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Architectural drawing of Xanadu (Las Vegas), sketch of site and plot plan, November 14, 1977

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Creator
Creator: Martin Stern Jr., A. I. A. Architect & Associates
Date
1977-11-14
Description

Sketch of the site and parking for the proposed Xanadu Hotel and Casino from 1977. Includes revision dates and parking tabulation. Drawn by J.S.K. Original medium: tracing paper and pencil. The Xanadu was to be located where the Excalibur Hotel and Casino currently sits, but it was never built. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect.
Site Name: Xanadu Hotel and Casino
Address: 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

Latest Drawing Revision: 1978-02-02
Digital ID
sky002014
Physical Identifier
Xanadu sketches, Job 02702, Sheet SK-29, Nov 14, 1977
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1f766m7h
Details
Contributor
Contributor: Severson, Berton Charles
Contributor: Webb, Brian Walter
Subject
Hotels
Time Period
1970s (1970 - 1979)
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
preliminary drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)
freehand drawings (drawings)
architectural drawings (visual works)
site plans
sketches
Digital Project
Dreaming the Skyline: Resort Architecture and the New Urban Space
Citation

sky002014. Martin Stern Architectural Records, 1942-1981. MS-00382. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1f766m7h

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Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff