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Public Invited To Watch Premiere Of Documentary, "The City Of Las Vegas: The Sixties," Saturday, May 18, At 7:15 P.M.
Sixth Installment Of Documentary Series Focuses On The 1960s
A new documentary chronicling the city of Las Vegas from 1960 to 1970 will premiere at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, May 18.
"The City of Las Vegas: The Sixties" will be broadcast at 7:15 p.m. May 18 on KCLV Channel 2 on Cox Cable, in addition to being streamed via kclv.tv/live, the KCLV channel 2 YouTube, and the city's Facebook and Twitter pages,
"There is no place like Las Vegas and our unique and fascinating history has greatly contributed to the city that the world knows and loves today," Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman said. "Everyone is invited to watch the premiere of the latest documentary chronicling the history of our amazing home."
Funded by the Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial, "The City of Las Vegas: The Sixties" focuses on life in Las Vegas in the 1960s. The film looks at the modernization of the city, challenges of a growing population and the Civil Rights Movement in Las Vegas.
The new documentary will replay on KCLV channel 2 on Sunday, May 19, at 7 p.m.
Monday, May 20, at 11 a.m., Monday, May 20, at 9 p.m. and Tuesday, May 21, at 10 p.m. The first five documentaries chronicling Las Vegas from when the city began in 1905 to 1960 may be viewed on YouTube.
The Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial has established a grant program to support community initiatives that are of a historic nature, by utilizing the revenue generated from the special commemorative Las Vegas Centennial license plate.
The plate is available through the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles and features the famous "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign designed by Betty Whitehead Willis in 1959, which still stands in the median island south of Tropicana Avenue on Las Vegas Boulevard.
Since 2005, the commission has awarded more than $21 million in grants to projects like the Helldorado Days Parade, as well as the restored, vintage neon signs that are in the medians on Las Vegas Boulevard downtown. The funds also have helped preserve the city's history through projects at the Historic Westside School, the Neon Museum, and the Mob Museum.
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