# 1952 (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover 1952. Page: Feed: --- ## [Cardinal Motel, 4815 Las Vegas Blvd S - Est. 1952](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825411290614956032) _2026-08-19 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Cardinal Motel, 4815 Las Vegas Blvd S - Est. 1952 Undated photo, some time in the '80s Opened in 1952, the 25-unit Cardinal was one of the southernmost motels on the Strip. Little is known of the owners – E.F. Zundel in '56, C.E. Langford from '67 to the '90s. It's unclear whether the motel was in continuous operation from the 80s-90s. It was demolished in '97. The Cardinal was located directly to… ## [Garehime Music Company, 115 North 3rd St – Postcard c. 1940](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825225649333665792) _2026-08-17 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Garehime Music Company, 115 North 3rd St – Postcard c. 1940 Garehime, the first music, radio, and record store in Las Vegas. Jake W. and Edith Garehime came to Las Vegas in '24. Jake was a jeweler by trade, but he also knew how to rebuild pianos. The Garehimes opened the Garehime Music and Jewelry Store on Fremont St , described by the family as the town’s first music and jewelry store. The… ## [The Horseshoe. Fremont & 2nd, Las Vegas, 1951.](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825214159900884992) _2026-08-17 · Vintage Las Vegas_ The Horseshoe. Fremont & 2nd, Las Vegas, 1951. Photo: G.I. Pitchford , Manis Collection, UNLV Special Collections & Archives. The sign read “The Horseshoe” in its first year, before the addition of the name Benny Binion. Photos of the Horseshoe Chronology of the Apache Hotel, and Horseshoe club 1951, before the grand opening of August 14, 1951. Las Vegas News Bureau. Circa 1951. 1951, Postcard.… ## [Las Vegas Strip, July 1973](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825213515886379008) _2026-08-17 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Las Vegas Strip, July 1973 Passing the Sands. Photo by James R. Anderson , shot on Kodachrome. Las Vegas Strip, July 1973. Riviera (Don Rickles, Peter Gordeno), Stardust, Westward Ho, Slots-a-Fun. Slide scan from the Gary Lenhart collection. ## [The Scheme for Full Employment (2003) by Magnus Mills](https://www.stuckinabook.com/the-scheme-for-full-employment-2003-by-magnus-mills/) _2026-08-17 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ I was keen to introduce my book group to Magnus Mills, and also to choose one of his books that I hadn’t read yet – so earlier this year I got them reading The Scheme for Full Employment (2003). Read on for ## [Gladstone Motel, 2109 South 5th (Las Vegas Blvd S), 1950-1970](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/825125689420365824) _2026-08-16 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Gladstone Motel, 2109 South 5th (Las Vegas Blvd S), 1950-1970 Postcards show the 26-unit motel’s three signs in about 15 years in the 50s-60s. The motel was opened by Clarence C. Flory. Chapel of the Stars was built in front of the motel in 1970, and Gladstone’s rooms soon became the Rancho Anita Motel Annex. Photos of Gladstone Motel Mid 50s – Sign II. 60s – Sign III. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map,… ## [#153: Do We Care If Writers Exaggerate? and When The Cranes Fly South vs Only About Love](https://www.stuckinabook.com/153-do-we-care-if-writers-exaggerate-and-when-the-cranes-fly-south-vs-only-about-love/) _2026-08-16 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ Liars, Lisa Ridzen, and Debbi Voisey – welcome to episdoe 153! In the first half, we talk about our expectations of truth in the non-fiction we read, inspired by the hoo-ha over The Salt Path. In the second half, we compare When [Listen](https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/tea-or-books-153-1.mp3) ## [Deborah by Esther Kreitman](https://www.stuckinabook.com/deborah-by-esther-kreitman/) _2026-08-14 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ For Women in Translation month, I pulled Deborah (1936) by Esther Kreitman, translated from Yiddish by her son, Maurice Carr, in the 1940s. It was a gift from a Virago-loving friend called Alex back in 2020, and it definitely ticking off ## [Michael Cunningham’s autobiography](https://www.stuckinabook.com/michael-cunninghams-autobiography/) _2026-08-12 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ I’ve over at Shiny New Books, talking about Michael Cunningham’s new autobiography(?), Unsayable. Here’s the beginning of my review, and you can read the rest at SNB… When Michael Cunningham set out to write Unsayable, I wonder if it started as a ## [The Flying Fox (1956) by Mary McMinnies](https://www.stuckinabook.com/the-flying-fox-1956-by-mary-mcminnies/) _2026-08-10 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ A couple of years ago, I read The Visitors, Mary McMinnies’ extremely good, extremely long novel about British government officials and their wives working and living in a thinly disguised Krakow. It was unlike anything I’d read before, particularly in ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bakk8TFoYxci) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [View from Caesars Palace facing west, circa 1967](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/824521555929415680) _2026-08-10 · Vintage Las Vegas_ View from Caesars Palace facing west, circa 1967 The center low-rise wing was demolished in the '80s, and the rest including the pool were replaced in the '90s. Appears to be some water in the Flamingo Wash running from the center of the image to the right. ## [Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, 1963](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/824480896313950208) _2026-08-09 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, 1963 Color photo from September; black and white from August, by Las Vegas News Bureau. ## [Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, c. 1964](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/824428507746680832) _2026-08-09 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, c. 1964 ## [Eden’s Hotel, 120 South 6th St., Las Vegas. Photo by Mitchell Funk in 2005.](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/824330736311091200) _2026-08-07 · Vintage Las Vegas_ Eden's Hotel, 120 South 6th St., Las Vegas . Photo by Mitchell Funk in 2005. Eden's opened on 8/4/58, and was demolished in 2015 by Downtown Project DTPLV. The sign is in storage somewhere. Photo by Corey Miller in 2012 ## [On the Calculation of Volume IV by Solvej Balle](https://www.stuckinabook.com/on-the-calculation-of-volume-iv-by-solvej-balle/) _2026-08-07 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ I’ve changed as a person. I’m becoming one of those people who reads sequels/series in relatively quick succession! I started Solvej Balle’s On the Calculation of Volume series in January, and I’ve made it to the fourth volume – published in ## [Abbe Lane at Nellis Air Force Base, September 30, 1953](https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/824232998413221888) _2026-08-06 · Vintage Las Vegas_ ALT Abbe Lane at Nellis Air Force Base, September 30, 1953 Nellis AFB grew out of the former Las Vegas Army Air Field . After the US Air Force was established on 9/18/47, the site was renamed Las Vegas Air Force Base, then renamed again in honor of Lt. William Nellis of Las Vegas, pilot who died at the Battle of the Bulge in Luxembourg during World War II. Abbe Lane was performing with Xavier… ## [Translating Myself and Others by Jhumpa Lahiri](https://www.stuckinabook.com/translating-myself-and-others-by-jhumpa-lahiri/) _2026-08-04 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ Earlier this year, I read Daniel Hahn’s excellent translation memoir Catching Fire, and I loved the experience so much that I jumped at the chance to read essays about translation by Jhumpa Lahiri – an author I’ve come to late, but ## [StuckinaBook’s Weekend Miscellany](https://www.stuckinabook.com/stuckinabooks-weekend-miscellany-68/) _2026-08-01 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ Happy weekend, y’all. I’ll be writing a sermon on Colossians, making only my third sermon appearance at my church, so wish me all the best with that! Otherwise, just getting ready for Women in Translation month… Usually, I only manage ## [#152: Novels about women’s home life vs work life, and The Professor’s House by Willa Cather vs The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout](https://www.stuckinabook.com/152-novels-about-womens-home-life-vs-work-life-and-the-professors-house-by-willa-cather-vs-the-things-we-never-say-by-elizabeth-strout/) _2026-07-28 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ Elizabeth Strout, Willa Cather, and women’s lives – welcome to episode 152! In the first half, Rachel and Simon discuss whether we prefer reading novels about women’s professional lives or their home lives. In the second half, we compare two [Listen](https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/tea-or-books-152-1.mp3) ## [Five From The Archive (no.15): Books about Trees](https://www.stuckinabook.com/five-from-the-archive-no-15-books-about-trees/) _2026-07-27 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ Apparently today is National Tree Day in Australia. Now, I’ve never been to Australia (or, indeed, to the Southern Hemisphere) but a post on five novels featuring trees on Brona’s Books inspired me to contribute my own. In her 5 ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hZEHmNaew5xa) _2026-07-27 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [A memoir of sitting for a Lucian Freud portrait](https://www.stuckinabook.com/a-memoir-of-sitting-for-a-lucian-freud-portrait/) _2026-07-21 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ I don’t remember where I first heard about Man with a Blue Scarf (2010) by Martin Gayford, but it had been on my mental tbr list for a good while before I stumbled across a copy in Hay-on-Wye. It’s such an ## [The Book of Eve by Constance Beresford-Howe](https://www.stuckinabook.com/the-book-of-eve-by-constance-beresford-howe/) _2026-07-13 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ And the Canadian reading continues! I read The Book of Eve (1973) by Constance Beresford-Howe on the plane home from Canada having picked it up in Fair’s Fair in Calgary. It was one of the bookshops that very considerately had bookcases dedicated ## [Wild Dogs by Helen Humphrey](https://www.stuckinabook.com/wild-dogs-by-helen-humphrey/) _2026-07-09 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ When I was in Canada, one of the books I was looking out for was Wild Dogs (2004) by Helen Humphreys. I believe she has only written two novels set in contemporary Canada, and that was precisely the sort of novel I ## [#151: A Q&A special! (part 2)](https://www.stuckinabook.com/151-a-qa-special-part-2/) _2026-07-02 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ Thanks again for all your questions for our special Q&A episode of Tea or Books? It took longer than planned, but here is part 2… Do get in touch at teaorbooks\[at\]gmail.com with suggestions and questions for future episodes! [Listen](https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/tea-or-books-151.mp3) ## [Prairie Edge by Conor Kerr](https://www.stuckinabook.com/prarie-edge-by-conor-kerr/) _2026-07-01 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ We’re continuing the Canadian literature here, and there will be others to come, as I get around to writing about the books I read on my holiday to Calgary and Vancouver. Up today is the first book that the booksellers ## [This Side Jordan by Margaret Laurence](https://www.stuckinabook.com/this-side-jordan-by-margaret-laurence/) _2026-06-29 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ It’s no secret that I love Margaret Laurence, particularly her novel A Jest of God, but I’ve always been a bit nervous of reading her debut novel. This Side Jordan (1960) breaks one of my cardinal rules for choosing novels. I ## [A century of brilliant books](https://www.stuckinabook.com/a-century-of-brilliant-books/) _2026-06-23 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ Apropos of nothing, I decided to put together a list of a book I’d recommend for every year of the 20th century. Because, why not! And also, I’m musing over doing A Century of Books again next year, and it’s ## [Blood on the Cat by Nancy Rutledge – #ReadingTheMeow2026](https://www.stuckinabook.com/blood-on-the-cat-by-nancy-rutledge-readingthemeow2026/) _2026-06-21 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ I had forgotten that Reading the Meow 2026 was coming up until I started seeing blog posts appearing, and I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to fit anything in. I also couldn’t think what to read, since I had ## [Unnecessary Rankings! Magnus Mills](https://www.stuckinabook.com/unnecessary-rankings-magnus-mills/) _2026-06-18 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ I thought I had read almost all of Magnus Mills’ books, but I’ve just checked the list on Wikipedia and I’m still wading in the shallow waters. He’s written 16 novels (or novellas) and four collections of short stories, and ## [Ordinary Wonder Tales by Emily Urquhart](https://www.stuckinabook.com/ordinary-wonder-tales-by-emily-urquhart/) _2026-06-16 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ As mentioned in my Canada haul post, I chose Ordinary Wonder Tales (2022) by Emily Urquhart after looking through all the books in a bookshop that had ‘Canadian author’ or ‘Canadian press’ slips in the top of them. This one turned ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2Q8UxLwACHqV) _2026-06-16 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [The Friend in Need (1957) by Elizabeth Coxhead](https://www.stuckinabook.com/the-friend-in-need-1957-by-elizabeth-coxhead/) _2026-06-14 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ There’s always a danger, when reading a novel almost 70 years old on a potentially sensitive topic, that it will not be readable by today’s standards. When I saw that The Friend in Need (1957) by Elizabeth Coxhead was about a ## [The books I bought in Canada!](https://www.stuckinabook.com/the-books-i-bought-in-canada/) _2026-06-12 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ Back-to-back haul posts! Though there was quite a gap between the book-buying excursions – and this one was all the way to Canada. I’ve just come back from a couple of weeks visiting Calgary, Banff, and Vancouver, which were really ## [A great big pile of books from Hay-on-Wye](https://www.stuckinabook.com/a-great-big-piles-of-books-from-hay-on-wye/) _2026-06-03 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ I went to Hay-on-Wye at the beginning of the month, but it’s taken me a good while to get around to listing all my spoils. And, goodness, I bought a lot of books. I was actually really encouraged by my ## [A slightly chaotic end to #ABookADayInMay](https://www.stuckinabook.com/a-slightly-chaotic-end-to-abookadayinmay/) _2026-05-29 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ I always knew I wouldn’t be able to post for the final days of A Book A Day In May, but entered into it optimistically anyway. Frankly, I’m amazed that I have managed to post every day for almost the ## [Ordeal By Innocence by Agatha Christie – #ABookADayInMay – Day 28](https://www.stuckinabook.com/ordeal-by-innocence-by-agatha-christie-abookadayinmay-day-28/) _2026-05-28 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ I read all of Ordeal By Innocence (1958) on a long coach journey, and what better way to make the hours go by than with Agatha? I didn’t know anything about this Christie, nor had I seen the TV adaptation ## [The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff: #ABookADayInMay – Day 27](https://www.stuckinabook.com/the-duchess-of-bloomsbury-street-by-helene-hanff-abookadayinmay-day-27/) _2026-05-27 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ Today’s book is a re-read. I recently re-read 84, Charing Cross Road for my book group, and I’ve read it umpteen times over the years – as well as seeing the stage play, the film etc. But I haven’t re-read The Duchess ## [Dishwasher Safe Thank You Letter: Peas in a Podcast #23!](https://www.stuckinabook.com/dishwasher-safe-thank-you-letter-peas-in-a-podcast-23/) _2026-05-26 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ After a mere year’s break, Colin and I are back with our very intermittent podcast! This one is looking forward to our trip to Canada, but we also cover important issues like experimental nicknames, vegan halloumi, the quiet carriage, and [Listen](https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/peas-23.mp3) ## [The Propeller Man and Other Stories by Gerard Lewis and Lizzie Shannon-Little – #ABookADayInMay – Day 26](https://www.stuckinabook.com/the-propeller-man-and-other-stories-by-gerard-lewis-and-lizzie-shannon-little-abookadayinmay-day-26/) _2026-05-26 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ A quick post today about a book my friend and her partner wrote – The Propeller Man and Other Stories by Gerard Lewis and Lizzie Shannon-Little, illustrated by Alexandra Ricketts. A bit of a cheat for A Book A Day In May, because ## [A Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi – #ABookADayInMay – Day 25](https://www.stuckinabook.com/a-bookshop-in-algiers-by-kaouther-adimi-abookadayinmay-day-25/) _2026-05-25 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ The heatwave continues, and I spent some time in the garden reading A Bookshop in Algiers (2017) by Kaouther Adimi. It was originally published as Nos richesses and translated by Chris Andrews as Our Riches, so I’m not sure why the title changed when ## [#150: A Q&A special! (part 1)](https://www.stuckinabook.com/150-a-qa-special-part-1/) _2026-05-25 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ Thank you so much for all your questions for episode 150 of ‘Tea or Books?’! Because we had so many questions, we’re doing it over two episodes – so today’s is the first half. Watch out for part 2, next [Listen](https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/tea-or-books-150.mp3) ## [They by Helle Helle – #ABookADayInMay – Day 24](https://www.stuckinabook.com/they-by-helle-helle-abookadayinmay-day-24/) _2026-05-24 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ The UK has entered something of a heatwave, and I read They (2018) by Helle Helle entirely outside, in a couple of different parks in Oxford. It was originally in Danish, and translated by Martin Aitken – the first time, in ## [Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan – #ABookADayInMay – Day 23](https://www.stuckinabook.com/kick-the-latch-by-kathryn-scanlan-abookadayinmay-day-23/) _2026-05-23 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ At the end of Kick the Latch (2022) by Kathryn Scanlan, there is quite a curious note from the author. She writes: Kick the Latch is based on interviews recorded in person and by phone in 2018, 2020, and 2021. With ## [Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation by Rachel Cusk – #ABookADayInMay – Day 22](https://www.stuckinabook.com/aftermath-on-marriage-and-separation-by-rachel-cusk-abookadayinmay-day-22/) _2026-05-22 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ I know Rachel Cusk is revered by many, but I have to confess my only attempt with her fiction was a mixed blessing. I thought the writing was stunning, and the book had no momentum at all. I don’t normally ## [Old Soldiers by Paul Bailey – #ABookADayInMay – Day 21](https://www.stuckinabook.com/old-soldiers-by-paul-bailey-abookadayinmay-day-21/) _2026-05-21 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ I really should read more by Paul Bailey. Whenever I do, I’m reminded what an excellent writer he is. And Old Soldiers (1980) is another tour de force from him. It feels odd to call a novella a tour de ## [The Driveway Has Two Sides by Sara Marchant – #ABookADayInMay – Day 20](https://www.stuckinabook.com/the-driveway-has-two-sides-by-sara-marchant-abookadayinmay-day-20/) _2026-05-20 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ I’m continuing my reading of Fairlight Moderns with The Driveway Has Two Sides (2018) by Sara Marchant – with another lovely cover illustration by Sam Kalda. Honestly, I can’t speak highly enough of these editions. Their size and feel and the ## [Queen by Birgitta Trotzig – #ABookADayInMay – Day 19](https://www.stuckinabook.com/queen-by-birgitta-trotzig-abookadayinmay-day-19/) _2026-05-19 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ It is appropriate that I follow a book by a translator with a book in translation. Queen by Birgitta Trotzig was published in Swedish in 1964 and has just been published in a translation by Saskia Vogel by Faber & Faber, who ## [Catching Fire by Daniel Hahn – #ABookADayInMay – Day 18](https://www.stuckinabook.com/catching-fire-by-daniel-hahn-abookadayinmay-day-18/) _2026-05-18 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ I knew I had to buy Catching Fire (2022) by Daniel Hahn as soon as I heard about it – and, boom, it’s not even three years since I bought it and I’ve read it! Such speed and agility. I ## [Letter To My Daughter by Maya Angelou – #ABookADayInMay – Day 17](https://www.stuckinabook.com/letter-to-my-daughter-by-maya-angelou-abookadayinmay-day-17/) _2026-05-17 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ My village book club chose Letter To My Daughter (2008) by Maya Angelou and it’s handy that it’s 175 pages – indeed, because it is split into 28 short chapters, each of which gets a numbered page announcing it, it’s probably ## [On the Calculation of Volume (vol.3) by Solvej Balle – #ABookADayInMay – Day 16](https://www.stuckinabook.com/on-the-calculation-of-volume-vol-3-by-solvej-balle-abookadayinmay-day-16/) _2026-05-16 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ Ladies and gentlemen, this is personal growth. I’m actually reading a series without gaps of years between the books! I wrote about the second volume in Balle’s On the Calculation of Volume series only a few weeks ago, and now I’ve finished ## [Fight by Preston Sprinkle – #ABookADayInMay – Day 15](https://www.stuckinabook.com/fight-by-preston-sprinkle-abookadayinmay-day-15/) _2026-05-15 · StuckinaBook · Stuck in a Book_ This is barely a blog post – just noting that, on an evening journey to visit a friend in Milton Keynes, I finished my audiobook of the moment: Fight: A Christian Case for Non-Violence (2014) by Preston Sprinkle. Preston Sprinkle