Twin Lakes Plaza, Las Vegas, NV, 1960 and 2011

1960s - Twin Lakes Plaza

Folder: 1950s-1960s
Las Vegas, NV, 1960. Pony rides in a shopping center, Las Vegas, winter 1960. A couple of rephoto attempts, comparing the appearance of the site then versus now, are also included. The little boy in the white sweater is me, the girl in the white sweater is my younger sister Nancy, and I don't know who any of the other people are.

01 Jan 1960

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01 Jan 1960

136 visits

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01 Jan 1960

135 visits

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01 Jan 1960

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121 visits

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11 Jul 2011

237 visits

Twin Lakes Plaza, Las Vegas, NV, 1960 and 2011

Winter, 1960, in Las Vegas on Rancho Rd. northeast of the intersection with Washington. Looking more or less east. It's utterly amazing that this late 1950s shopping center has survived, but it has. The stores are all different, and they've filled in some stores in the vacant space between the old Faiman's Market and the rest of the center (that had already happened by the mid 1960s, IIRC), but the buildings are still there. I didn't quite get the angle right on this one, due to squinting at the monitor in bright sun. It's pretty close, though. The little boy in the white sweater on the pony in the middle is yours truly, and the girl behind me, also in a white sweater, is my kid sister. I have no idea who the other kids are. Yes, another thing that dates the photo--pony rides in Twin Lakes Plaza!
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