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September 23, 2010

The REO Show – Where Distressed Is The New Normal

It was the most fun I’ve had in years. It started with an email that almost got deleted among the hundreds I get to wade thru every day. Hi Jack,   We’re the producers of a new pilot, […]
September 14, 2010

“Mid Mod Marvels” – A Celebration of Mid Century Modern Architecture and Design

One of the many things I’m juggling is being on the planning committee for the soon to be announced Mid Mod Madness weekend in Las Vegas. Most of the details have been finalized for the […]
September 14, 2010

Decorative Concrete Block Stories

Here’s a great example of the kind of email I get all the time from all around the country…. Mr. LeVine, My name is Robin.  I am construction purchasing agent for a Paramount Pictures production […]
September 3, 2010

Last Night’s Fund Raiser In An Iconic Mid Century Modern Home In Downtown Las Vegas

Flora Dungan built this Mid Century Modern home in Las Vegas in 1964. The Flora Dungan Humanities Building at UNLV was named in her honor. More about her is here. The current owner is Steve Evans, […]
September 3, 2010

How Did It Get To Be September

Things certainly change. 2009 dragged on forever. 2010 is slipping away in a heartbeat. Seems like it was Valentine’s Day about 3 weeks ago. Life’s still hectic, but I’m fighting the good fight. Lots of […]
August 16, 2010

Town Hall Meetings To Discuss Expansion Of The Redevelopment Areas In The City Of Las Vegas

They’re proposing an expansion of the Redevelopment Districts in the City of Las Vegas. A series of meetings have been set up to discuss this and to get input from the residents who could be […]
August 2, 2010

Catching Up On The Historic Downtown Neighborhoods of Las Vegas

Last night’s sunset from my front yard in the historic downtown Las Vegas neighborhoods that I call Very Vintage Vegas. There’s 2 redeeming aspects of the annual August/September monsoon season. One of course is that […]
July 9, 2010

Worst MLS Photo Of The Day

Might as well bring them back. If you’re a fairly new reader, you might want to check out the HUNDREDS of them that I published in a long series. The last one was just over […]
June 29, 2010

Uncle Jack Says: (Finally, and I Hope You’ll Agree)

There’s all kinds of slumps. Batting Slumps, Pitching Slumps, Career Slumps, Income Slumps (if you’re in sales you know what I mean), Oil Clean-up Slumps and Political Capital Slumps (ask the President – he knows). […]
June 29, 2010

The Huntridge Circle Park Veteran’s Memorial Project – The Heart Of An Historic Downtown Las Vegas Neighborhood

I’m starting a new series on the “historic” neighborhoods of Las Vegas. A few have Historic Status and get a capital H. But all of them are from the 40’s 50’s and 60’s. It’s my […]