The Plaza Hotel--built in 1881--anchors the Las Vegas Plaza on the north-west side. 

The Plaza Hotel appeared in the 1998 movie, John Carpenter's Vampires.

The lobby of the Plaza Hotel.

A photograph dating to 1887 showing the Charles Ilfeld Building--into which the Plaza Hotel has now expanded.

The Charles Ilfeld Company building, next door to the Plaza Hotel and now a part of the hotel. 

A secondary lobby in the Charles Ilfeld Company building; the open door leads into the hotel ballroom.

The gazebo in the park on the plaza. 

This old bank building, on the corner of Bridge Street and S Gonzales, is now the West Las Vegas School District office.

Looking down Bridge St. in downtown (which is actually, West Las Vegas). 

Shops on the north side of Bridge St.

The old Firehouse. 

Shops on the south side of Bridge St. 

A quaint one-screen theater.  One movie, one time.

The concrete bridge for which Bridge St. is named--crossing the Galinas Creek.  At the time of this photograph (01/18/2010), the bridge was 101 years old.

 The bridge was built in 1909.

Galinas Creek--which divides Las Vegas into two sections--West Las Vegas and Las Vegas; both have a rivalry with each other like Old Town and New Town in Albuquerque.

Looking back into downtown from Bridge St.