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| 03/08/64 |
Research at the Nevada State
Museum has finally solved the mystery of the builder behind Unit 13 at the far southern
end of Paradise Palms. About half of the
lots in the western portion of Unit 13 were custom-built one or two-of-a-kind homes
from the late sixties and early seventies; however, the eastern half of Unit 13
encompassing Omaha Circle, Hoopa Lane, Pima Lane, Delaware Lane, the west side of Eastern Avenue
between Viking Road and Mohigan Way, and Mohigan Way between Eastern Avenue and
Omaha Circle all appeared to be built by the same builder.
This builder has now been
identified as D.L. Bradley Development.
Marketed as luxury ‘originals’, D.L. Bradley Development had acquired 45 lots
in Paradise Palms and dubbed their new venture Stellar Greens. Nine different floor plans with nineteen
different elevations were available for 'the sophisticated home buyer'. Priced between $37,000 and $50,000 – or
$279,000 to $377,000 in 2013 dollars – Stellar Greens was marketed as ‘the last
word in expensive elegance’ with ‘dignified richness and grace never before
offered for the selective homebuyer’ and featured ‘no detail …overlooked in
providing an aura of refined property for the discriminating.’
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| Stellar Greens Location Map |
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| Inaugural Stellar Greens Advertisement, Las Vegas Review-Journal, 02/02/64 |
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| First look inside the Stellar Greens Empire Model, Las Vegas Sun, 02/09/64 |
Uniting the exterior of these houses together
were distinctive architectural characteristics that included the use of
projecting beams, stone or brick accents and a unique design balance that incorporated
both ranch and contemporary styles. Homes
featured sunken roman tubs, built-in vanities, large bedrooms, stone terrazzo flooring,
sunken living rooms, standard two-car garages and sundecks on two-story models. Kitchens offered such conveniences as NuTone
countertop food centers and built-in can openers and toasters. Homes were ‘Balanced Power’ houses featuring
‘the best of modern gas and electricity, efficiency and economically.’ This was a first for Paradise Palms, as all
other tract builders offered their homes as ‘Gold Medallion – Live Better
Electrically’ homes.
Buyers flocked to Stellar Greens
and were impressed and intrigued by the outstanding quality and elegance
offered by these homes. With the initial
presentation of these homes occurring in late winter of 1964, all 45 properties
were sold by the fall of that year. 43
of these unique homes are left today with one being severely endangered due to
fire damage and owner negligence.
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| Las Vegas Sun, 05/10/64 |
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| Las Vegas Sun, 03/22/64 |
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| Stellar Greens Model Home, Las Vegas Sun, 04/25/64 |
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| Stellar Greens Model Home, Las Vegas Sun 05/10/64 |
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| Stellar Greens Empire Model |
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| Stellar Greens Home Once Owned by Donald Sutherland |
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| Stellar Greens Home |
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| Stellar Greens Home |
