May 6, 2008
A square in a square is about as simple as it can be, but it’s elegant and crisp, and doesn’t play with your mind. Actually, it does play with my mind, because it’s the pattern […]
May 5, 2008
I found this decorative block pattern in McNeil, which is on the west side of Rancho, between Oakey and Charleston, I’ve only ever found it on 2 of our mid century modern homes, so it’s truly a […]
May 2, 2008
Heidi Swank, one of the very active preservationists and a UNLV Professor in the Sociology Department posted this comment on an old post about Cinderella Ranches. I thought it was a good question that certainly […]
May 2, 2008
A simple fleur de lis, with lots of different focal points. Here’s 3 diffent designs that can seen depending on where you focus. […]
April 30, 2008
The Iron Cross or Nuclear Warning. It’s very rare. I’ve only ever found it on one property in Paradise Palms. If you focus at the junction of the blocks, you get a starburst […]
April 29, 2008
I have a friend who tattooed this design around his biceps. It’s the block fence that surrounds the Las Vegas Country Club! You can find a about 2 running miles of it if […]
April 28, 2008
Pattern #17 in our series, seems to be everyone’s favorite when the subject of the decorative block walls comes up in conversation. We call them the “champaign bubbles”. I’ve seen […]
April 27, 2008
It’s as simple of a design as you can get. One full circle surrounded by 6 half circles. But if you put them together….. I’ve only found them arranged 2 different ways. A […]
April 26, 2008
Did you know they don’t have to have HOLES in them to make them beautiful? Just a little notch indented in 2 corners can create a striking effect. This wall […]
April 24, 2008
Last Fall, if you’ll remember, The Atomic Age Alliance And The City Of Las Vegas Cultural Affairs Department hosted a “MOONLIGHT BUS TOUR OF MID CENTURY MODERN LAS VEGAS”. On the tour, we were shown […]