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Sonny operates the Thomas & Jones Funeral Home. He recalls the funeral industry and his first jobs in casino kitchens from 1960 - 1980s.

Daughter of Dr. James McMillan, first black dentist in Las Vegas and a former NAACP president, recalls moving to Las Vegas from Detroit, learning about segregation here. She mentions list of outstanding female mentors and community leaders, and much more.

Melvin Sanders talks about growing up on the Westside as the son of a pastor/auto detailing business owner. He recalls tensions and the joy of his upbringing during the 1960s. He tells a story about working for State Gaming Board at age 16, going to college on a football scholarship, and an encounter with Sonny Liston. Sanders and his brothers inherited his father's auto detailing business.

Las Vegas Review-Journal article featuring Karen Walker, co-owner of Hamburger Heaven with her mother Helen Anderson.

Photograph from the funeral program of Catherine H. Jamerson Johnson (1917-1976). She worked at Sill's Drive-In and later became owner-operator of Hamburger Heaven.

"Back to the Old School" audio CD cover featuring Hamburger Heaven sign.

Photograph of Hamburger Heaven owner Will Anderson in the kitchen. Anderson owned the restaurant with his wife Helen Anderson in the 1980s and 1990s.