Marycrest Archives

April 27, 2018

SHORT TERM RENTALS IN VINTAGE VEGAS

Travelers who use short-term residential rentals as an alternative to traditional hotels enjoy cost savings and “living like a local.” Property owners, or “hosts,” enjoy extra income generated by renting out a spare bedroom they’re […]

April 2, 2018

CELEBRITY HOMES IN VINTAGE VEGAS NEIGHBORHOODS

Most of the vintage homes and the historic neighborhoods in Las Vegas were built in the 50’s and 60’s as the town was growing up. The strip was growing and people needed someplace to live […]

March 1, 2009

The Flamingo Club Coctail Party Circuit Visits The Flora Dungan House – A Spectacular Desert Mid Mod In Downtown Las Vegas

We’ve been after Steve Evans to show off the “Flora Dungan” home for years. We FINALLY got our wish! Last night the Flamingo Club (motto – building community one cocktail party at a time), held it’s monthly […]

July 8, 2008

Beautiful Marycrest Home Back On The Market

Many of you are new to VeryVintageVegas, but I want to tell you again about a very special property on 15th Street in the Marycrest Neighborhood of Downtown. I’ve been involved with this home for […]

April 18, 2008

Very Vintage Vegas – Geographically Speaking

Last night at the Lo-Pro Mixer, someone asked me what I consider to be Very Vintage Vegas. At first I thought he was asking about the types of neighborhoods, and types of homes. But it […]

April 6, 2008

Volunteers Perform Beautification Project In The Huntridge And Marycrest Historic Neighborhoods Of Las Vegas

Saturday morning, students from Bishop Gorman High School returned to their schools old neighborhood for some community service. They painted fire hydrants, red no parking zone curbs, painted addresses on the curbs, and cleaned up […]

March 21, 2008

Historic Pocket Neighborhoods In Downtown Las Vegas – Custom Homes From the 1950’s and 1960’s

There’s a big pocket of custom homes on the east side of Maryland Parkway. We’ve talked before about Marycrest, which is 14th and 15th streets as well as Bonita and 3 cul-de-sacs off of 14th, […]

February 9, 2008

Drastic Price Reduction And Open House Saturday And Sunday at 1720 S. 15th Street

Our stunningly redone listing at 1720 15th Street has had the price changed from 450k down to 399,900! All the photos and a virtual tour can be found in the gallery in the left column […]

January 20, 2008

Vintage Homes Sometimes Have Wheels – The Invasion Of AirStreams In The Historic Las Vegas Neighborhood Of Marycrest

Googie, or Jetsonesque, or Space Age design wasn’t limited to homes and commercial buildings. One of the signs of middle class upward mobility was the Airstream travel trailer. There were 3 families on our block when […]

December 8, 2007

Uncle Jack Presents: A Classic Mid Century Modern Home In Downtown Las Vegas

We’re pleased to present our new listing at 1821 S. 14th at the corner of Bonita. It’s in the Marycrest Neighborhood of Downtown Las Vegas that I told you about last week. It was previously […]