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0259Norman, Milton
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(The following collection is made up of photos of substandard structures, built during the 1940’s in the area now known as West Las Vegas. These structures were demolished by the City of Las Vegas in the 1960’s.)
0001 Corner of “D” and Jefferson Streets, Las Vegas, Nevada. (1943)
0002 Las Vegas – 1943. Madison and “E” Streets on West Side of town. Electricity was available for those houses that were up to building codes but few were. Note, no paved streets.
0003 “C” to “D” Streets and Monroe – West Las Vegas (1943).
0004 Looking northeast on Monroe Street. (1943) With no air conditioning, many of the houses, shelters, and shacks had removable tarps instead of roofs.
0005 Northeast corner of “D” and Jefferson Streets – West Las Vegas (1943).
0006 Corner of “C” Street and Jefferson. (Las Vegas – 1943) (Note: shack foundations were usually just wood blocks.)
0007 Las Vegas – 1943. The back yards of shacks at “D” Street and Jackson show that in war economy scrap wood was a valuable commodity, both for building and fuel.
0008 Las Vegas (1943) – “C” to “D” and Jackson Streets.
0009 Vegas Heights, newly annexed to City of Las Vegas. (1964) LaSalle and Lake Mead Blvd. Flooding due to lack of sewers and proper drainage.
0010 Vegas Heights – 1964. Lexington and Miller Streets. Flooding due to lack of sewers and proper drainage.
0011 Balzar and LaSalle Streets in Vegas Heights. (1964) Flooding due to lack of sewers and proper drainage.
0012 Structure in Vegas Heights being destroyed by fire. (1964)
0013 Vegas Hts., 1964 – Hassell & Highland. Streets flooded during severe rain – no sewers or drainage.
0014 Lexington and Carey, in Vegas Hts. (1964) Streets flooded during severe rain.
0015 Balzar and Revere Streets – Vegas Heights. (1964) No sewers or proper drainage lead to flooded streets during severe rainstorm.
0016 Vegas Heights (1964) – Revere & Hart Streets. Newly annexed part of Las Vegas – no sewers or proper drainage.
0017 Wooden shack at 1100 “D” Street – West Las Vegas. (4-24-62) Access building at alley by New Jerusalem Church.
0018 Three rear access buildings at 610 Monroe St., in West Las Vegas. Two of them were for storage; one was an outhouse used by three families. (4-17-62)
0019 Front view of house at 617 No. “G” St. – West Las Vegas. (7-28-65)
0020 Shack at 13-5 “F” Street, West Las Vegas. (1962)
0021 Trailer at 12-8 “E” Street, West Las Vegas. Note outhouse next to trailer. (2-21-62)
0022 East view of sub-standard building at 310 Van Buren – West Las Vegas. (c. 1962)
0023 Rear of trailer at 606 Jackson Street – West Las Vegas. (7-10-62)
0024 Shack at 1305 “F” St. – West Las Vegas. Black children are playing in yard. (c. 1962)
0025 Three shacks in rear of “E” Street, by alley. (911 “E” St. – 7/12/62) Buildings were demolished 12/10/67.
0026 West Las Vegas, 123 Adams Street. (7-28-65)
0027 Shacks at 512 Wilson St., West Las Vegas. (1962) These were demolished soon after.
0028 View of substandard building in West Las Vegas. Also shows storage shed and trailer. (c. 1962)
0029 West Las Vegas – 1524 S. 2nd St. (c. 1962)
0030 Substandard housing at 216 Washington, West Las Vegas. (7-29-60)
0031 Duplex and trailer: 908 “B” Street. (4-23-62)
0032 Proposed demolitions – 1526-1526 ½ S. 2nd St., West Las Vegas. (c. 1960’s)
0033 Remains of 908 “B” Street – West Las Vegas. (4-23-62)
0034 Two views of 908 ½ “B” St. (West Las Vegas) 4-23-62
0035 House at 1102 No. “B” Street, West Las Vegas. (7-28-65). It was burned down about one month later.
0036 Ruins of building at 908 N. “B” Street, West Las Vegas. (4-23-62)
0037 House at 621 North “H” Street, West Las Vegas. (c. 1960’s)
0038 House in West Las Vegas, 422 Morgan St. (9-1-60) House had no bathroom facilities, no foundation, no water or sewer. It had hazardous wiring and inadequate room sizes. This building was demolished July 2, 1962.
0039 West Las Vegas – 606 Jackson Street. (7-10-62)
0040 Shacks on Jackson Street, West Las Vegas. (2-14-62)
0041 Shack at 3-2 McWilliams, West Las Vegas. (7-28-65) Was burned down about a month later.
0042 Shacks in West Las Vegas. Behind the Moulin Rouge, looking south from McWilliams Avenue.
0043 Shack at 619 Jackson St., West Las Vegas. (7-14-62)
0044 Tarpaper shack at 1102 No. “B” Street (rear). Photo dated 7-28-65; was burned down a month later.
0045 Shack at 313 ½ Jackson, West Las Vegas.
0046 West Las Vegas – 713 Jackson Street. (4-20-67) Photo on reverse shows outhouses.
0047 Substandard building at 1022 Washington, West Las Vegas. (9-22-60)
0048 West Las Vegas – McWilliams Street.
0049 Shacks in West Las Vegas – 630 & 632 S. 1st Street. (12-28-64) (Burned 1-26-65)
0050 Building at 320 Van Buren, West Las Vegas. (1-27-65)
0051 Storage shed and outhouse combined – at 618 “H” St., West LV. (3-20-62)
0052 Shack at 721 No. “E” Street – West Las Vegas. (7-22-65)
(Documentation pertaining to the photos in this collection is contained in an envelope filed at the end of the photos.)