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[[File:La Concha motel lobby removal.jpg|thumb|right|200px|La Concha Motel lobby and motel during removal before restored to [[Neon Museum at the Fremont Street Experience|Las Vegas Neon Museum]]]] |
[[File:La Concha motel lobby removal.jpg|thumb|right|200px|La Concha Motel lobby and motel during removal before restored to [[Neon Museum at the Fremont Street Experience|Las Vegas Neon Museum]]]] |
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The '''La Concha Motel''' was a Motel that opened 1961<ref name= lvlaconcha/><ref name=laconcha/><ref name=LACONCHALASVEGAS/> and closed in around December 2003<ref name=lvstrip/><ref name=laconcha>http://www.swankyvegas.com/savelaconcha/architecture.php</ref>. It was designed by architect [[Paul Williams]]<ref name=flickrlaconcha>http://www.flickr.com/photos/54177448@N00/83218915/in/set-72157594183024357/</ref> as he also designed the first [[LAX]] theme building too and the first [[African American]] architect too.<ref name=laconcha/><ref name = lvlaconcha/> It was located at 2955 Las Vegas blvd south [[Winchester, Nevada]].<ref name=laconcha/> It was named after the resort community of La Concha Spain.<ref name=savelaconcha>http://www.swankyvegas.com/savelaconcha/timeline.php</ref> La Concha motel was also neighbors of [[El Morocco Hotel]] that opened in 1955 and closed 1983 and it is now a Ginseng Korean and Japanese BBQ Restaurant.<ref name=lvstrip>http://www.lvstriphistory.com/ie/morocco.htm</ref> It was announced in late 2003 that La Concha Motel didn't have many many more days of this world.<ref name=savelaconcha/> It was owned by [[Lorenzo Doumani]] who inherited the property by his father [[Ed Doumani]] original owner.<ref name=savelaconcha/> The motel lobby was a concrete shell lobby.<ref name=savelaconcha/> In the motel sections of La Concha Motel and the former El Morocco Motel next door were torn down in 2005.<ref name=savelaconcha/> In end of January 2006 the owners of La Concha Motel wanted to give it up to the [[Neon Museum at the Fremont Street Experience|Las Vegas Neon Museum]] and the only standing Motel lobby. The La Concha Motel is now restored in [[Neon Museum at the Fremont Street Experience|Las Vegas Neon Museum]].<ref name=laconcha/><ref name=flickrlaconcha/> The [[Neon Museum at the Fremont Street Experience|Las Vegas Neon Museum]] saved part of the sign of the motel to (YESCO) [[Young Electric Sign Company]].<ref name=laconcha/> The La Concha motel was also neighbors of [[Riviera Hotel and Casino]], Peppermill Restaurant, [[El Morocco Hotel]] and [[Silver City Casino]]. In the sign of the motel before it was removed it also said '''COLOR TV''' and some advertisements.<ref name=LACONCHALASVEGAS>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABRGv7fsFdw</ref> The former building of the motel and the standing lobby will be a condominium development.<ref name=laconcha/> The left over lobby before removal was {{convert|1100|sqft|abbr=on}} size of the hotel lobby.<ref name = lvlaconcha>{{cite web |author= |title=Las Vegas’s La Concha Motel Finds New Life as a Museum |
The '''La Concha Motel''' was a Motel that opened 1961<ref name= lvlaconcha/><ref name=laconcha/><ref name=LACONCHALASVEGAS/> and closed in around December 2003<ref name=lvstrip/><ref name=laconcha>http://www.swankyvegas.com/savelaconcha/architecture.php</ref>. It was designed by architect [[Paul Williams]]<ref name=flickrlaconcha>http://www.flickr.com/photos/54177448@N00/83218915/in/set-72157594183024357/</ref> as he also designed the first [[LAX]] theme building too and the first [[African American]] architect too.<ref name=laconcha/><ref name = lvlaconcha/> It was located at 2955 Las Vegas blvd south [[Winchester, Nevada]].<ref name=laconcha/> It was named after the resort community of La Concha Spain.<ref name=savelaconcha>http://www.swankyvegas.com/savelaconcha/timeline.php</ref> La Concha motel was also neighbors of [[El Morocco Hotel]] that opened in 1955 and closed 1983 and it is now a Ginseng Korean and Japanese BBQ Restaurant.<ref name=lvstrip>http://www.lvstriphistory.com/ie/morocco.htm</ref> It was announced in late 2003 that La Concha Motel didn't have many many more days of this world.<ref name=savelaconcha/> It was owned by [[Lorenzo Doumani]] who inherited the property by his father [[Ed Doumani]] original owner.<ref name=savelaconcha/> The motel lobby was a concrete shell lobby.<ref name=savelaconcha/> In the motel sections of La Concha Motel and the former El Morocco Motel next door were torn down in 2005.<ref name=savelaconcha/> In end of January 2006 the owners of La Concha Motel wanted to give it up to the [[Neon Museum at the Fremont Street Experience|Las Vegas Neon Museum]] and the only standing Motel lobby. The La Concha Motel is now restored in [[Neon Museum at the Fremont Street Experience|Las Vegas Neon Museum]].<ref name=laconcha/><ref name=flickrlaconcha/> The [[Neon Museum at the Fremont Street Experience|Las Vegas Neon Museum]] saved part of the sign of the motel to (YESCO) [[Young Electric Sign Company]].<ref name=laconcha/> The La Concha motel was also neighbors of [[Riviera Hotel and Casino]], Peppermill Restaurant, [[El Morocco Hotel]] and [[Silver City Casino]]. In the sign of the motel before it was removed it also said '''COLOR TV''' and some advertisements.<ref name=LACONCHALASVEGAS>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABRGv7fsFdw</ref> The former building of the motel and the standing lobby will be a condominium development.<ref name=laconcha/> The left over lobby before removal was {{convert|1100|sqft|abbr=on}} size of the hotel lobby.<ref name = lvlaconcha>{{cite web |author= |title=Las Vegas’s La Concha Motel Finds New Life as a Museum |
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{{Infobox hotel
| hotel_name = La Concha Motel | logo = La Concha25.jpg | logo_width = 100px | logo_caption = Original La Concha Motel sign. | image = La Concha Motel lobby.jpg | image_width = 250px | caption = La Concha Motel lobby and motel before removal to Las Vegas Neon Museum | location = Las Vegas Strip hotel lobby now Las Vegas Neon Museum | address = 2955 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
United States | latd = 36 |latm = 8 |lats = 2.4 |latNS = N | longd= 115 |longm= 9 |longs= 43.20 |longEW= W | coordinates_type = | coordinates_display= inline,title | opening_date = 1961 | closing_date = 2003 | developer = Paul Williams | architect = [[Paul Williams (architect)|Paul Williams | operator = Lorenzo Doumani
(originally Ed Doumani) | owner = Lorenzon Doumani
(originally Ed Doumani) | number_of_rooms = unknown | number_of_suites = | number_of_restaurants = Peppermill Restaurant (next door) not inside the motel | floor_area = 1,100 sq ft (100 m2) | floors = unknown | height = | parking = | website = www.Save La Concha Motel Las Vegas.com
}}
The La Concha Motel was a Motel that opened 1961[1][2][3] and closed in around December 2003[4][2]. It was designed by architect Paul Williams[5] as he also designed the first LAX theme building too and the first African American architect too.[2][1] It was located at 2955 Las Vegas blvd south Winchester, Nevada.[2] It was named after the resort community of La Concha Spain.[6] La Concha motel was also neighbors of El Morocco Hotel that opened in 1955 and closed 1983 and it is now a Ginseng Korean and Japanese BBQ Restaurant.[4] It was announced in late 2003 that La Concha Motel didn't have many many more days of this world.[6] It was owned by Lorenzo Doumani who inherited the property by his father Ed Doumani original owner.[6] The motel lobby was a concrete shell lobby.[6] In the motel sections of La Concha Motel and the former El Morocco Motel next door were torn down in 2005.[6] In end of January 2006 the owners of La Concha Motel wanted to give it up to the Las Vegas Neon Museum and the only standing Motel lobby. The La Concha Motel is now restored in Las Vegas Neon Museum.[2][5] The Las Vegas Neon Museum saved part of the sign of the motel to (YESCO) Young Electric Sign Company.[2] The La Concha motel was also neighbors of Riviera Hotel and Casino, Peppermill Restaurant, El Morocco Hotel and Silver City Casino. In the sign of the motel before it was removed it also said COLOR TV and some advertisements.[3] The former building of the motel and the standing lobby will be a condominium development.[2] The left over lobby before removal was 1,100 sq ft (100 m2) size of the hotel lobby.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Las Vegas's La Concha Motel Finds New Life as a Museum". Architectual Record News. 2007-1-18. Retrieved 2010-6-25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g http://www.swankyvegas.com/savelaconcha/architecture.php
- ^ a b http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABRGv7fsFdw
- ^ a b http://www.lvstriphistory.com/ie/morocco.htm
- ^ a b http://www.flickr.com/photos/54177448@N00/83218915/in/set-72157594183024357/
- ^ a b c d e http://www.swankyvegas.com/savelaconcha/timeline.php
External links
- Save La Concha Motel Las Vegas
- La Concha Lobby at The Neon Boneyard at the Las Vegas Sun
- La Concha Motel at the Leaving Las Vegas.net
- La Concha Motel Lobby at the National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Las Vegas's La Concha Motel Finds New Life as a Museum at the Architectural Record News
- PDF Version of La Concha Motel Lobby Nomination Report at lasvegasnevada.gov