The Las Vegas I Remember

Published September 19, 2005 at 5:00 AM PDT

Transportation and utilities underpin functional life in any city, even one with exploding volcanoes and sea battles on the quarter-hour: Harley E. Harmon and his father (Harley A. Harmon) laid those foundations for the Las Vegas we know today.

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