The Las Vegas I Remember
The Las Vegas I Remember was originally funded by the Nevada Humanities and produced in association with Frank Wright of the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society.
Original Producer, writer and narrator: Tim Anderson
Centennial Edition writer and editor: Florence Rogers
Centennial Edition audio re-masters and production: Claes Andreasson
With thanks to Professor Michael Green of CCSN.
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Prominent Las Vegas businessman, Bob Bailey, tells of the short but swingin' life of the Moulin Rouge, billed as the first inter-racial resort in the…
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Dr. James McMillan continues the story of the struggle for Civil Rights in the Mississippi of the West.You can download and read transcripts of the entire…
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Dr. James McMillan relates the story of the struggle for Civil Rights in the Mississippi of the West.You can download and read transcripts of the entire…
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Robert Maheu continues the story of Hughes and his last plane crash that left him hard of hearing, drug addicted and withdrawn, and about Hughes' death at…
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Florence Murphy (North Las Vegas Airport) Peg Crockett (Alamo Airways) and Robert Maheu tell compelling stories about their personal associations with…
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This episode is narrated mostly by Herb McDonald, longtime entertainment director who tells stories about Robert Mitchum's 1948 marijuana bust, dealing…
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We hear first-hand accounts of above ground nuclear tests in Nevada. The Cold War prompted a desire to 'beat the commies' at any price. Hal Curtis…
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Herb McDonald is a well-known entertainment director who tells us how he came to 'sin city' in 1946, and helped promote Vegas as a place to have fun and…
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George Von Tobel talks about the affects of World War II on Las Vegas. Nanyu Tomiyasu, who's family was of Japanese decent, says his family's farm was…
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Women who helped to build Las Vegas in the early days - Florence Murphy, who was in on the building of the first airport, Laura Belle Kelch who helped…