Real Estate by Housing Helpers. Real Estate for Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins, Las Vegas, Colorado Springs, and Colorado. Real Estate Services: Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins, Las Vegas, Colorado Springs, and Colorado.
selling a house is complicated, and not an everyday matter for most of us.
it is even more complicated when the sale must fit into the relocation puzzle
of a new job start, moving the children, school issues, buying a new home and
trying to coordinate the closings of this entire process. planning a marketing
strategy requires several decisions and steps:
1) consider the benefits of selling your home yourself or listing it with a
Realtor. Go to the RPS FISBO Page
"for sale by owner (FISBO)" is gaining in popularity, and is made
much easier these days by the growth of fisbo registry databases, the internet,
marketing kits, yard signs & magazines, and affiliations with title &
mortgage companies that help you along every step of the contract and closing
process. this eliminates the old fears and hassles of selling a home yourself
- once the buyer says "I Do," what happens then? often no one knew
how to write a contract or how the mortgage and closing process worked. today
the contract and closing process is tied altogether in packages readily available
to fisbo sellers. selling a home yourself can often save you thousands of dollars
in real estate commissions, but several factors must be weighed. are you being
realistic about how your home is priced and is someone available to handle the
buyer interest and to show the property? when selling your home yourself, you
must assume these roles that are traditionally handled by the real estate agent.
if you are going to sell your home yourself, there are many avenues for listing
your property and marketing exposure. see our FISBO Page for more information
and resources for selling your home by owner.
Click here to learnHow To Select AReal Estate Agent if your move is immediate,
you don't have the time or inclination to market and show your property yourself,
or you simply want to rely on an experienced real estate professional to handle
your transaction, consider interviewing Realtors to list your home for sale.
a Realtor handles marketing, listing in the MLS (Multiple Listing Service of
all homes for sale by agency in your area), advertising, showing your home,
contract and closing. RPS can help you select a qualified, experienced Realtor
by filling out a Request Form.
2) Research your neighborhood sales history to determine your asking price.
select a price carefully and be sure it is realistic and will uphold an appraisal.
you do not want to lose money on the sale; yet if you overprice for your neighborhood
and comparable properties, your home will sit on the market. realtors can offer
a Comparative Market
3) Improve the marketability of your home with repairs, improvements & cleaning.
when buyers look at your home, give them some privacy and time to discuss it.
if you are working with a realtor, allow him or her time alone with the buyers.
be available for questions, and to show them details on the aspects of your
home that most interest them. it is very helpful to have on hand utility bills
and literature/warranties on appliances, etc. keep any pets outside if possible
and the TV and radios off. all offers to buy should be in writing and should
be accompanied by Earnest Money (similar to a deposit, this indicates that a
buyer is serious and wants to take the property off the market.) review any
offers alone, away from the buyers and with your Realtor, if you have one. make
all counter-offers in writing. once a final offer is agreed to by both parties,
either the Realtor will write up the final contract; or if you are sale by owner,
contact the title company you have decided to use. (see the BUY OWNER link above;
they can provide title and mortgage company information.) you and the buyers
should set an appointment to meet at the title company to write the contract.
5) Proceed with mortgage qualification and the settlement closing.
the buyer typically will have so many days (often 10-14) after the contract
date to obtain a Qualifying Letter of Commitment from a mortgage company, if
they have not already done so. for more information about mortgages and the
qualifying/financing process of a home, see our Mortgage Page. the title company
will handle the settlement closing process.
Whether you are buying or selling a home, you need an agent with whom you can
comfortably work and who will do the most capable job for you. Someone who is
aggressive and has laid out a practical plan for you, using your housing guidelines.
· Find out how well the agent knows the areas that you are considering.
· Inquire about credentials, licensing and areas of expertise.
· Learn if the agent and agency belongs to the Multiple Listing Service.
· Ask about the types of homes the agent typically deals with. Are these
similar to what you are buying and/or selling?
· Look for an agency that provides more than just house-hunting. Some
offerings to look for:
School and community information.
A customized relocation packet with information about the city, housing market,
mortgage financing and local real estate.
A service to find medical personnel.
An agency that can assist you with rental property if you need interim housing.
An agency that will help with a spousal employment search.
Ability to video-tape houses to show children who could not attend the house-hunting
trip.
Particulars about volunteer organizations, activities, day care facilities and
retirement centers.
· If you do not believe an agent is doing a thorough job for you, or
you feel extremely uncomfortable with this person, choose someone else. You
will be spending a lot of time with your agent and will rely on him/her for
credible information, so make sure you like and trust your representative.
· Ask what your agent will do for you:
1. "What is your marketing plan for my property?" Look for advertising specifics (brochures and flyers) and an open house agenda. The agent should also detail a plan with other Realtors in the area about property by using mailings, phone calls and "agent's opens." Get quantitative promises - when and where ads will run for example.
2. "How often can I rely on you to call or write me with feedback?" Good agents should contact their clients every week (even if news is not encouraging). Mondays are best because week-ends present the most opportunities for viewing.
3. "Could you give me a list of your satisfied clients as references?" Make sure the list contains owners of properties in similar neighborhoods and/or price ranges.
4. "What percentage of the asking price, on average, have you received for the homes you've sold during the last year?"
5. "What is the average number of days your listed homes stay on the market?"
Changing agents once you've entered into a contract to buy a house is difficult, so you want to find a reliable agent at the start. Only consider making a change if you are not happy with the service. First, call the agent and your Relocation Counselor and express your concerns; then if the agent does not rectify the situation, pursue another agent search. Remember, your Relocation Counselor is here to assist you with these services, including any changes you may need.
Boulder
2865 Baseline Road
Boulder, CO 80303
303-545-6000 phone
303-545-9405 fax
Colorado Springs
5314 Montebello Lane
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
719-590-4040 phone
719-522-1557 fax
Denver
303 16th Street, Suite 180
Denver, CO 80202
303-629-7368 phone
303-629-9214 fax
Fort Collins
1212 South College
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970-224-1411 phone
970-224-1195 fax
Las Vegas
5785 West Tropicana #2
Las Vegas, NV 89103
702-456-RENT phone
702-873-2700 fax
Facts about Colorado
"Beulah red" is the name of the red marble that gives the Colorado State Capitol its distinctive splendor. Cutting, polishing, and installing the marble in the Capitol took six years, from 1894 to 1900. All of the "Beulah red" marble in the world went into the Capitol. It cannot be replaced, at any price.
Colorado is the only state in history, to turn down the Olympics. In 1976 the
Winter Olympics were planned to be held in Denver. 62% of all state Voters choose
at almost the last minute not to host the Olympics, because of the cost, pollution
and population boom it would have on the State Of Colorado, and the City of
Denver.
The United States Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs.
The world's largest flat-top mountain is in Grand Mesa.
In Fruita, the town folk celebrate 'Mike the Headless Chicken Day'. Seems that
a farmer named L.A. Olsen cut off Mike's head on September 10, 1945 in anticipation
of a chicken dinner - and Mike lived for another 4 years without a head.
The LoDo region of Denver stands for Lower Downtown.
Denver, lays claim to the invention of the cheeseburger. The trademark for the
name Cheeseburger was awarded in 1935 to Louis Ballast.
The highest paved road in North America is the Road to Mt. Evans off of I-70
from Idaho Springs. The Road climbs up to 14,258 Ft. above sea level.
Colorado means "colored red" and is known as the "Centennial
State."
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad continues to provide year
round train service operating a historical train with rolling stock indigenous
to the line. The line was constructed primarily to haul mine ores, both gold
and silver, from the San Juan Mountains.
The United States federal government owns more than 1/3 of the land in Colorado.
Colorado contains 75% of the land area of the U.S. with an altitude over 10,000
feet.
Colorado has 222 state wildlife areas.
Colfax Avenue in Denver is the longest continuous street in America.
The 13th step of the state capital building in Denver is exactly 1 mile high
above sea level.
The Dwight Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel between Clear Creek & Summit counties
is the highest auto tunnel in the world. Bored at an elevation of 11,000 feet
under the Continental Divide it is 8,960 feet long and the average daily traffic
exceeds 26,000 vehicles.
Leadville is the highest incorporated city in the United States at 10,430 feet
elevation. Because there was lots of "silver" named towns at the time,
the founding fathers suggested Leadville.
Katherine Lee Bates wrote "America the Beautiful" after being inspired
by the view from Pikes Peak.
Hundreds of thousands of valentines are re-mailed each year from Loveland.
Fountain, has the distinction of being the United States' millennium city because
it best symbolizes the overall composition of America. Fountain is the most
accurate representation of the American "melting pot." Fountain was
chosen after a Queens College sociologist crunched Census Bureau statistics
in an effort to find the one city in the country that best represented the population
make-up of the United States.
Pueblo is the only city in America with four living recipients of the Medal
of Honor.
The tallest building in Colorado is the Republic Plaza at 57 stories high, in
Denver.
Every year Denver host the worlds largest Rodeo, the Western Stock show.
Denver has the largest city park system in the nation with 205 parks in City
limits and 20,000 Acres of parks in the nearby mountains.
Dove Creek is the "Pinto Bean" capital of the world.
The tallest sand dune in America is in Great Sand Dunes National Monument outside
of Alamosa. This bizarre 46,000-acre landscape of 700-foot sand peaks was the
creation of ocean waters and wind more than one million years ago.
The World's First Rodeo was held on July 4th, 1869 in Deer Trail.
Lieutenant Zebulon Montgomery Pike explored the southwest portion of the Louisiana
Territory in 1806 and though he never climbed the peak that bears his name,
he did publish a report that attracted a lot of interest to the area.
The slogan of "Pikes Peak or Bust," painted across many of the prairie
schooners, was born at a time as fortune hunters headed west. Although only
a handful of those who flocked to the region ever found gold.
At 14,110 feet above sea level over 400,000 people ascend Pikes Peak each year.
The aptly named town of Twin Lakes lays adjacent two natural lakes at the foot
of Colorado's highest Fourteener, Mt. Elbert.
The Colorado Rockies are part of the North American Cordillera, which stretches
3,000 miles from Alaska, through western Canada and the United States, into
northern Mexico. The centerpieces of this dramatic uplift are the peaks over
14,000 feet, or "Fourteeners", as they are affectionately referred
to by climbers. There are 52 Fourteeners in Colorado.
Rocky Ford has been dubbed the "melon capital of the world."
The Yampa River below the northwest town of Craig holds northern pike in the
20-pound range, while the Roaring Fork and Frying Pan rivers are prime spots
for trout fishing.
Colorado has the highest mean altitude of all the states.
Mesa Verde features an elaborate four-story city carved in the cliffs by the
Ancestral Pueblo people between 600 and 1300 A.D. The mystery surrounding this
ancient cultural landmark is the sudden disappearance of the thousands of inhabitants
who created the more than 4,000 identified structures.
Colorado has more microbreweries per capita than any other state.
The Kit Carson County Carousel in Burlington dates back to 1905, making it the
oldest wooden merry-go-round in the United States. It is the only wooden carousel
in America still with its original paint.
The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has been in continuous operation
since 1881 and has appeared in more than a dozen movies including How the West
Was Won (1963) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969).
The highest suspension bridge in the world is over the Royal Gorge near Canon
City. The Royal Gorge Bridge spans the Arkansas River at a height of 1,053 feet.
The world's largest natural hot springs pool located in Glenwood Springs. The
two-block long pool is across the street from the historic Hotel Colorado, a
favorite stop of former president Teddy Roosevelt.
Built in 1867 by Seth Lake, the Astor House in Golden was the first stone hotel
built west of the Mississippi River.
Colorado's southwest corner borders Arizona, New Mexico and Utah the only place
in America where the corners of four states meet.
There are nearly 20 rivers whose headwaters begin in Colorado, with the Continental
Divide directing each river's course.
The Colorado Rockies play at the 50,000 seat Coors Field, located in downtown
Denver.
In 1859, John Gregory discovered "The Gregory Lode" in a gulch near
Central City. Within two weeks, the gold rush was on and within two months the
population grew to 10,000 people in search of their fortune. It came to be known
as "The Richest Square Mile on Earth".
Colorado's first and oldest military post, Fort Garland was established in 1858
and commanded by the legendary frontiersman Kit Carson.
Abundant nesting and migrating birds and other native animals provide a "world-class"
watchable wildlife experience. Bald eagles and other raptors, sandhill cranes,
shore birds and water birds can be seen seasonally at San Luis Lakes near Alamosa.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument near Cripple Creek is a lesson in history
set in the one-time shadow of the Guffey Volcano. The volcano erupted millions
of years ago, creating fossils and leaving the valley filled with petrified
trees.
John Henry "Doc" Holliday's brief and tumultuous existence led him
to Glenwood Springs where he succumbed to tuberculosis and died at the Hotel
Glenwood on November 8, 1887.
Facts about Boulder, Colorado
The Boulder Valley was first the home of Indians, primarily the Southern Arapahoe tribe who maintained a village near Haystack Mountain. Utes, Cheyennes, Comanches, and Sioux were occasional visitors to the area. Gold seekers established the first non-native settlement in Boulder County on October 17, 1858 at Red Rocks near the entrance to Boulder Canyon. Less than a year later, on February 10, 1859, the Boulder City Town Company was organized by A.A. Brookfield, the first president, and 56 shareholders.Four thousand forty-four lots were laid out at a purchase price of $1,000 each, a price that was later lowered in order to attract more residents.
In 1860, that portion of Colorado east of the Continental Divide was divided into Nebraska Territory north of the 40th parallel (Baseline Road) and Kansas Territory south of this line. In February 28, 1861, the Territory of Colorado was created by the U.S. Congress, Boulder City grew slowly. It developed as a supply base for miners going into the mountains in search of gold and silver. Boulder City residents provided these miners with equipment, agricultural products, housing and transport services, and gambling and drinking establishments. Competition among Boulder County settlements for new residents and businesses was intense. As a mining supply town, Boulder residents were more settled than in the mining camps. Economic stability was a necessity and residents encouraged the establishment of railroad service, hospital and school buildings, and a stable town government. Boulder's first schoolhouse was built in 1860 at the southwest corner of Walnut and 15th Street, the first in the territory.
Also in 1860 a group of Boulder residents began lobbying to have the University located in Boulder. By 1874 Boulder had won the designation, secured a donated 44.9 acre site and raised $15,000 to match a similar grant by the state legislature. Construction of Old Main signaled the opening of the University, with classrooms, auditorium, office and the President's living quarters all located there. Transportation was improved in 1873 with railroad service coming to Boulder. Gradually tracks were laid to provide service to Golden and Denver and to the mining camps to the west. In 1890 the railroad depot was constructed on Water Street (now Canyon Boulevard) and 14th Street.
City government was formalized in November, 1871 when the town of Boulder was incorporated. Designation of Boulder as the county seat occurred in 1867 and led to the construction of the first courthouse at its present site in 1883. It burned to the ground in 1932 and was replaced by the current courthouse in 1934. Amenities and health services were developed, even in periods of little growth. The first Post Office was established in 1860; the telegraph became available in 1874; a hospital was built in 1873; a water system was installed in 1874; and the first bank was built in 1874. The initial residential area was located in what is now downtown and in some parts of Goss/Grove, Whittier and Mapleton Hill neighborhoods. As commercial expansion took over downtown housing, these neighborhoods surrounding downtown remained primarily residential areas. At the turn of the century growth of the University led to the development of parts of University Hill. One mark of elegance for residents were flagstone sidewalks, first installed during the 1880's.
The first private school in Boulder, Mount St. Gertrude Academy, was opened in 1892. Boulder, by then accessible to visitors by railroad, was known as a community with a prosperous economy, a comprehensive educational system, and well maintained residential neighborhoods. It was no wonder that the railroad recommended Boulder as a site for a Chautauqua in 1897. Boulder residents passed a bond issue to buy the land, and the now familiar Chautauqua auditorium was built. By 1905 the economy was faltering and Boulder counted heavily on tourism to boost its fortunes; however, Boulder had no first class hotel to attract summer visitors and group meetings. By 1906 a subscription drive had raised money to begin construction.The first event at the new hotel was a reception for Boulderites, held on December 30, 1908, and the Hotel Boulderado opened to the public for business on January 1, 1909.
Tourism continued to dominate the Boulder economy for the next forty years. Each summer shopkeepers, transport firms, and lodging managers eagerly awaited the influx of Chautauqua residents, primarily from Texas, and other visitors. By World War II, when tourism declined, the University unknowingly provided another opportunity for growth. With the location of the U.S. Navy's Japanese language school at CU, young men and women from around the country became acquainted with the City and liked it. Following World War II, many of these trainees returned as students, professional and businesspeople, joining veterans attending the University on the G.I. bill.
Boulder's population had not increased significantly since the 1920's. The 1920 census showed 11,006 residents while the 1940 census count was 12,958. After the first influx of new residents in the late 1940's the count soared to 20,000 in 1950. New residents meant both new opportunities and new challenges. Although jobs were needed, townspeople wanted to preserve the beautiful natural setting and amenities developed over the years. By 1950 Boulder leaders were actively recruiting new "clean" industry and improved transportation, securing a new highway, the Boulder-Denver Turnpike, and the National Bureau of Standards in 1952. Other research and development industries soon followed. The housing shortage and need for additional business and public buildings attracted young and talented architects. New subdivisions were planned, including the Highland Park-Martin Acres neighborhood located on the historic Martin Farm, and the North Boulder developments from Balsam north, originally part of the Tyler Farm. New neighborhoods brought the City's first two shopping centers, North Broadway and Basemar.
With the completed turnpike to downtown Denver, Boulder continued to expand. From 1950-1972 the population grew from 20,000 to 72,000. With the purchase of thousands of acres of open space beginning in 1967, the adoption of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan in 1970, passage of the building height restriction ordinance in 1972, and the residential growth management ordinance in 1977, Boulder began a period of infill and re-use of its past architectural development which continues to present. The Historic Preservation Code was passed in September, 1974. The ordinance is instrumental in preserving significant portions of our past while encouraging the rehabilitation of historic buildings. Source: Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board
Facts about Denver
DENVER: THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN METROPOLIS HISTORY Denver, the capital of Colorado, was established by a party of prospectors on November 22, 1858, after a gold discovery at the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River. Town founders named the dusty crossroads for James W. Denver, Governor of Kansas Territory, of which eastern Colorado was then a part. Other gold discoveries sparked a mass migration of some 100,000 in 1859-60, leading the federal government to establish Colorado Territory in 1861.
Before the great Colorado gold rush, the Rocky Mountains offered little to attract
settlers, except "hairy bank notes," the beaver pelts prized by fur
trappers, traders and fashionably hatted gentlemen in Eastern America and Europe.
The gold rush changed that, as the rudely dispossessed Cheyenne and Arapaho
soon discovered. The Mile High City's aggressive leadership, spearheaded by
William N. Byers, founding editor of the Rocky Mountain News, and Territorial
Governor John Evans, insisted that the Indians must go. After dispossessing
the natives, Denverites built a network of railroads that made their town the
banking, minting, supply and processing center not only for Colorado, but for
neighboring states.
Between 1870 when the first railroads arrived and 1890, Denver grew from 4,759 to 106,713. In a single generation, it became the second most populous city in the West, second only to San Francisco. Although founded as the main supply town for Rocky Mountain mining camps, Denver also emerged as a hub for high plains agriculture. Denver's breweries, bakeries, meat packing and other food-processing plants made it the regional agricultural center, as well as a manufacturing hub for farm and ranch equipment, barbed wire, windmills, seed, feed and harnesses.
The depression of 1893 and repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act abruptly ended Denver's first boom. Civic leaders began promoting economic diversity-growing wheat and sugar beets, manufacturing, tourism and service industries. The Denver Livestock Exchange and National Western Stock Show confirmed the city's role as the "cow town" of the Rockies. Denver began growing again after 1900, but at a slower rate. Stockyards, brickyards, canneries, flour mills, leather and rubber goods nourished the city. Of many Denver-area breweries, only Coors has survived, becoming the nation's third largest sudsmaker. Regional or national headquarters of many oil and gas firms in the Mile High City fueled much of Denver's post-World War II growth and an eruption of 40- and 50-story high-rise buildings downtown, during the 1970s.
Denver's economic base has come to include skiing and tourism, electronics, computers, aviation and the nation's largest telecommunications center. As the regional center of a vast mountain and plain hinterland, Denver boasts more federal employees than any city besides Washington, D. C. Since the 1940s, the large federal center, augmented by state and local government jobs, has somewhat stabilized the city's boom-and-bust cycle. Sited on high plains at the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains, Denver has a sunny, cool, dry climate, averaging 13 inches of precipitation a year. The sun shines 300 days a year, and the usually benign climate and nearby Rocky Mountain playground have made tourism one of the Mile High City's economic mainstays. Warm chinook winds warm the winters between snowstorms. Visually, Denver is notable for it predominance of single-family housing and its brick buildings. Good brick clay underlies much of the area, while local lumber is soft, scarce and inferior. Even in the poorest residential neighborhoods, single-family, detached housing prevails, reflecting the Western interest in "elbow room" and a spacious, relatively flat, high plains site, where sprawling growth is unimpeded by any large body of water or geographic obstacle.
Denver's 1970s energy boom spurred a proliferation of suburban subdivisions, shopping malls and a second office core in the suburban Denver Tech Center. Denver's traditional dependence on non-renewable natural resources returned to haunt the city during the 1980s oil bust. When the price of crude oil dropped from $39 to $9 a barrel, Denver sank into a depression, losing population and experiencing the highest office vacancy rate in the nation. Notable institutions include the Denver Museum of Natural History, the Denver Public Library, the Colorado History Museum, the Denver Art Museum and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, as well as the U. S. Mint and major league baseball, basketball, football, hockey and soccer teams. Gun violence and crime, as well as smog, and traffic congestion are among the principal problems. As one of the most isolated major cities in the United States, Denver always has been obsessed with transportation systems. Fear of being bypassed began early when railroads and later, airlines, originally avoided Denver because of the 14,000-foot-high Rocky Mountain barrier just west of town. To secure Denver's place on national transportation maps, the city opened a new $5 billion airport in 1995. The 55-square-mile Denver International Airport is the nation's largest in terms of area and capacity for growth, prompting boosters to call it the world's largest.
Denver is a sprawling city in a state of long distances and mountainous obstacles. To tackle long distances and tough terrain, Coloradans have become auto-dependent. Denver has one of the highest per-capita motor vehicle ownership rates in the country-with an average of one licensed vehicle for every man, woman and child. In the 1990s, Denver built an outer ring of freeways that immediately became over-congested. Even after the Regional Transportation District began building a light-rail system, highway congestion remained the number-one complaint of many Denverites. In 2000, the metro area reached a population of 2.1 million, three-fourths of whom live in the suburban counties-Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson. Roughly 20 percent of the core city population is Spanish-surnamed, 13 percent African-American, two percent Asian and one percent Native American.
Denver has elected Hispanic (Federico Peña, 1983-91) and African-American (Wellington Webb, 1991-2001) mayors in recent years and has enjoyed relatively smooth race relations. The Rocky Mountain metropolis boomed during the 1990s, as the eastern suburb of Aurora became Colorado's third-largest city and the western suburb of Lakewood became the fourth-largest. Even the core City and County of Denver gained population in the 1990s for the first time since the 1970s, climbing once again beyond the 500,000 mark. Thanks to landmark districts preserving venerable business and residential areas, as well as the 1990s opening in the core South Platte River Valley of Coors Baseball Field, Elitch Gardens Amusement Park, Ocean Journey Aquarium, Pepsi Athletic Center and many new housing projects, downtown Denver is booming as well as its suburban fringe, at the dawn of the 21st century.
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POPULATION
City of Las Vegas -- 363,171 (4/95)
Clark County -- 1,016,177 (4/95)
Nevada -- 1.5 million (4/95)
Clark County Department of Comprehensive Planning
Between 4,000 and 6,000 people move into Clark County monthly.
In the first quarter of 1995, 7.1 million people visited Las
Vegas. In 1994 28.2 million people visited Las Vegas.
More than 8.3 million people visited Clark County in the first
quarter of 1995. In 1994 a total of 33.8 million visitors
were counted in the county.
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Research
LAS VEGAS McCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
1 mile (1.6 km.) from the Strip
3.5 miles (5.6 km.) from the Convention Center
5 miles (8 km.) from Downtown Las Vegas
McCarran is ranked 8th busiest in the world by the
Airports Council in Washington, D.C.
Serves 61 air carriers including:
21 scheduled 2 helicopter services
8 commuter
30 charter
Averages 851 flights a day.
Direct flights to 58 U.S. cities, 1 European city.
In the first four months of 1995, 9.2 million passengers
passed through McCarran. 26.8 million passengers passed
through in 1994.
1.3 million square-foot (1.04 million square meter)
terminal with 64 gates, covers 2,820 acres, 5,000 cars a day
use parking facilities, tram to some terminals.
Baggage control computer ramp, moving pedestrian walkways.
Class A port-of-entry, bilateral agreement with Canada,
international signage.
WEATHER
Average temperature 66.3 degrees (19 degrees centigrade). Average yearly rainfall
4.13 inches (10.64 centimeters). Average daily humidity 29 percent. 211.5 clear
days annually, 82.4 partly cloudy days, 71.3 cloudy days.
TRANSPORTATION
More than 965 cabs service metropolitan Las Vegas. More than 325 limousines
are available. 16 bus and/or charter firms operate in the city. Citizens Area
Transit (CAT) is a public transportation company that operates 31 routes throughout
the Las Vegas metropolitan area, and 1 route in Laughlin.
WEDDING CHAPELS
More than 35 wedding chapels. In the first five months of 1995, there were 44,104
wedding licenses issued including 158 in Laughlin. In 1994, 99,310 wedding licenses
were issued in the Las Vegas area, with 79 in Laughlin. $35 license fee; Marriage
License Bureau hours are 8 a.m. (0800) to midnight (2400) Monday through Thursday;
8 a.m. (0800) Friday to midnight (2400) Sunday; 24 hours all legal holidays
in Nevada. On Valentine's Day weekend in 1994, 2,353 marriage licenses were
issued. A license can be purchased in Laughlin 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday at the Justice Court Clerk's office in the Regional Government Center,
101 Civic Way.
MUSEUMS
Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum, Guinness World of Records Museum, Las Vegas
Art Museum, Las Vegas Museum of Natural History, Liberace Museum & Foundation,
Lied Discovery Children's Museum, Lost City Museum of Archaeology, Clark County
Heritage Museum, Nevada State Museum & Historical Society, Marjorie Barrick
Museum of Natural History/UNLV, Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Movie Museum.
LIBRARIES
10 urban branch libraries, 11 rural branch libraries.
HOSPITALS
7 acute care hospitals, 4 hospices, more than 2,000 hospital beds, several licensed
nursing homes, private psychiatric hospitals.
ATTRACTIONS
MT. CHARLESTON -- 35 miles (56 km.) from Las Vegas, highest elevation 11,918
feet (3,615 meters), winter skiing, picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, tours
available.
BONNIE SPRINGS OLD NEVADA -- An old western town in Red Rock Canyon 16 miles
west of Las Vegas with a motel, shops, activities and western shootouts.
DEATH VALLEY -- 135 miles (216 km.) from Las Vegas, 40 minutes by plane, lowest
elevation on North American Continent at 280 feet below sea level (84.93 meters),
Zabiske Point, 20 Mule Canyon, Scotty's Castle, tours available.
ETHEL M CHOCOLATE FACTORY -- Self-guided tours available for factory and outside
botanical garden and cactus display.
KIDD & CO. MARSHMALLOW PLANT -- Self-guided tours available of plant, gift
shop.
CRANBERRY WORLD WEST -- A 10,000-square-foot visitors center and gift shop adjacent
to Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. plant in Henderson that shows growth and uses
of the cranberry.
GRAND CANYON -- About 300 miles (480 km.) from Las Vegas, 1 1/2 hour flight
by plane, tours available.
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA -- Closest point 25 miles (40 km.) from Las
Vegas, more than 550 miles (880 km.) of shoreline, swimming, water skiing, camping,
boating, fishing, six marinas, tours available. Visitors totaled 3.8 million
for the first five months of 1995 and 9,913,705 in 1994.
HOOVER DAM -- 34 miles (54.4 km.) from Las Vegas, 726 feet high (220.00 meters)
from bedrock, wonder of the modern world, tours of inside and outside of dam
available; in July 1994, the 30 millionth visitor toured the dam since it opened.
Visitors touring the dam totaled 279,205 in the first five months of 1995 and
712,130 in 1994. Black Canyon River Raft Tours available below dam.
RED ROCK CANYON -- 15 miles (24 km.) west of Las Vegas, 3,000- foot (910 meters)
escarpment produced by thrust fault, Bureau of Land Management visitors center,
scenic area of rock formations and desert. Visitors totaled approximately 585,600
during the first five months of 1995 and approximately 900,000 in all of 1994.
VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK -- 55 miles (88 km.) from Las Vegas, scenic landscapes
of hidden canyons and unique rock formations, petroglyphs and remains of ancient
Indian civilization, Nevada Park Service visitors center, tours available. Visitors
totaled 66,702 in the first five months of 1995 and 244,052 in 1994. There is
a $3 entrance fee.
CHURCHES
More than 500 churches and synagogues, more than 40 faiths.
SCHOOLS
184 primary and secondary schools, 11th largest district in the U.S. Enrollment
for the upcoming school year is expected to be more than 160,000 students.
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS
Annually more than 20,000 students enroll. The campus is 335- acres (134 hectare);
127 graduate and undergraduate programs offered; more than 600 faculty members;
recognized as a "rising star of American higher education."
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
Nearly 20,000 students enroll annually including full time, part time and non-credit.
Three campuses including an 80-acre (32 hectare) campus in North Las Vegas,
a 75-acre (30 hectare) campus in Henderson and an 80-acre (32 hectare) Health
Science Center campus in Las Vegas. Has the only public planetarium in Southern
Nevada.
RECREATION
30 golf courses including 1 in Laughlin and 2 in Mesquite. More than 85 tennis
courts. 8 bowling centers. Swimming pools at all major hotels and motels. 15
acre Wet 'n Wild water park with surfing, swimming, rafting and water slides.
Family amusement centers including Scandia, Funtasia and Mountasia feature miniature
golf, go-carts, Grand Prix cars, roller skating, batting cages, bumper cars,
virtual reality. Ice skating rink at Santa Fe Hotel/Casino.
INDIANS
There are three Indian tribes indigenous to Nevada including the Shoshone; the
Washoe, and the Paiute of which there are the Southern Paiutes and the Northern
Paiutes. There are 25 reservations in the state encompassing 1,304,837 acres
(521,934.8 hectares). Two of the reservations, totaling 75,804 acres (30,321.6
hectares), are in Clark County.
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Gov. Bob Miller, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., Sen. Richard Bryan, D-Nev., Rep. John
Ensign, R-Nev., Rep. Barbara Vucanovich, R-Nev.
NEVADA
Name means "snowcapped" in Spanish, it was admitted to the union in
1864, its nickname is the "Battle Born State," it is the seventh largest
state in terms of square miles and ranks 38th in population.
CLARK COUNTY
County was created Feb. 5, 1908, its name honors William A. Clark, U.S. senator
from Montana who built the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, the
county covers 7,881 square miles (20,490.6 square kilometers) which is comparable
to the area of Massachusetts.
LAS VEGAS
Name means "the meadows" in Spanish, founded in 1905, incorporated
March 16, 1911, the city covers 84.272 square miles (219.1 square kilometers).
LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER
1.6 million square feet (144,000 square meters) with 1.3 million square feet
(117,000 square meters) of exhibit space available, 97 meeting rooms. An additional
100,000 square feet (9,000 square meters) at the Cashman Field facility. In
1994 there were 2,700 conventions in Clark County attended by more than 2.6
million delegates. LVCVA plus private convention space in the resort area totals
3.3 million square feet.
PERFORMING ARTS
Allied Arts Council, Nevada Dance Theatre, Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra, Nevada
School of the Arts, Reed Whipple Cultural Center, Las Vegas Little Theater,
New West Theatre Company, Rainbow Company (children's theater), Nevada Opera
Theatre.
GAMBLING
There are 1,271 gaming licenses in Clark County, 122,800 slot machines and 3,896
live table games including poker and pan.
Gaming Control Board, June 1995
Clark County casinos won $1.863 billion in the first four months of 1995 and
$5.43 billion throughout 1994. Statewide, casinos won $2.343 billion in the
first four months of 1995 and $7.1 billion in 1994.
Gaming Control Board, June 1995
The number of slot machines statewide total 176,995 and the number of live table
games statewide total 5,782.
Gaming Control Board, June 1995
LAUGHLIN
Modern day boomtown 90 miles (145 km.) southeast of Las Vegas on the Colorado
River, more than 5.6 million tourists visited Laughlin in 1994 including more
than 150,000 from foreign countries; there are 11,779 rooms available in Laughlin
and it's sister city Bullhead City, AZ; gaming establishments won $182.6 million
in the first four months of 1995, and $534.9 million in all of 1994; there are
12,667 slot machines in operation in Laughlin and 409 table games; there are
nine major hotels; the average temperature is 72 degrees (22.22 degrees centigrade),
and entertainment includes boating, fishing, sunbathing.
OTHER BORDER RESORTS
MESQUITE -- 77 miles (124 km.) northeast of Las Vegas; 1,171 rooms; three major
casino resorts, Si Redd's Oasis, Virgin River Hotel-Casino and Players Island
Resort Casino Spa. A smaller property, Stateline Casino, is also located in
Mesquite. Activities include golf; tennis; sporting clays; health spa, and western
ranch.
STATELINE -- Three major casinos, Whiskey Pete's, Primadonna and Buffalo Bill's.
The three resorts are linked by monorail. Buffalo Bill's features the world's
steepest, fastest roller coaster. Stateline is the last chance for motorists
to gamble in Nevada. A convenience store on Primadonna property in California
sells lottery tickets.
JEAN -- Two major casinos, Gold Strike Casino and Nevada Landing, flank Interstate
15 approximately 25 miles south of Las Vegas; rooms $18 a night during the week;
5 cent arcade for children; RV park planned.
GOLD STRIKE INN -- This major casino is just three miles west of Hoover Dam
and is the first gaming enterprise travelers encounter after driving to Nevada
from Arizona across the dam. Features a 17-story hotel with 378 rooms.
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