Vintage Vegas: Day 2! (VINTAGE VANDALIZM)

When I was about 9 years old and my grandfather passed away, I was in shambles. However, that same night, I had this dream that I was riding a horse down a desert road at night enamored by the light and clarity of the stars constellations. The stars formed pictures, some I can’t even remember, but in the dream I felt loved and that he would always be with me. The dream ended with my horse and I jumping off of a mountain cliff onto a bed of stars that smiled before we landed. Ever since then, I have had this weird fascination with the desert and the enchantment of the open road. I had a list of things I wanted to do in Vegas while I was there. One of them was to visit the dessert and thanks to my best friend Santiago, we did. It was so beautiful and the air was so clean, I could have fallen to my knees at the beauty of the mountains and acres of land untouched and glorious. It was breathtaking and so nostalgic of the dream I had. It was also significant of my life at this very moment, an open road with so much to explore. This day sealed the deal for me. I was sold that this would be my new home. Not only because of the nature I experienced but because of the culture I experienced this day as well.

Just driving around downtown Vegas we saw so many cool vintage neon signs. So many of which aren’t even a part of businesses anymore but still stand in their original homes. So much of Vegas is respected and preserved and it is so refreshing that I will be living in such a visually appealing and inspiring place full of history that is protected. After driving around, I got to visit the Gold Spike where I will soon be blogging my little heart away. The CEO of Zappos created this space for people to come together, work, and network and I love him for that. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, just a block away from the Gold Spike is the Burlesque Hall of Fame. We had a blast visiting this awesome little exhibit and learned so much from burly queen Haute Couture and Dustin Wax. They were so friendly and so knowledgable. There was so much to see and read about burlesque stars from the 1900s-1960s. They exhibited Patti Starr’s springolators, Tempest storms bedazzled G-string, Rita Ravells dress and more. There was also autographed photos from incredible burlesque performers like Lili St.Cyr, Josephine Baker, Dixie Evans, Noel Toy, and more. I was blown away by this exhibit and learned so much about burlesque performers I didn’t even know about. It is definitely a must-see if any of you venture out into Vegas. After exploring the exhibit we were off to our friends Rudy and Urma’s beautiful home were we enjoyed a delicious meal, mambo music from the 50s, and got to see photos of them from back in the 50s and 60s. There home was incredible and I was so in love with all of their vintage artwork and decor. Rudy and Urma made us feel so at home and made me realize that I had an additional family in Vegas. I adore them. Now I know, If I ever want to be around good people and my beautiful Puerto Rican culture I will miss from NY, all I have to do is visit them. See photos inside.

Good morning.

No traffic here folks.

Oh you know, just hitching a ride like they do in the movies haha.

On this day I wore a vintage playsuit I coveted at Five & Diamond when I visited Hudson New York a few months ago.

It fits me like a glove.

I can never leave the house without a pair of cat eye sunglasses. These are vintage repro sunglasses I coveted from Electric Lemonade in Vegas earlier this year. I also wore a vintage scarf I purchased at Reminiscence. They are only $1 there!

Desert land for miles.

My favorite part of my outfit was my..

..Vintage fruit salad earrings. Aren’t they adorbs!

My vintage springolators are from Screaming Mimi’s.

My best friend Santiago doing his grown-man stance.

I adore him for bringing me to such a beautiful place.

Look at all the cool vintage signs you will see by driving downtown!

One of my favorite neon signs in downtown Vegas.

Another one of my favorites just down the street from Sky Ranch.

Hello Freemont!

I wish I could hang this sign in my home lol.

At the Gold Spike we enjoyed a delicious breakfast while we worked on our computers.

Looks like this will be my new work space. I love this place!

They even have cool books like this one!

and an awesome giant bed to lounge around on!

Love the El Cortez sign!

The Burlesque Hall of Fame!

I loved all of their post cards of vintage photos and promotional flyers from the 1900s-1960s.

Tura Satana was such a BABE. She was an American actress and former exotic dancer. You might recognize her for her role as “Varla” in Russ Meyer’s 1965 cult film, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

The Barecats Invitational. Founded by Jennie Lee, The Exotic Dancers League of America was the nation’s first-ever Stripteasers’ trade union. In addition to fighting for better compensation, safer work conditions, and other necessary rights for dancers, the ladies of EDL also knew how to have fun! Fuck yeah!