Home and History Las Vegas marks 10th year with neighborhood tours and BMI plant opening

A commenter at a Las Vegas City Council meeting described Home and History Las Vegas as a weekend of tours, seminars and special-site openings that highlights vintage neighborhoods and preservation work in the city. "Home and History Las Vegas is our big event that we have. It's a weekend full of tours and seminars and really amazing things that show the history of Las Vegas and talk about how we need to preserve it," the commenter said.

The presenter said this is the event's 10th year and includes walking and driving tours, seminars, a keynote address by Allen Hess, a luau party and the main home tours on Sunday. Organizers expect nine homeowners to open their properties for the marquee home tours, allowing attendees to see preserved midcentury and vintage residences. "We have people at international. We have people who've traveled from other states. A lot of folks from California coming out," the commenter added.

Event organizers said they partnered this year with the Henderson Historical Society and will open the BMI plant for tours as part of the expanded program. The presenter described a decade of work that has allowed attendees to enter about 75 different homes over the last 10 years and emphasized homeowners' interest in midcentury-modern restoration.

Speakers at the meeting did not take formal action on the presentation. The commenter framed the event as both a public-history and preservation effort intended to broaden community awareness of Las Vegas neighborhoods beyond the Strip.

Organizers characterized the festival as an opportunity to connect residents and visitors with local architectural history and owner-led preservation efforts. No funding, permit approvals or council directives related to the event were discussed in the meeting record provided.