Paradise

History

The southern part of the Las Vegas Valley was referred to as Paradise Valley as early as 1910, owing to a high water table that made the land particularly fertile for farming. County commissioners established a Paradise school district in 1914. In 1950, Mayor Ernie Cragin of Las Vegas sought to annex the Las Vegas Strip, which was unincorporated territory, to expand the city's tax base to fund his ambitious building agenda and pay down the city's rising debt. A group of casino executives, led by Gus Greenbaum of the Flamingo, lobbied the county commissioners for town status, which would prevent the city from annexing the land without the commission's approval. The town encompassed a strip wide and long, from the southern city limits of Las Vegas to just south of the Flamingo. A month after its establishment, the town was expanded to include the residential areas of Paradise Valley, giving it a total area of . On August 20, 1951, county commissioners accepted petitions to create two new towns covering the area of the putative town. Town "A" of Paradise included the areas that lay within a Las Vegas school district, extending from the city limits to a point one mile south, while Town "B" included the areas within the Paradise school district. In 1975, Nevada enacted a law that would have incorporated Paradise (along with Sunrise Manor and Winchester) into the City of Las Vegas. Before it could take effect, however, the bill was struck down as unconstitutional by the Nevada Supreme Court. The deadliest fire that occurred in the entire Las Vegas Valley was the MGM Grand fire on November 21, 1980. In the early morning hours, a deli counter had an electrical short that resulted in a fire in the walls of the hotel. The MGM Grand was built to the fire code of 1973, which…

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the census-designated place (CDP) of Paradise (which may not coincide exactly with the town boundaries) has a total area of , all of it land. The official town boundaries are bordered by Desert Inn Road to the north, Nellis Boulevard to the east, Sunset Road to the south and Decatur Boulevard to the west. There is a southern finger between Bermuda Road and Eastern Avenue south to Silverado Ranch Boulevard. South of Russell Road, the eastern border stairsteps on a rough 45-degree angle toward the corner of Eastern and Robindale Road, and there is an additional finger surrounding Interstate 215 east to St. Rose Parkway.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Great-tailed Grackle

  Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  20,062
• Verdin

  Auriparus flaviceps (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves
  18,804
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  15,684
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  14,915
• Anna's Hummingbird

  Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves
  14,732
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  14,291
• American Coot

  Fulica americana Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  13,919
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13,888

Largest nearby schools

• Adult Education Programs
  High · Las Vegas · 4,559 students · 227.9:1 ratio
• Coronado HS
  High · Henderson · 3,365 students · 27.1:1 ratio
• Liberty HS
  High · Henderson · 3,240 students · 24.2:1 ratio
• Desert Pines HS
  High · Las Vegas · 3,151 students · 24.4:1 ratio
• NV Learning Academy J-SHS
  High · Las Vegas · 3,137 students · 21.5:1 ratio
• Desert Oasis HS
  High · Las Vegas · 3,131 students · 25.9:1 ratio
• Clark Ed W HS
  High · Las Vegas · 3,094 students · 21.8:1 ratio
• Rancho HS
  High · Las Vegas · 3,064 students · 25.1:1 ratio

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