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Las Vegas Mid-Century Modern Buildings (page 2)

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Circus Circus Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, NV
These Circus Circus Hotel & Casino screens conceal a facilities and utilities area and buildings. These breeze blocks, aka "Sarno blocks," were designed by Jay Sarno and were first used at Sarno's Cabana Motor Hotels in Palo Alto, CA in 1962 and Dallas in 1963. They were also used in the 1970s at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. These blocks at Circus Circus were installed in the early 1990s. For more, see this website. [map]

Western Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, NV
The Western Hotel & Casino opened in 1970 as the Western Hotel & Bingo Parlor. It closed in 2012 and remains vacant. [map]

Edward A. Greer Education Center
Las Vegas, NV
The Edward A. Greer Education Center was designed by Zick & Sharp and built in 1965. [map]

Las Vegas Country Club
Las Vegas, NV
The Las Vegas Country Club clubhouse was designed by Julian Gabrielle and completed in 1968. It was originally known as the Las Vegas International Country Club. It was sold and named the Bonanza Country Club and Corral. In 1971, it became the Las Vegas Country Club. For more, see this website. [map]

Marnell House
Las Vegas, NV

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The Marnell House was designed by Anthony Marnell and built in 1968. The house was restored in 2014. At that point, the dome on the roof was changed. It was originally more slender like those at the Las Vegas Country Club shown above. By 2020, the dome had been remodeled and is slender again. [map]

Morelli House
Las Vegas, NV
The Morelli House was designed by Hugh E. Taylor and built in 1959 in the Desert Inn Country Club Estates. The owner of the house was Antonio Morelli. In 2001, when the house was threatened with demolition by the development of the Wynn Resort, it was moved to its current location. The building now houses the Junior League of Las Vegas. For more, see this website. [map]

1412 Maria Elena Dr.
Las Vegas, NV		 1414 Maria Elena Dr.
Las Vegas, NV
The house at 1412 Maria Elena Dr. was built in 1966. It was designed by Palmer & Krisel. [map]

The house at 1414 Maria Elena Dr. was built in 1964. It was designed by Palmer & Krisel. [map]

house
Las Vegas, NV

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2023:
This house was built in 1963. It was painted white and a few features have been changed since 2006. [map]

UNLV (University of Nevada)
Las Vegas, NV
Carlson Education Building Holbert H. Hendrix Education Auditorium
Flora Dungan Humanities Building
The Carlson Education Building and the Holbert H. Hendrix Education Auditorium at UNLV were built in 1972. The Flora Dungan Humanities Building was designed by Zick & Sharp and built in 1970. [map]

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Mister Donut
former Pete Findlay Oldsmobile
Tacos Mexico

North Vista Hospital
North Las Vegas, NV
The North Vista Hospital was built in 1975. [map]