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October 2, 2007

Constructive Criticism Makes Us Better

“I really does try to write good. I’s a good speler, (Thanks Mrs. Willson, 3rd Grade). I reed and re-reed and edit everything I’s writen.” And “IT’S” still possible to miss something. Since I’m so […]
October 2, 2007

Las Vegas National Golf Course Meeting Provides Mixed Signals and More Confusion

Well over 100 Paradise Palms residents and many others such as myself, who are concerned for keeping the Las Vegas National Golf Course as a golf course attended a meeting last night with the new […]
October 2, 2007

Las Vegas during the Atomic Era & Beyond – Bomb Shells, Atom Bombs and fabulous PR Stunts

  Pioneer Club Postcard circa 1955 – (Courtesy of the Brian Paco Alvarez Postcard Collection)   By the end of World War II Las Vegas embarked on a nationwide public relations campaign that launched Las […]
October 2, 2007

Worst MLS Photo Of The Day – Photos Should Answer Questions, Not Raise Them

From the “sideways” folder, I bring you these 2 that are from the SAME home. Don’t the sellers see how their home is being marketed? Don’t the agents take pride in their work? Don’t they […]
October 1, 2007

Good News And Wall Street Confidence Sends Dow To Record High

Wall Street began the fourth quarter with a huge rally Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to a record close. Stocks were buoyed by a growing belief that the worst of the credit crisis […]
October 1, 2007

Today’s Re-Run – Architectural Styles You Won’t See In Vintage Las Vegas

From July 31 of the Archive from the old blog   The Very idea of using the word VERY in our title is really a joke of sorts. Since Las Vegas is the “newest” city […]
October 1, 2007

History Project Digs For For The Real Story Of The Boulder Dam

Thursday, Oct. 4th Another Edition of Untold Stories at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve: In 1931, work began on the engineering marvel of its day, Boulder Dam. Engineers had never built a dam of this […]
October 1, 2007

Worst MLS Photo Of The Day – Well Lit Photos Help Homes For Sale To Be More Inviting

I had this in the “Turn on the Flash” folder, but decided to play around with it a little in the with the Irfanview picture editor that we use. It’s a great little program, and […]
September 30, 2007

Today’s Re-Run – What Is A Cinderella Ranch

There’s over 600 posts that we’ve done sitting on our “old” blog which you can access here, or in the link in the Archive Section in the left column. From our Archives, May 9, 2007 […]
September 30, 2007

Las Vegas’ Last Mid-Century Drag – Lower Fremont & The Boulder Strip

If you drive along Fremont Street, East of Las Vegas Boulevard you will observe a collection of vintage motels and businesses that time forgot. These endangered properties are some of the last vestiges of mid-century […]