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This settlement quickly became an important supplypoint for the miners in the area when the railroadcompleted its connection to Las Vegas in 1905. TheMcWilliams townsite served as a transportation centerfor goods and supplies from which freight wastransported by wagons to outlying areas. Additionally,the first business district in the Las VegasValley was established here, including the first bank,blacksmiths, wholesale houses, a drug and generalstore along with several restaurants. During theseprosperous times the townsite population was approximately1500.In May of 1905, lots in the Clark’s Las Vegas townsite,to the southeast across the tracks, were auctionedand began to boom at the expense of theMcWilliams townsite. The result was a rapid declinein the McWilliams townsite from which the areahas never truly recovered.It should be noted that among the early pioneers thatsettled the Las Vegas Valley, and the McWilliamstownsite in particular, were African Americans. Theypurchased land and started their own businesses thatthrived representing only about one percent of thepopulation as late as the 1930’s. Some of the earlyAfrican American settlers in this area were Mr. andMrs. Lowe, Tom Harris and Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell.An influx of African Americans to the Las Vegas Valleyoccurred during the 1940’s due to three factors:(1) the establishment of the hotel casino industry; (2)the construction of the Basic Magnesium IndustriesPlant in Henderson; and (3) the building of the newmilitary base later known as Nellis Air Force Base.the McWilliams townsite. Segregation and cheap land resulted in overcrowded conditionsand tent subdivisions sprang up next to the McWilliams townsite to accommodate thegrowth.During this time in the “Westside”, because of segregation and the increase in population,African American businesses began to flourish even more. Captive clientele hotels andcasinos were built in West Las Vegas to provide entertainment for African Americans; theMoulin Rouge, the former Carver House (later known as the Cove Hotel) and the TownTavern are examples. Also during this period African American entertainers who performedin hotels on the Strip or Downtown could not stay, eat or gamble there; as a result“Westside” hotels, restaurants, and nightclubs prospered. This trend continued until the1960’s when civil rights legislation opened the doors for people of all color.When integration became an established policy in the mid 60’s, African Americans beganto patronize businesses outside the “Westside” and only a small number of the whitepopulation were patronizing African American businesses. The resulting economic declinefurther discouraged investment by financial institutions. As a result of both the shrinkingclientele and shrinking investment, many of the businesses began to fail. Without thesupport of the financial institutions in Las Vegas, and no substantial efforts by any agencyor institution to address the economic and social barriers confronting this neighborhood,West Las Vegas has remained virtually unchanged since the 1970’s.For West Las Vegas, the 90’s will hopefully be a decade of change. In 1992, financialinstitutions began showing interest by locating branch offices in West Las Vegas and threenew residential subdivisions are currently under construction. The City of Las Vegas, underthe leadership of the mayor and the City Council, and most particularly, CouncilmanFrank Hawkins Jr., has initiated a new policy of inclusion instead of exclusion for West LasVegas. Their efforts have helped to establish a new feeling of optimism that will hopefullybe transformed into action which will produce the kind of living and working environmentin which all “Westside” residents can take pride.Las Vegas began to institute Jim Crow Laws whichestablished segregation in the valley. As a directresult of this social phenomenon, African Americanswere forced to move to West Las Vegas, includingIntroduction 13
REDEVELOPMENT AREAA portion of the Downtown Las Vegas Redevelopment Area, established in 1986 (seeMap I-D), is within the West Las Vegas Plan Area. The governing body for the RedevelopmentArea is the Las Vegas Downtown Redevelopment Agency Board (Mayor and CityCouncil) and the authority for the Redevelopment Area is derived from the NevadaRevised Statutes, Sections 279.382 to 279.680. The Redevelopment Agency has broadpowers under state law which include the ability to acquire property and dispose of it forpublic and private development, to assist property owners in the rehabilitation and developmentof their properties, to undertake and pay for public improvements, and to financeits activities through the issuance of bonds or other forms of borrowing.The major objective of the redevelopment process is: the correction of conditions ofblight in the redevelopment area which constitute either social and/or economic liabilitiesand the initiation of redevelopment in the interest of health, safety, and the generalwelfare of the people. Redevelopment monies are used for site specific projects andtypically fund 10 percent of the project.With the adoption of the City of Las Vegas General Plan on April 5, 1992, the DowntownDevelopment Plan, a Land Use Plan for the Redevelopment Area, was also adopted (seeMap AP-A in the Appendix). It is this Land Use Plan which currently dictates future landuses within the Redevelopment Area.• Shopping Center at Owens and H Street - TheAgency assembled the parcels needed for this22 acre project with a 50,000 sq. foot Vons supermarketas the key anchor for phase 1. Constructionbegan in March 1994Two projects outside the West Las Vegas Plan Areabut directly adjacent to the Plan area have alsobeen completed with the use of redevelopment funds.• Valley Foods - This project, located at the northeastcorner of D Street and Bonanza Road, isa food distribution warehouse which relocatedto this more regionally accessible location• Levitz Center - The Agency was responsible fora portion of the off-site improvements for thisretail furniture complex at the corner of MesquiteAve. and Martin Luther King Blvd.The future of economic development in West LasVegas is partially dependent on the infusion of redevelopmentmonies.Redevelopment Projects in West Las VegasTo date, one redevelopment project within the West Las Vegas Plan area has been completed(Clean Center), funding for a market study for another project has been expended(Moulin Rouge), and the Agency is working on the first phase of a shopping center project,Magic’s Westland Plaza (Owens and H Street) for which groundbreaking occurred onJanuary 5, 1994.• The Clean Center - This project, located at 1100 West Owens Avenue, is a 6,800square foot laundromat/retail center• Moulin Rouge - A market study is being completed to determine if the Moulin Rougewould have sufficient market support to become a viable business. Further RedevelopmentAgency funding will depend on the results of this study14 Introduction
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Page 3 and 4: Cover ArtworkMary Greer Mudiku is b
Page 5 and 6: WEST LAS VEGAS PLANTABLE OF CONTENT
Page 7 and 8: SECTION I:INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND
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Page 14 and 15: BACKGROUNDREGIONAL CONTEXTLand uses
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Page 20 and 21: PLAN ELEMENTSINTRODUCTIONThe overal
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Page 24 and 25: Age CompositionFigure SE-4:Househol
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Page 30 and 31: LAND USE ELEMENTThe purpose of the
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Page 36 and 37: 2. Improve the physical appearance
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Page 44 and 45: Objective 7: Eliminate the variable
Page 46 and 47: Map H-A46 Housing
Page 48 and 49: Multi-family housing includes roomi
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Page 52 and 53: Property MaintenanceAn important ga
Page 54 and 55: Objective 2: Provide Affordable Hou
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Page 58 and 59: Other Public Facilities:• City of
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Community Facilities 65WEST LAS VEG
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Objective 5: Provide a West Las Veg
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Street ImprovementsThere are numero
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Objective 3: Provide for opportunit
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The locational map of these busines
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Local EconomyPrior to the 1960’s
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Recommendations:The objective is to
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URBAN DESIGN/VISUAL IMAGEELEMENTUrb
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Recommendations:1. Adopt a policy t
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This urban design concept by UNLV A
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