Historic Preservation Archives

March 17, 2008

Atomic Age Alliance Monthly Meeting On Wednesday And A Special Fundraiser For Maude Frazier Hall Next Week

The Atomic Age Alliance is a volunteer organization dedicated to celebrating historic Mid Century Modernism and Atomic Age design, signage, architecture, culture and business through ongoing community advocacy, activism and educational programs. We have alliances […]

March 12, 2008

Reminder- Upcoming Events, Broadcasts And Meetings In Vintage Las Vegas

Save The Huntridge Efforts to Be Discussed On Las Vegas NOW Josh Geidel and Eli Mizrachi, the owner of the Huntridge Theatre will be the guests tonight on Jeff Gillan’s Las Vegas Now television broadcast on […]

March 9, 2008

Activism, Alliances, Appraisals, Anniversaries, Antibiotics and Arthritis

And a good case of creative Apoplexy trying to write a headline that describe a hectic and insane week for yours truly. There’s 4 stated “topics” that we talk about here at Very Vintage Vegas. […]

March 5, 2008

UPDATE MOVED TO DOWNTOWN COCKTAIL ROOM! Save The Huntridge Theatre Meeting Planned For March 8th, 5pm

THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE AT DOWNTOWN COCKTAIL ROOM, 111 S. LAS VEGAS BLVD. JUST SOUTH OF FREMONT ST. EVERYTHING ELSE REMAINS UNCHANGED Josh Geidel, one of our Huntridge Neighbors seems to have grabbed the […]

March 3, 2008

Friends Of Classic Las Vegas Monthly Event Will Discuss “Historic Fremont Street”

The leading advocacy group for keeping alive the rich heritage and intriguing history of Las Vegas is “Classic Vegas”. They hold a monthly panel discussion at the Springs Preserve. This month the topic is “Untold […]

February 29, 2008

Many of the Huntridge Homes Still Have Original Siding Shingles – We’re Looking For Some Replacements

One of our regular readers in the Huntridge called. Some of the original siding shingles from her home were ripped off during the big windstorm 2 weeks ago. Her insurance company wants to tear them […]

February 26, 2008

1951 Parcel Map Of Las Vegas – Most Of What I Call Vintage Las Vegas Isn’t There

Update: if you looked at the middle picture It’s a funny thing about being the “newest” big city in America. Vintage in Washington DC or NYC or Philly, dates back to revolution. In St. […]

February 20, 2008

Retro Flickering Away On A Rainy Evening In Vintage Las Vegas

Lynn Zook’s Classic Las Vegas History Blog sent me to Alan Sandquist’s Roadside Pictures to look at original drawings of the Paradise Palms Palmer and Krisel drawings. All of the renderings for the Paradise Palms homes […]

February 18, 2008

Often Called “Stone Screens”, Decorative Concrete Block Can Be Found In All Of The Historic Las Vegas Neighborhoods

I thought I’d found every single pattern that there could possibly be, but lo and behold…. 2 more! Almost every pattern I’ve found can be found on many different homes, but these 2 so far […]

February 15, 2008

It Must Be Spring Because The Dumpsters Have Blossomed In The Historic Neighborhoods Of Las Vegas

Springtime is for renewal! Urban Renewal is our favorite kind. There’s dumpsters sprouting up everywhere, and after the mega windstorm the other night, I’m betting it will be a bumper crop this year. We […]