Martin Stern Jr. (April 9, 1917 - July 28, 2001) was an American architect who was most widely known for his large scale designs and structures in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is credited with originating the concept of the structurally integrated casino resort complex in Las Vegas.[1][2]
The Daily Telegraph (London) wrote of the first Stern and Kerkorian project in its September 2001 eulogy[4] to Stern: "The International, whose tri-form 30-floor tower contained 1,519 rooms and became the most imitated building on the Las Vegas Strip, provided the model for the Bellagio, Treasure Island, Mirage and Mandalay Bay, among other hotels." When it was completed, the International was the largest hotel in the world.
The first MGM Grand, with more square footage than the Empire State Building[2] and in its turn the largest hotel in the world, burned in 1980 in what is considered the worst disaster in Nevada state history. As the Telegraph observed, this loss only seven years after the hotel was completed was devastating to Stern. The MGM Grand was nonetheless rebuilt within eight months and reopened. It was sold in 1985 and is now Bally's Las Vegas.
Construction magnateDel Webb was another major client with whom Stern worked on many projects, including twenty years of elaborate stages of expansion of the Sahara Hotel and Casino between 1963 and 1983.[5]
Commissions
The extensive Lied Library and Architecture Studies Libraryinventories[6][7][8][9] of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Special Collections[10] document more than one hundred Martin Stern Jr. projects between 1951 and 1989, several of which — including the near-legendary Xanadu envisioned in 1975[1][6] — were never built. Dreaming the Skyline: Resort Architecture and the New Urban Space is an online collection from UNLV Libraries Digital Collections that includes several hundred images of Stern's work, including architectural plans and photographs.
^ abTony Illia. . Southwest Contractor. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29.
^"The El Rancho Vegas Story: History and Recollections". A Presentation of the UNLV Special Collections.
^"Remembering Martin Stern Jr.: Architect of the Modern Casino Resort". UNLV Center for Gaming Research. • "Martin Stern Jr., 1917-2001." Las Vegas CityLife. • "Martin Stern Jr. paved way for large integrated properties." in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. • "Martin Stern Jr.: A Photographic Reminiscence, Architect Shaped Vegas." Los Angeles Times. • "Martin Stern." The Daily Telegraph, London. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= and |work= (help)
^Laboratory for Living: Encino. 2006-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
^Roadside Peek: Ship's Coffee Shop. 2006-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
^Douglas Martin (2 August 2001). "Martin Stern Jr., 84, Architect, Dies; Redefined Vegas Skyline". The New York Times. Martin Stern Jr., an architect who pioneered the eye-popping Googie-style coffee-shop architecture of Los Angeles and then brought his exuberant vision to the skyline of the Las Vegas Strip...
^"Beverly Hills Public Library 1929-2004: A Brief History".
^"A Centennial Celebration of Las Vegas Gaming: Raising the Stakes". University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09.
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Not to be confused with The Adventures of Aggie writer Martin Stern Martin Stern Jr April 9 1917 July 28 2001 was an American architect who was most widely known for his large scale designs and structures in Las Vegas Nevada He is credited with originating the concept of the structurally integrated casino resort complex in Las Vegas 1 2 Martin Stern Jr Born 1917 04 09 April 9 1917DiedJuly 28 2001 2001 07 28 aged 84 OccupationArchitect Contents 1 High rising Las Vegas 2 Commissions 2 1 1950s 2 2 1960s 2 3 1970s 2 4 1980s 2 5 1990s 3 ReferencesHigh rising Las Vegas Edit Las Vegas transformed by high rises Martin Stern Jr designed the International Hotel which later became the Las Vegas Hilton and the first MGM Grand Hotel and Casino two pivotal Martin Stern Jr projects with entrepreneur Kirk Kerkorian in 1969 and 1973 which set the pace for the transformation of Las Vegas from a low rise sprawl 3 of motels clubs and parking lots into an extravagant high rise metropolis The Daily Telegraph London wrote of the first Stern and Kerkorian project in its September 2001 eulogy 4 to Stern The International whose tri form 30 floor tower contained 1 519 rooms and became the most imitated building on the Las Vegas Strip provided the model for the Bellagio Treasure Island Mirage and Mandalay Bay among other hotels When it was completed the International was the largest hotel in the world The first MGM Grand with more square footage than the Empire State Building 2 and in its turn the largest hotel in the world burned in 1980 in what is considered the worst disaster in Nevada state history As the Telegraph observed this loss only seven years after the hotel was completed was devastating to Stern The MGM Grand was nonetheless rebuilt within eight months and reopened It was sold in 1985 and is now Bally s Las Vegas Construction magnate Del Webb was another major client with whom Stern worked on many projects including twenty years of elaborate stages of expansion of the Sahara Hotel and Casino between 1963 and 1983 5 Commissions EditThe extensive Lied Library and Architecture Studies Library inventories 6 7 8 9 of the University of Nevada Las Vegas Department of Special Collections 10 document more than one hundred Martin Stern Jr projects between 1951 and 1989 several of which including the near legendary Xanadu envisioned in 1975 1 6 were never built Dreaming the Skyline Resort Architecture and the New Urban Space is an online collection from UNLV Libraries Digital Collections that includes several hundred images of Stern s work including architectural plans and photographs Nearly half of Martin Stern Jr s projects were in Nevada while another quarter were in California The rest were in other states including Arizona Hawaii Illinois New Jersey New York Oregon Texas and Utah and in at least three other countries Australia Japan and Slovenia which was then part of Yugoslavia The following partial listing by decades sketches less than one third of Stern s work 1950s Edit 1951 10401 Wilshire Apartment Building Los Angeles California 11 1954 Clark Market Torrance California 1955 Encino Village a subdivision of 400 homes in Encino Los Angeles California 12 13 1955 Holiday Hotel Reno in Reno Nevada the birthplace of the World Series of Poker 1958 61 Mountain Shadows later a Marriott resort in Scottsdale Arizona Demolished 1959 Del Webb s Towne House on Market between 7th and 8th Streets in San Francisco California Demolished 1959 Sahara Hotel Tunis Tower Las Vegas Nevada 11 Sands Hotel and Casino Las Vegas 1960s Edit Las Vegas Hilton formerly the International Hotel Ship s Coffee Shop sign 1960 Paradise Valley Country Club Paradise Valley Arizona 1963 Ship s Coffee Shop 14 Los Angeles California in the space age Googie style which The New York Times credited Stern with pioneering 15 1963 Beverly Hills California Public Library 16 1963 Sahara Hotel Alexandra Tower Las Vegas 17 1963 Harvey s Lake Tahoe Mountain Tower 1964 The Mint tower addition Las Vegas 1964 Ka anapali Beach Hotel Maui Hawaii 18 1964 Del Webb s Ocean House later acquired by Hilton Hotels in Mission Bay San Diego California 1965 Sahara Tahoe Hotel 11 1965 Sands Hotel tower and renovation Las Vegas Demolished 11 1966 The Silver Slipper Hotel known for its giant rotating rooftop silver slipper Las Vegas Purchased in 1968 by Howard Hughes 1969 King s Castle later the Tahoe Hyatt in Incline Village Nevada 1969 International Hotel with Kirk Kirkorian The International Hotel was purchased by the Hilton Hotels Corporation in 1970 and renamed the Las Vegas Hilton in 1971 1970s Edit Bally s Hotel and Casino formerly the MGM Grand Las Vegas The Sahara Hotel and Casino Las Vegas 1970 Kuilima Hotel and Golf Course North Shore Oahu at Kahuku Hawaii originally a Del Web Resort later known as the Turtle Bay Resort 19 1971 Harold s Club Reno 1971 Little America Hotels in Paradise Valley Flagstaff and Tucson Arizona and in Salt Lake City Utah 1973 MGM Grand Hotel and Casino with Kirk Kirkorian Rebuilt after the 1980 MGM Grand fire Sold in 1986 and reopened as Bally s Las Vegas 1974 Las Vegas Hilton Benihana Village addition 1974 Riviera Hotel Monte Carlo Tower Las Vegas Demolished 1975 79 The Mint Las Vegas now part of Binion s Gambling Hall and Hotel 20 1978 Sahara Hotel Tangiers Tower Las Vegas 1979 Rainbow Plaza Resort Hotel Niagara Falls New York 1979 The D Las Vegas Resort 1979 Ibusuki Hotel Ibusuki Kagoshima Japan1980s Edit 1982 Breakwater Island Resort Queensland Australia 1982 Valley Bank Spring Valley Nevada 1985 Nova Gorica Hotel Casino Nova Gorica Slovenia 1986 Darling Harbour Hotel Darling Harbour New South Wales Australia 1986 Harvey s Lake Tahoe Lake Tower 1987 Embassy Suites Hotel South Lake Tahoe California 1988 Rivera Hotel Monaco Tower Las Vegas Demolished 1988 Normandie Club Gardena California1990s Edit Stardust Hotel and Casino West Tower Las Vegas 1990 Flamingo Hotel tower renovation Las Vegas 1991 Stardust Hotel West Tower Las Vegas Demolished References Edit a b The Hidden History of the Xanadu University of Nevada Las Vegas Center for Gaming Research a b Tony Illia Nevada Swings Into the Seventies Southwest Contractor Archived from the original on 2011 09 29 The El Rancho Vegas Story History and Recollections A Presentation of the UNLV Special Collections Remembering Martin Stern Jr Architect of the Modern Casino Resort UNLV Center for Gaming Research Martin Stern Jr 1917 2001 Las Vegas CityLife Martin Stern Jr paved way for large integrated properties in the Las Vegas Review Journal Martin Stern Jr A Photographic Reminiscence Architect Shaped Vegas Los Angeles Times Martin Stern The Daily Telegraph London a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a External link in code class cs1 code publisher and work code help Las Vegas Mikey Sahara Las Vegas History a b Martin Stern Jr UNLV Libraries Special Collections UNLV Lied Library Archived from the original on 2006 09 01 Retrieved 2006 10 30 Martin Stern Jr Architect of Las Vegas UNLV Architecture Studies Library Martin Stern Special Collections UNLV Lied Library and Architecture Studies Library Martin Stern Inventory UNLV Lied Library Archived from the original on 2006 09 01 Retrieved 2006 11 06 UNLV Special Collections UNLV Department of Special Collections Archived from the original on 2006 09 01 Retrieved 2007 07 14 a b c d UNLV Libraries Digital Collections Results digital library unlv edu Retrieved 2018 09 16 The History and Architecture of Encino Village Laboratory for Living Encino Archived 2006 11 08 at the Wayback Machine Roadside Peek Ship s Coffee Shop Archived 2006 08 28 at the Wayback Machine Douglas Martin 2 August 2001 Martin Stern Jr 84 Architect Dies Redefined Vegas Skyline The New York Times Martin Stern Jr an architect who pioneered the eye popping Googie style coffee shop architecture of Los Angeles and then brought his exuberant vision to the skyline of the Las Vegas Strip Beverly Hills Public Library 1929 2004 A Brief History Las Vegas timeline Archived from the original on 2005 05 25 The Sahara Hotel where The Beatles stayed in 1964 during their only Las Vegas performance Photo The Salt Lake Tribune History of the Kaanapali Beach Hotel Turtle Bay s lost gamble San Francisco Chronicle 16 October 2005 A Centennial Celebration of Las Vegas Gaming Raising the Stakes University of Nevada Las Vegas Libraries Archived from the original on 2011 06 09 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Stern Jr amp oldid 1097353276, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
