Helldorado Days exhibition

Las Vegas City Hall Chamber Gallery 495 S. Main St., Las Vegas, United States

Helldorado originally began in 1934 as a rowdy affair to bring in some money and allow the Hoover Dam workers to blow off some steam. By the following year Nevada was a booming town with Fremont Street filled with saloons, gambling halls, hotels, shops and restaurants. To commemorate Helldorado days, the city of Las Vegas […]

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“The Sum is a Total of the Parts” reception

Las Vegas City Hall Chamber Gallery 495 S. Main St., Las Vegas, United States

Stacked art is present all over the world, from beautiful carvings in Poland to the First Nation poles of the Pacific Northwest. In our culture these pieces are often called totems. This term was first derived from the Ojibwa word "ototeman." Europeans adapted this word to describe tall, multiple-figure poles first made only by the […]

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Helldorado Days exhibition

Las Vegas City Hall Chamber Gallery 495 S. Main St., Las Vegas, United States

Helldorado originally began in 1934 as a rowdy affair to bring in some money and allow the Hoover Dam workers to blow off some steam. By the following year Nevada was a booming town with Fremont Street filled with saloons, gambling halls, hotels, shops and restaurants. To commemorate Helldorado days, the city of Las Vegas […]

Free

Helldorado Days exhibition reception

Las Vegas City Hall Chamber Gallery 495 S. Main St., Las Vegas, United States

Helldorado originally began in 1934 as a rowdy affair to bring in some money and allow the Hoover Dam workers to blow off some steam. By the following year Nevada was a booming town with Fremont Street filled with saloons, gambling halls, hotels, shops and restaurants. To commemorate Helldorado days, the city of Las Vegas […]

Free