Wayne McAllister
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Wayne Douglas McAllister (November 17, 1907 – March 22, 2000) was a
drive-in restaurant and the theme hotel to futuristic works of art. His 1941 El Rancho Vegas was the very first resort hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, and his iconic 1949 Bob's Big Boy restaurant in Burbank, California is a California historical landmark.[1] He created iconic circular drive-in restaurants in Southern California
, including Simon's, Herbert's, and Robert's in the 1930s.
Biography
McAllister's first major commission was the
Biltmore Bowl, home to many Academy Awards
ceremonies.
After the El Rancho Vegas,Binion's Horseshoe in 1961.
His obituary in vending machines. The Los Angeles Conservancy held an exhibition on his career at the Pacific Design Center in 1998.
McAllister died of a head injury in Arcadia, California at the age of 92.
Selected projects
- Agua Caliente Casino and Hotel, Tijuana, Mexico (1928)
- El Rancho Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada (1941)
- Bob's Big Boy, Burbank, California (1949)
- Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada (1950)
- Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada (1952)
- Fremont Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada (1956)
Notes
- ^ "Bob's Big Boy History". Bob's Big Boy. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "The El Rancho Vegas Hotel History". Classic Las Vegas. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Architecture Studies Library". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- Honan, William H. (3 April 2000). "Wayne McAllister, Architect For a Car Culture, Dies at 92". The New York Times.
References
- ISBN 978-0811842723.
- Nichols, Chris (2007). The Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister. Gibbs Smith. ISBN 978-1586856991.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wayne McAllister.
- Los Angeles Conservancy Modern Committee - ModCom
- Architect McAllister Worked Hard to Create Leisure - NPR segment
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