Project: Celebrate Las Vegas (Las Vegas Influence on Absolutely Everything)
The Nevada Test Site was opened on the 11th January 1951 and is still functioning today. Area 15, the Test Site, is 65 Miles North of Las Vegas and has been featured in Las Vegas history for many decades. The atomic era was a response to the cold war and was seen as a patriotic endeavor, in Las Vegas it was a tourist attraction. Blast parties were scheduled for the test blasts that occurred on a regular basis and were clearly visible from Las Vegas hotel rooftops and pools. The way each test blast was named is also fascinating, starting firstly with alphabetically listed names, i.e. Able and then Baker, but that system quickly broke down due to the sheer number of tests. Buster Jangle had a yield likened to 31 kilotonnes of TNT, it was filmed and photographed, and this pattern is taken from one photograph taken as the mushroom cloud built.
The 4 Queens forms one of the 4 corners of Fremont Street and Casino Centre Blvd. The 1960s were exciting times for Las Vegas, Fremont Street (the glitter gulch), was a mass of neon, and in 1966 the 4 Queens opened its doors. This decorated shed style of architecture enabled sign designers cover an otherwise basic building with miles of neon tubing. This style is a massive source of inspiration for me, it is just such an incredible use of neon lighting and it’s what makes Fremont Street so beautiful. I also have happy memories of Hugo's Cellar, the steakhouse, you still get a rose when you arrive, it is placed in a small vase on your table, and then wrapped in tinfoil so you can take it with you at the end of your meal :^))) Peter and I love it and it won Best Steakhouse in our 2econd Friday competition. It is an amazing visual source for designing fabric, it’s bright, has stripes, circles, angles, and gorgeous colors. Four Queens was named after builder Ben Goffstein’s 4 daughters, Faith (Hearts), Hope (Diamonds), Benita (Clubs) and Michele (Spades). It had great prizes including a house, diamond ring and nylons!
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