April 2, 2018
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 […]
August 29, 2017
It’s TWO, TWO, TWO houses in one! The main part of the house is an iconic “model 8D” from famed architect Bill Krisel. There’s a whole self contained apartment with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, laundry […]
July 18, 2017
The iconic Mid Century Modern apartment building – “The Rexford” as seen in the 2015 mid mod home tour. It is a co-op building. You’ll be buying a share of the corporate ownership of the […]
May 23, 2017
What we now call “Mid Century Modern” came in two flavors. The Ranch house – which was the most frequently built, and the other is what I often refer to as “Palm Springs Modern” or […]
August 5, 2013
Las Vegas was ground central – literally- when it came to the testing of Atomic Bombs. What effect did it have on Las Vegas? On the pop culture of the time? On the whole “Mid […]
September 11, 2012
I’ve been asked by The Learning Channel’s “Four Houses” show to help them find Mid Century Modern Homes in Las Vegas that are worthy of being on their show. In case you are unfamiliar, Four […]
October 21, 2011
There’s still limited tickets available for the remaining events of the Las Vegas Mid Century Modern Weekend. This year, the weekend is called “POP, BOOM – A LIFESTYLE REVOLUTION”. It’s being put on by […]
September 27, 2011
The annual celebration of Mid-Century Modern architecture and lifestyle returns in October. I was thrilled that ADAS took total control of planning and organizing the event. My role this year is merely to conduct the bus tour. Last year it was the […]
August 15, 2011
Our Secret Mystery Historian needs our help again. Here’s 3 photos that we need to identify. All of them are from either the late 50’s or early 60’s during the heyday of what we now call Mid […]
June 13, 2011
Amongst the far too many things I’ve neglected to blog about during the last few months is that I’ve left Keller Williams Realty. The exciting part of that news is that I’ve joined forces with Jason Delk […]