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Photograph of land auction re-enactment, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 15, 1980

Date

1980-05-15

Description

Re-enactment of the land auction of 1905, May 15, 1980, Las Vegas, Nevada. The occasion was the Diamond Jubilee Celebration (75th anniversary) of the city of Las Vegas. From left to right, (1) Lt. Gov. Myron Leavitt, (representing Sen. Paul Laxalt); (7) Sen. Howard Cannon; (8) Gov. Robert List; (9) John F. Cahlan, Jubilee coordinator; (10) Mayor William Briare; (11) City Commissioner Ron Lurie; (12) City Comm. Al Levy; (13) City Comm. Paul Christensen;(14) King Merle Frehner; (15) Queen Evelyn McDonald.

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LULAC Council #11081 members and elected officials at the site of the future LULAC Multi-Purpose Bilingual Senior Center: photographic print

Date

1991

Description

On May 5, 1986, "Cinco de Mayo Day," members of LULAC Council #11081 and a group of elected officials and VIPs met at the site of the future LULAC Multi-Purpose Bilingual Senior Center located at 13th and Rue Streets. L to R: Bob Agonia, Department of Energy, Corrine Gutierrez (deceased), Chairperson, Construction Committee, Tom Rodriguez, Vice-President, LULAC Council #11081, Manny Cortez (deceased), Clark County Commissioner, Thalia Dondero (deceased), Clark County Commissioner, Ron Lurie, Mayor, City of Las Vegas, Al Levy (deceased), City of Las Vegas Councilman, Tom Moore, Catholic Community Services, Pat Shalmy, Clark County Manager, John Lujan, President, LULAC Council #11081, Delia Martinez (deceased), Executive Director, Nevada Equal Rights Commission, and Ashley Hall, City Manager, City of Las Vegas.

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Audio clip from interview with Ron Lurie, June 5, 2015

Date

2015-06-15

Archival Collection

Description

Ron Lurie talks about winning a seat on the Las Vegas City Council, and the voting population of the city.

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Fox, Jerry, 1937-

Jerry Fox (1937- ) is a Las Vegas, Nevada businessman who owned Foxy Dog restaurant, several gift shops, Lasting Memories camera company, and Vegas Threadz wholesale embroidery company. He was born December 29, 1937, to Abe and Ellena Fox in Los Angeles, California. The Fox family moved to Las Vegas in February 1955, where Abe opened Foxy’s Delicatessen, the city’s first Jewish deli. After graduating from Las Vegas High School in 1956, Jerry Fox worked at Foxy's Deli for about ten years.

Person

Transcript of interview with Jerry Fox by Barbara Tabach, November 12, 2014

Date

2014-11-12

Archival Collection

Description

Interview with Jerry Fox by Barbara Tabach on November 12, 2014. In this interview, Fox discusses his father's restaurant, Foxy's Delicatessen, which opened on the Las Vegas Strip in the 1950s, and his own business endeavors including the Tinder Box and an embroidery business.

Jerry Fox grew up in Los Angeles until his family moved to Las Vegas in February 1955, where his father opened Foxy's Delicatessen, the city's first Jewish deli. Jerry would go on to follow in his father's entrepreneurial footsteps, operating several ventures across different industries, including his own restaurant, Foxy Dog. Jerry sold Foxy Dog in 1975 after going through a divorce, the same year that Foxy's Deli closed.

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