John S. Park in this months Desert Compainon.

Our neighbors, John S. Park, in this month's desert companion. This is what we should be doing. Who is willing to put the time in and be involved?

 

See the article here.

If you missed the documentary on William Krisel when it played in Las Vegas you can now buy it on DVD. http://www.designonscreen.org/dvds/

Paradise Palms featured in "city best" article for Aol.

40 Years of Booze: 3 Classic Bars in Paradise Palms

Feb 22nd 2011 4:00PM / by Michael T. Toole

For several decades, the well-preserved, Eastside neighborhood of Paradise Palms has hugged Desert Inn Road with some stunning architecture. Clay Heximer, a leading proponent for the neighborhood's preservation artfully sums up its appeal: "Residents here know they are a part of a historic neighborhood, and they do their shopping within a mile or two of their homes. It's their duty to preserve not just the neighborhood, but the surrounding commerce." And that, of course, includes the local bars and according to Clay, these classic taverns have kept its residents in proper spirits for more than 40 years.

Champagne's Cafe: You cannot go wrong with this place. Flocked red velvet wallpaper? Garish lightbulbs? Thick cigarette smoke that's more dense than a dry ice machine? Discover $2 drafts, sultry leather couches, a crankin' jukebox that plays your favorite stuff from the past 50 years, plus holiday lights spotting the interior 365 days a year.
3557 S. Maryland Pkwy.; 702-737-1699

Davey's Locker: The bartenders here were not trained by Dale DeGroff, but any bar that has a giant blue neon fish in the parking lot to welcome you was never striving for pretension in the first place. In addition to cheap beer and shot specials for under $3, Davey's boasts the most colorful set of barflies this side of a Steinbeck novel.
1149 E. Desert Inn Rd.; 702-735-0001

Coachman's Inn: Another fine late-'60s leftover. A reputed favorite of the late mobster Tony Spilatro, Coachman's Inn's staying power lies in its quiet, cozy confines that will cater to a late-night nightcap very well. Chatty servers, a menu of enticing appetizers (who's not down for oysters or lobster bisque?), casual lighting and ample seafaring decor offer a swell retro feel for all.
3240 Eastern Ave.; 702-731-4202

Neighborhood Pride Zone.

An application is being filled out for a neighborhood pride zone. Once established, we will be able to take care of the graffiti in the neighborhood ourselves as well as do some additional maintenance. It will also enable us to get grants from the county to have block parties and other community building activities.

The best way to take care of our neighborhood is doing the job ourselves. If we are able to establish a neighborhood pride zone the county will give us grants for taking care of the graffiti. In other words, we'll basically be getting paid for what we already do for free. The money wont go directly to an individual, but rather go back into the neighborhood. It can be used for beautification projects, a block party, neighborhood watch signs(which are $25 a piece) and so on.If you'd like to be involved we need your name, address, phone number, and e-mail. The county requires this information. Please e-mail it to: paradisepalmslasvegas@gmail.com

 

Paradise Town Board Agenda.

 The following was sent to me by a fellow Paradise Palmer. 
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On February 8th, one of our neighbors, St Viator on Eastern and Flamingo, will go before the Paradise Town Board to obtain Waivers to permit the property to remain unlandscaped along Flamingo Road, Eastern Avenue, within the parking lot, and around the rear property lines and adjacent to the Flamingo Crest townhomes. For those of you who have been here a while, St. Viator at one time had trees and shrubs along these frontages, but elected to remove all living vegetation and leave only bare gravel for our community to view. This action was against Clark County code, and after facing a violation issued from Code Enforcement, St. Viator is now asking for permission to allow the current unlanscaped appearance to remain. St. Viator is claiming in their justification letter submitted to Clark County Planning that if they install the bare minimum landscape required by code, it will be vandalized and destroyed by the community.

The removal of all living vegetation from the roadway frontages from this property negatively affects our community. Eastern and Flamingo are major thoroughfares, and thousands of vehicles pass by every day. This current appearance of the site sets a negative precedent for the neighborhood and for the Las Vegas Valley. The removal of landscape affects property values, exacerbates the urban heat island effect and contributes to community blight. I strongly encourage our community to voice opposition to St. Viator’s request and send an e-mail to Clark County Comprehensive Planning at alr@clarkcountynv.gov, or show up to the February 8th Town Advisory Board Meeting and ask that the bare minimum amounts of landscape required by Code be installed by the property owner.

For more information, call Clark County Comprehensive Planning at 455-4314 or review the Paradise Town Board Agenda at: http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/Depts/admin....811.updated.pdf

Read more: http://paradisepalmslv.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=4#ixzz1D3cJAPEC

Paradise Palms on t.v.

Here's the link to the broadcast.
Paradise Palms on Fox 5 news. 

Paradise Palms gets more press. This time in the Las Vegas Weekly.

 Paradise Palms is history

Residents looking for official designation

Kristen Peterson

Wed, Feb 2, 2011 (6:30 p.m.)

Paradise Palms

Photo: Clay Heximer 

In the 1960s a swank residential enclave, Paradise Palms, popped up with low-slung modern homes that would rival those in Palm Springs and offer the architectural amenities defining the home of the future.
Designed by Southern California architects Dan Palmer and William Krisel, the homes were part of developer Irwin Molasky’s grand plan to create a stylish neighborhood away from Downtown and within walking distance of the Boulevard Mall (which Molasky also developed).
It drew the movers and shakers of the era—entertainers, mobsters, designers, architects and casino executives—and despite a few shoddy enhancements over the years, many of the homes, built on the Stardust Golf Course, maintain their original mid-mod features, including spacious interiors, indoor/outdoor living, flat or folded plate roof lines, stone screens and clerestory windows.
Lynn Zook, historian for the Friends of Classic Las Vegas, calls Paradise Palms a “wonderful little pocket of the midcentury modern era” that “somehow, after all of these years, survived.” One of its homes was even featured in the movie Casino.
Given all of this, a group of Paradise Palm residents wants the neighborhood to have a historical designation, something to educate the community, but has hit a snag: the neighborhood is in unincorporated Clark County and, unlike the city, the county has no historical preservation program.
Clay Heximer, who’s been leading the effort and even created a Paradise Palms website, has talked with local and state preservation groups, to no avail. He may be in luck, however. County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani, who has tried to change the ordinance for two years, says Nancy Lipski, director of the Department of Comprehensive Planning, is writing an ordinance that would establish a historical designation program. Giunchigliani hopes to have it passed by the end of March.