Frontier sign 1967-2007 in four different colors. Blues (60s-70s), Browns (80s), Reds (90s), and Greens (00s ..read more

Burros, Stewart Ranch, Las Vegas, Nev. – early 1900s Postcard from Wilson Drug Co, Las Vegas, in business Nov. ‘06 to Apr. '11 ..read more

Las Vegas, late 1940s. Aerial photo facing north; Huntridge neighborhood in the foreground. Outlines below highlight the newest communities: Biltmore addition, Vega Verde addition, Huntridge subdivision, and Charleston Square. World War II Era Residential Housing in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada (‘40-'45 ..read more

Charleston Blvd, 1944. Facing east from 10th St. Huntridge theatre on the right. Southern Nevada Power’s substation between 10th and 11th St. on the left. It was removed in the early 50s. City of Las Vegas ..read more

Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada, 1966 Dunes hotel tower in the distance. Kona Kai motel & coffee shop, right. Kodachrome slide dated Apr 66 ..read more

Construction of Las Vegas Valley Water District Pipeline, 1954. Water from the Colorado River reached Las Vegas for the first time on 9/19/55. The Colorado River Compact ratified in the the 1920s was for Southern Nevada a promise of jobs and a cheap source of power. Water was an afterthought. The valley’s small population relied solely on groundwater for its first 50 years. In the late 40s, Nevada Legislature created the Las Vegas Valley Water District with a mandate of curbing its dwindling groundwater supply and to begin using the state’s Colorado River allotment. Voters approved a bond in ..read more

Fremont Street, c. July 1961, on either side of 3rd. New sign at the Horseshoe under construction ..read more

Las Vegas 1910s-1920s - Facing east over South Main & Bonneville in a series of photo-postcards each taken from the ice house. 1. Early-20s. The large building on the far left is the Clark County Courthouse, built in ‘14. Postcard from the George Wharton James Papers, UNR. 2. Early-20s. Postcard from Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection (PH-00214), UNLV Special Collections. 3. Wharton Drug store postcard 1910s, c. ‘11-‘15. Two blocks in the distance are the company houses, aka Railroad Cottages, east of 2nd St (Casino Center) between Clark and Garces. Back of postcard. 4. 1910s, “befor ..read more

vintagelasvegas: Golden Nugget April 1964 The Buck Owens Show. Scan from medium format slide. April 64 Collection ..read more

State Line Chevron & Bar, c. 1960s Whiskey Pete’s restaurant, State Line (Primm), Nevada, 1983 Postcard & photo from Felix Lenox, Nevada Armored Transport.  When U.S. Route 91 was established in the 1920s along the Nevada-California border, “Whiskey Pete” McIntyre opened the State Line service station. McIntyre shot a man at the station, spent time in a sanatorium, and was buried on the property when he died. On his deathbed Pete made a request: “Bury me up on the hill, standing up facing the valley so I can see all those sons of bitches goin’ by.” The land was later owned by ga ..read more