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Bonanza Underpass
The underpass, constructed in 1936 in the art deco style, represents the symbolic “opening up” of the Westside, now called West Las Vegas, after 31 years of being physically separated from the east side of Las Vegas by the Union Pacific railroad tracks. Since 1905 when the Westside was settled, then called the McWilliams Townsite, relations between the two communities had been hindered by dangerous crossings over the railroad tracks, delaying water and sewer services, electric lighting and commercial trade. The construction of the underpass was a civic attempt to ease the straining relationship between the east and west communities, and a means to facilitate infrastructure improvement on the Westside.
Bonanza Underpass Nomination Report 
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731 South Fourth Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: (702) 229-6301
Phone: (702) 474-7463
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