Rancho Vista
April 27, 2018
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
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 […]
September 18, 2008
One of my favorite retro homes in Rancho Manor features 5 columns of block that support the front porch awning. They’re set at a diagonal to the beam that they support, and lend an element of […]
August 23, 2008
We’re highlighting the pillars and posts and columns that hold up the patios and carports and awnings of the retro homes of Vintage Vegas. I’m also using them as an excuse to tell you about […]
April 18, 2008
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 […]
December 13, 2007
I found a new monument sign announcing “Rancho Manor” on Shadow Lane north of Alta. I’m not sure when it was put up, just that it wasn’t there the last time I went north on […]