Oral history interview with Arsya Respati conducted by Madison Chang on December 4, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) student Arsya Respati shares his childhood and upbringing in Jakarta, Indonesia and educational background. He discusses his studies at the international BINUS SCHOOL Simprug in Jakarta and his immigration to the United States with his younger brother to pursue the culinary arts at the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at UNLV. Arsya Respati talks about his relationship with his parents and their daily communication, his "aunty" who has helped him adjust to American culture and homesickness, his Muslim faith and traditions, and his employment. He also shares his views on Indonesian politics and cultural diversity, and the diversity of Las Vegas.
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The Station Casinos Menu collection is comprised of digital food and beverage menus (approximately 2016) from hotel casino restaurants owned by the Station Casinos gaming company in Las Vegas, Nevada. Digital menus are from restaurants within Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa & Casino and a digitized Food Express Chinese Restaurant menu from Palace Station Hotel & Casino.
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On February 15, 1979, Andrew Levy interviewed Isabella Jessie Curtis (born 1922 in Monroe, Wisconsin) about her experiences in Southern Nevada. Curtis first talks about her career in waitressing at several restaurants and casinos in Las Vegas before describing some of the early businesses in the Downtown Las Vegas area. The interview then moves to discussions on Curtis’s involvement in politics, her early recreational activities, and the atomic testing. The two later discuss the first telephones in Las Vegas, the Helldorado celebration, and her work at the Tropicana Las Vegas. The interview concludes with Curtis’s description on living in Sandy Valley, Nevada, and some of her first memories of the Union Pacific train depot in Las Vegas.
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Facade of the Horseshoe parking garage. Stamped on original: "Las Vegas New Bureau - Las Vegas, Nevada. Convention Center - Photographers - Don English. Jerry Abbott. Joe Buck. Milt Palmer. John Cook."
Site Name: Horseshoe Club
Address: 128 East Fremont Street
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An interior view of the Horseshoe Hotel & Casino. Guests and staff sit and stand around the room. There are slot machines near the bar entrance and a man appears to be singing to the left. The stamp on back of photo says, "Vegas Studio & Camera Supply 116 Fremont Street Las Vegas, Nevada."
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A photograph of a coffee shop or restaurant inside the Horseshoe Club Casino. The tables are set with napkins and silverware, salt, pepper, and what looks like a sugar bowl. Paintings hang from the walls. The stamp on back of photo says, "Vegas Studio & Camera Supply 116 Fremont Street Las Vegas, Nevada."
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Million dollar cash display at Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas. One hundred $10,000 bills are encased in bullet-proof glass and hang inside an 8 foot, 2,000 pound golden horseshow. Visitors could have their photograph taken in front of the display. (c. 1960s-70s). Stamp on back of photo: "Las Vegas News Bureau Las Vegas, Nevada Convention Center".
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Benny Binion (standing, center) at a quarter horse sale in front of his Horseshoe Casino. (April 17, 1968). Stamp on back of photo: "Allen Photographers. Inc. Post Office Box 4253 Las Vegas, Nevada 89106". Number stamp on back of photo: "8832". Date stamped on back of photo: "April 17, 1968".
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Unidentified people stand with horses on the street outside of the Horseshoe Casino on April 17, 1968 while spectators on the sidewalk watch. Inscription with the image reads: "Quarter horse sale, Fremont Street." The stamp on back of photo says, "Allen Photographers. Inc. Post Office box 4253 Las Vegas, Nevada 89106." For other images of the same event, see pho026119 & pho026120.
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Hotel and casino owner Olind Jenni was born in Lewistown, Montana in 1927. He left the family business of farming and ranching in 1961 to work for Western Hotels. Jenni moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1965 and began working as a commercial real estate broker and property manager, owning and building office and apartment complexes.
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