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Dreitzer, Howard
Howard Dreitzer grew up in Miami, Florida. He came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1974 and went to dealer school on the GI Bill. Howard starting in gaming dealing craps at the Nevada Club and worked at several casinos downtown. Then he became a box and floor man at the Flamingo Hilton. Howard moved to Atlantic City, New Jersey and was a pit boss and later a shift manager at several casinos there. Then he worked at the Harrahs New Orleans Casino and Hotel until it went bankrupt.
Person
Las Vegas Boulevard/Las Vegas Strip b-roll footage during the day: video
B-roll footage of the Las Vegas Strip during the day; begins with the Silverbird; camera cuts out and it restarts at Circus Cirus; additional casinos are visible as the car travels south on the boulevard; including the Stardust, Riveria, Sahara, Dunes, Holiday Inn; Flamingo, MGM, and others. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From The Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.
Moving Image
Valerie Wiener oral history interview
Oral history interview with Valerie Wiener conducted by Barbara Tabach on January 20, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Wiener discusses her childhood and being raised in Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1950s as well as the academic path that led her career into politics. Throughout Wiener’s interview, she highlights the traditions of the small, but growing Las Vegas Jewish population in the 1960s. Wiener also discusses her community service work and her life mantra of giving.
Archival Collection
Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong, May 27, 1948
Discussion of the issues involved with selling water to properties located outside of the Las Vegas city limits.
Text
Audio clip from interview with Joyce Mack, February 23, 2015
Part of an interview with Joyce Mack on February 23, 2015. In this clip, Mack recalls when her father-in-law, Nate Mack, shared his vision of Las Vegas with her while looking at the landscape of the Las Vegas Valley.
Sound
Renaissance Center III: Cellular One Building, 1992 July 28
This set includes: site plans, floor plans, redlining and exterior elevations.
This set includes drawings for Vista Group, Inc (client).
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 374
Archival Component
Prestige Cleaners Alterations, 1978 June 22
This set includes: exterior elevations, site plans, foundation plans and wall sections.
This set includes drawings for Paradise Development, Corp (client).
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 333
Archival Component
Association of Psychic Sciences Office, 1981 January 12
This set includes: floor plans and reflected ceiling plan.
This set includes drawings for The Association of Psychic Sciences (client).
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 031
Archival Component