Las Vegas History
October 9, 2007
My husband and I moved here two years ago from Miami courtesy of Uncle Sam at Nellis AFB. We love this town so much we have decided to retire here. We live in a newly […]
October 8, 2007
Breaking news from our secret source of cool artistic/ creative/ political events, Brian Paco Alvarez. Well, maybe not so secret. Either way, he thought we should let you know about a double decker bus tour […]
October 4, 2007
Also, favorite Las Vegas Historian is responsible for the 2 photo exhibits from the Las Vegas News Bureau. One is in the street party tents at Casino Center and Colorado, and the 2nd is a […]
October 3, 2007
There’s lots to see and do and hear as usual, and the fall weather will certainly help bring out a huge crowd this month. The MUST SEE EVENT this month include TWO photo exhibits from […]
October 3, 2007
Check out this up-coming event on Wednesday @ Atomic Todd: Thank you to the great folks at VURB Magazine for the […]
October 2, 2007
Pioneer Club Postcard circa 1955 – (Courtesy of the Brian Paco Alvarez Postcard Collection) By the end of World War II Las Vegas embarked on a nationwide public relations campaign that launched Las […]
October 1, 2007
Thursday, Oct. 4th Another Edition of Untold Stories at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve: In 1931, work began on the engineering marvel of its day, Boulder Dam. Engineers had never built a dam of this […]
September 30, 2007
If you drive along Fremont Street, East of Las Vegas Boulevard you will observe a collection of vintage motels and businesses that time forgot. These endangered properties are some of the last vestiges of mid-century […]
September 29, 2007
From our Archives on the old blog. This one is dated June 14. I’m presuming that all the photos being shown next Friday will be of similar interest. Our friend and Las Vegas Historian Brian […]
September 29, 2007
Portions of World-Famous Photo Collection on View Beginning First Friday, Oct. 5 LAS VEGAS – The Las Vegas News Bureau, an operation within the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, brings its photo […]