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October 31, 2007

Frontier Implosion Time and Date Announced

A hat tip to Paco. The announcement is only 5 minutes old! Implosion of the Frontier Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to Make Way for Internationally Recognized Brand, The Plaza DATE:                         Tuesday, November 13, […]
October 31, 2007

Historic Neighborhood Monuments Installed On St. Louis Avenue

We want to thank the City of Las Vegas for our 2 latest historic neighborhood monument signs. They’re the final finishing touches to the St. Louis Avenue Beautification project that we’ve reported on many times […]
October 30, 2007

Sixth Annual Vegas Valley Book Festival Is This Weekend

We invite you to join us at the Opening Reception this Thursday 10/1 6–9 PM at the Downtown Cocktail Room. Here’s The original press release and information on the various events. Authors, poets, journalists, and […]
October 29, 2007

Did You Miss The World’s Most Quirky Open House?

I was certainly flattered by the number of VVV readers who sought me out to say hello while I was directing traffic on one of the very narrow staircases up to the 3rd floor rooftop […]
October 29, 2007

Things Look Different After Dark – Our Residential Historic District At Night

I’ve probably driven by the front entrance to John S. Park Elementary a hundred times. I’ve even gone in thru these doors to vote. Yet somehow, I never noticed the stick figure student holding up […]
October 29, 2007

What Do New Homes Have To Do With Vintage Vegas?

Nothing! And Everything at the same time. How could that be? The National Association Of Home Builders says: Housing Economists Expect Market Turnaround To Begin In 2008 “Despite the present market contraction, Seiders said that […]
October 28, 2007

Wally And The Beaver Moved Here In 1967

The whole VVV team spent the day in Paradise Crest as volunteers for the Hammargren Home of Nevada History Open House, Paradise Crest is one of the premier east side Vintage Vegas Neighborhoods. We’ve been kind of […]
October 27, 2007

If This Post Wasn’t Emailed To You, You’re Not On Our List

But it’s real easy to be there. We don’t spam, but from time to time, we do let people who are on our list find out about things that we think they’d find interesting . […]
October 23, 2007

A Potpourri Of Things For The History And Preservation Buffs

Our friend cultural historian and downtown neighbor Brian Paco Alvarez filled our inbox today with a lot of different topics, so I’m lumping them all into one big catch-all post. Click away! Historical Connection Fall […]
October 22, 2007

Special Events Abound In Vintage Vegas If You Love The Arts, History or Architecture,

The Classic Las Vegas  Road Show Presents: Entertainers of Classic Las Vegas Join the man of a 1,000 voices, Bill Acosta and the legendary Pete Barbutti along with some very special guests as they talk […]