Nevada Yesterdays
History and folklore of Nevada, written by Associate Professor Michael Green of UNLV, and narrated by former Senator Richard Bryan. Supported by Nevada Humanities and dedicated to the memory of historian Frank Wright. (All segments prior to August 2003 were written by Wright.)
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Originally published Aug. 15, 2019. Las Vegas has been known, unfairly, for blowing up its past. We’ve lost some buildings we wish could have been… -
For longtime Las Vegans—indeed, for longtime westerners—Bonanza Airlines is a cause for nostalgia. It was founded in 1945, and began operations in… -
The first time I served in the legislature in 1969, I got to be in the old state capitol building. The new one opened in 1971. So the new one is turning… -
This year, there’s a diamond jubilee going on just north of our studios. It’s the seventy-fifth birthday of the City of North Las Vegas, incorporated on… -
This year we mark a golden anniversary: The Union Plaza opened on July 2, 1971. It has quite a history … and so does its location.The address Number One… -
Last time, we were talking about the group that built the Union Plaza—Frank Scott, Sam Boyd, Jackie Gaughan, and Kell Houssels, Junior, along with… -
This summer marks the 50th anniversary of a major event that should have had a greater impact than it did, but still mattered. We mean the 1971 consent… -
I lost a friend not long ago, and so did Nevada.I knew Jim Bilbray for more than seventy years. He was born in Las Vegas. We first got to know each other… -
A Las Vegas hotel-casino recently celebrated its diamond jubilee. The Golden Nugget is seventy-five.The old sign above the property had 1905 on it. That… -
We recently said goodbye to 2021. But before it’s too far behind, we wanted to talk about an anniversary at the end of the year. The Flamingo Hotel turned…
