The Commission For The Las Vegas Centennial Is Requesting Proposals For A New Historical Documentary Project

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Aug. 23, 2018 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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The Commission For The Las Vegas Centennial Is Requesting Proposals For A New Historical Documentary Project

Film Would Chronicle The Early History Of The City Of Las Vegas


The Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial is requesting proposals from qualified applicants to produce a documentary film series chronicling the history of the city of Las Vegas. A pre-proposal informational meeting is scheduled Monday, Sept. 10, at 11 a.m. in the Purchasing and Contracts Conference Room on the third floor of City Hall, located at 495 S. Main St.

 

To view the statement of work, requirements and contract terms, register for free at www.ngemnv.com.

 

The documentary would cover the period starting in 1904, with the arrival of the railroad in the Las Vegas valley, through the May 1905 land auction for Clark’s town site. It would then highlight creation of town government, becoming a county seat in 1909, becoming an incorporated city and electing its first mayor and city commission. Finally, the focus shifts to the city’s early economic development as a farm and railroad community, and what role the community played in World War I. The documentary would end in 1920, covering the earliest notions of building a massive dam across the Colorado River.

 

Utilizing the revenue generated from the Centennial license plate, the Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial has established a grant program to support community initiatives that are of a historic nature. The Commission hopes to generate community projects that promote and preserve Las Vegas history. Since 2005, the Commission has awarded more than $21 million in grants to projects like the Helldorado Parade and Rodeo; the restored, vintage neon signs that are in the medians on Las Vegas Boulevard downtown; the Historic Westside School; and the Natural History Museum.

The Centennial license plate is a special commemorative plate available through the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. The plate 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.

 

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