May 10, 2011
May is Historic Preservation Month. Among the events is the one that’s always my favorite isThe Morelli House Open House. If you’ve never been to the Morelli House, it’s an opportunity you shouldn’t pass […]
January 27, 2010
One of my favorite organizations is the National Trust For Historic Preservation. If you’re a member, you get a great print magazine every month, which is aptly called “Preservation”, and your membership helps with preservation […]
November 10, 2009
Many of the oldest existing buildings in Las Vegas are in what we refer to as “Lawyer’s Row”. The area was the prewar WWII suburbs of Las Vegas. Amusingly, it’s the area is between Fremont Street […]
November 10, 2009
Last night was the dedication and inaugaral lighting of the first 3 newly restored neon signs in the “Cultural Corridor” of Las Vegas Boulevard. Congress created the National Scenic Byway Program in 1997. The Nevada […]
October 21, 2009
We’ve seen this before. Misinformation campaigns designed to stop a neighborhood from achieving “Historic Neighborhood” designation. It happened when John S. Park Neighborhood was applying, and it’s happening again…..this time at the Westleigh Neighborhood. […]
July 14, 2009
I never did a headline in all caps before. That’s what the mayor said when told about the graffiti on the historic Welcome To Las Vegas sign. I can’t say anything more than that I agree. […]
June 30, 2009
I call all of the downtown neighborhoods historic. From my point of view, they are already. But that doesn’t mean they actually have true designation from the City. One exception is within The John S. […]
May 4, 2009
This Saturday is a big day for the Historic Preservation Community. Both events are Saturday May 9, as part of “Historic Preservation Month”, which is every May. We’ve published the link before, but here it […]
May 1, 2009
Amy Kingsley atCityLife Blog is reporting that they’ve taken down the sign at the Moulin Rouge on Bonanza, and placed it in the boneyard of the Neon Museum. Amy says: Early, and […]
April 9, 2009
We’re gearing up for Historic Preservation Month which is MAY, but the coverage of Las Vegas History is really heating up already. Our dear friend Lynn Zook, gets ANOTHER plug today, about her new book […]