April 30, 2008
The Iron Cross or Nuclear Warning. It’s very rare. I’ve only ever found it on one property in Paradise Palms. If you focus at the junction of the blocks, you get a starburst […]
April 29, 2008
I have a friend who tattooed this design around his biceps. It’s the block fence that surrounds the Las Vegas Country Club! You can find a about 2 running miles of it if […]
April 28, 2008
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 […]
April 27, 2008
It’s as simple of a design as you can get. One full circle surrounded by 6 half circles. But if you put them together….. I’ve only found them arranged 2 different ways. A […]
April 26, 2008
Did you know they don’t have to have HOLES in them to make them beautiful? Just a little notch indented in 2 corners can create a striking effect. This wall […]
April 24, 2008
Last Fall, if you’ll remember, The Atomic Age Alliance And The City Of Las Vegas Cultural Affairs Department hosted a “MOONLIGHT BUS TOUR OF MID CENTURY MODERN LAS VEGAS”. On the tour, we were shown […]
April 24, 2008
Simple, yet elegant curves. From the 1960’s neighborhood called Winterwood which is on both sides of Sahara Avenue, EAST Of Nellis Boulevard on the far west side. There’s a lot of modernism, as well as ranch […]
April 22, 2008
There’s only one house EVER that I’ve found with this mid century modern block design. I don’t even know if we can call them blocks at all. I call them the stalagmites. Or is that Stalactites? […]
April 22, 2008
Number 11 of our series is a relatively simple design in a square block. The interior is a diamond with rounded edges. I found it on numerous homes through out Vintage Las Vegas, so it’s […]
April 21, 2008
Pattern 10 (selected randomly from the collection) has a half circle notch at the top, and 2 quarter circle notches on the bottom corners. Combine them together, and alternate them top […]