’d never seen the installation in progress, so I […]
September 4, 2008
At first I thought the picture was published sideways, but then I looked closer. The only thing worse than a bad picture is NO PICTURES AT ALL!
September 3, 2008
And there’s support walls also. This one is 1×8 planks with an offset bias. It’s from McNeil, which is one of the most popular of the Vintage Vegas Neighborhoods. There’s actually 4 separate subdivision names within […]