Jul 23, 2019
Christine Anthony’s first experience with the
desert was on a commercial shoot at the Glamis sand dunes in
southern California. She’d picked up this commercial
production job after arriving in LA on a greyhound bus from
Cleveland, OH with $7 in her pocket, having followed her
rock-n-roll boyfriend to the West Coast.
The
romance fizzled and Christine found her self reaching out to a few
folks she knew in LA, also from Cleveland, one of whom became a
roommate.
Deciding to remain in LA, Christine navigated
her way through a few jobs, producing television commercials, then
moved to the agency side of the business for many
years.
About
18 months ago, while on a regular visit to Vegas, with the Mojave
to the southwest and the Sonoran desert to the southeast, Christine
decided to take a look at some real estate and a few weeks later,
seeing a mid-century modern house come up in a search, immediately
placed a bid on it, site unseen, and bought it.
We
talk a bit about her neighborhood in Las Vegas, the background of
the neighbors and how they interact, as well as the designers of
these mid-century modern homes in her Paradise Palms
neighborhood.
We
also talk about the differences between Las Vegas and Los Angeles
as far as friendliness, competition and economics and some common
misconceptions people have about Las Vegas.
Christine also offers up some interesting places
to visit off the strip and expands on the feeling of safety the
city keeps at the forefront of it’s operations.