Las Vegas City Hall (1973)
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Las Vegas City Hall was the center of municipal government for the City of Las Vegas,
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. It is located downtown, with its main entrance on Stewart Avenue. It is cited as an example of 1960s
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. The original eleven-story central tower was completed in 1973. An addition was completed in 2003 which included a three-story surround to the central tower. The addition includes additional office space, a parking deck, and a sky bridge to connect the parking deck to the structure. The addition won the
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Nevada Citation award in 2003. In November 2010, online retailer
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announced it would buy and use the building as its new company headquarters.


New Las Vegas City Hall and Zappos Purchase

In 2010, construction for a new city hall building began at a different site and the city government vacated the old building in early 2012. The building was occupied in 2013 by
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after an extensive renovation.


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City of Las Vegas website
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