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- Welcome to Wonderhussy Adventure #614
Date of adventure: 3/7/22
When flying into Vegas, you may have looked out the window of the plane and seen massive, cookie-cutter housing developments sprawling across the valley like a cancer. And while it's true that MOST houses in Vegas are pretty much ticky-tacky little beige boxes...there are actually some really interesting old neighborhoods with some super funky hidden gems! Join me as I travel around the city, visiting my 5 favorite weird Vegas houses.
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The Victorian mansion (house # 3) is my aunt and uncle’s house! They moved to Las Vegas in 1969 when there wasn’t a whole lot down there. My uncle was an architect, and so he designed that house. He modeled it after the Morey mansion in California.
Thanks for cool personal update!
What a great comment and have to be a greater commenter.
Can I be their new best friend? Lol I'm obsessed with Victorian architecture and would love to see how they designed the interior 😅 I'm born and raised in Vegas and I had no idea this house existed lol it's absolutely gorgeous so hats off to your Uncle 👏🏻❤️
@@thesimi302 They’re actually going to be selling the house soon, so if you or someone you know wants to have a tour, it can probably be arranged. However, they want to buy a new house before they put this one on the market, so it may be a little while.
@@thesimi302 I love it too! We own 2 100 year old houses that are Craftsman style with original built ins, tongue and groove hardwood floors, walls and ceilings. I LOVE them but I’d love to own a Victorian style house too.
I think Wonderpussy should be nominated forsomekind of award from the tourism board.she exsposes more cool stuff that nobody would ever find around Vegas.
I grew up in LV and have so many stories that most people wouldn't believe . I was invited to a party at Siegfried and Roy's home in the early 1980s. Ah the good old days of Las Vegas.
As a realtor back in the day I sold a house and a track of older homes that backed up to that Sigfried and Roy home. Went out into the backyard and could hear the lions or tigers roaring! What a trip
@@buycars3569 I won't be reading any of his books !
@@ronaldmason7053 Why not? Educate yourself. Read all kinds of occult and religious stuff.
I went to a few fantastic parties that S&R used to throw for the Stardust crew then they preformed there. They always a had a huge spread as if a movies set. They were pretty extravagant affairs.
@@twobrokeguyz1214 that's my cousin Ronald he's actually not very religious.. he just cant read, IQ is in the single digits.
A friend of our family's had one of the best jobs in the world. She took care of Siegfried and Roy's baby tigers at their home. I guess it was pretty demanding, but full of cuteness and tiny sharp teeth.
Back in the day I bought a HUD home just down the street from Seigfried and Roy's place to flip. You could hear the tigers roar at night.
Interesting story including a fire and a guy killed in the driveway.
In 1979, I met one of the owners of Circus Circus. He had a house on the west side over looking the hotel. It was a good sized property, I complimented him on how beautiful his house was and as big as it was it had only 3 bedrooms. Then it dawned on me, he didn't need a lot of bedrooms, he had a hotel not too far away. Concerning that underground mansion, it probably cost a lot of money to build. Being that the Las Vegas area has a lot of calichi (don't know if I spelled that right), under the ground, large bed of conglomerate rock that is very hard to dig or cut through. It's the reason most homes in Las Vegas DO NOT have basements. Another great episode!
I have never seen a home in the west that has a basement, and I've been in a lot of homes. Where I live now, South Eastern KY, basements are pretty common. My house has one that's larger than any of the homes I lived in, in CA.
@@jazzcatt Most of the homes (especially older ones) in Salt Lake City where I live have basements.
@@scottjohnson5415 I probably should have said 'in California'.
I grew up about 2 blocks from the underground house. I remember we all watched it being built. Love my town.
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Yes! I love our town too. Very special to me
Where is it located ?
@@msmith4700
Rancho circle if I remember. Its on UA-cam
I enjoyed this very much! I live in Vegas and never knew I passed by theses notable homes. I always love the abandoned desert content, but this was a nice field trip back to your old stomping grounds. Thanks again!
I love the way your videos are like watching an expository writing come to life!! Excellent storytelling by an adventuresome, eccentric beauty! Great bookending with the "ticky tacky houses" song, perfect way to end our tour! I LOVE you Wonderhussy, you are my spirit animal!!
I've seen pictures of the underground house interior before, but I never got to see the outside until now. My curiosity has finally been satisfied. Thanks, Sarah.
I cant tell you how many times I drove right by my house in Vegas, even after living there 12 years. If my Jeep isn't out front well.....
I watch you on TV, so I have to come here thank you and give you the recognition you deserve. Thanks for all your great posts!
Wow absolutely love this video. Would love to see more of these historic vintage Las Vegas neighborhoods.
Agree, or anywhere
I agree. I love older houses. They have history an you can imagine the people that lived there before you.
In the late 60s to 1973 I worked two jobs and my second was building houses in Iowa. I really enjoy Sarah's videos and this one had added interest to me for that reason!
Thank you Wonderhussy. I watch every video you post!
Ah the home that you know what time it is, when the big hand touches the little hand at Michaels place.
Those are some very cool homes. I love historic Las Vegas. Another interesting home with a more contemporary style to do a possible tour of would be the home of the Saudi Royal family in the mandalay bay resort.
Liberace also had a house in Sherman Oaks, California
There used to be what appeared to be a huge boulder on top of the underground house. It would 'crack open' so the cars can be parked in it (it was the garage). The tree stump which appears near the AC unit in the video was (maybe still is) a chimney.
Too bad the 'boulder' is gone. I'd want the cars to be hidden as well. That way no one would know if I was home or not.
Weeds is still one of my favorite series. I've watched it many times now.
Your #3 house on Sunrise Mountain is pretty much in my neighborhood. There are some really nice quiet neighborhoods hidden up here. Most of Summerlin compared to where I live would be a downgrade. Best of all, we have no HOA. A good friend that does live in Summerlin, is like me, a car enthusiast. He gets HOA fines at least once a month. The latest one last week being parking in his own driveway with the garage door open for about 15 minutes. The funniest one, is when it snowed an inch in Feb, 2019, and he got stuck at the bottom of his driveway. He lives in a cul-de-sac, so it was not blocking the road, but he could neither go forward up the driveway or backward back into the street. the HOA fined him for the half hour it was stuck. His 4th car has to be parked 1/4th mile from his house in a specific area otherwise it will get towed. Yes, he regrets buying a house there but is financially stuck. And also yes, his house is so close to his neighbor, that arguments by the neighbor can easily be heard. The ironic thing, is he bought that house for about $100k more than mine back in 2006, but now mine is worth about $75k more than his. :)
Cool I like MJ's house the best. Thanks for the vid.
I love how you represent Las Vegas.. its history is what makes me go there! And I appreciate that you like to acknowledge that.
You nailed all 5! I use to have to "roll" past Liberace's house every day back and forth to commute to work. Joey Vegas and I would walk past it late at night on our way back to my home from The Crown & Anchor. Ahhhh..... Memories!
There’s one more that would absolutely make your list of weird houses. Lonnie Hammargren’s house, it used to have Tourette’s, rocket ships, Old locomotive sticking out above the walls in the backyard which you can see from Sandhill Street.
Neurosurgery pays pretty good.
I seen it before
It's just sad looking. Pass it every day. You can see the top of the 3 houses over the fence. And over the years you could see it deteriorate, pieces falling off, and half done renovations that have never been completed.
@@tonykeltsflorida He retired and said his insurance was $250,000 per year. Good pay huge expenses.
My wife posed with Lonnie Hammer-Groin for a photo a few years back and the old lech pinched her ass!
shes singing at the beginning and the end of the video about ticky tack houses! good video!
Wow! I looked at the underground house pictures online. It is absolutely amazing!
I worked for the CEO of the company that owned that house. He lived down there we had many company parties in there.
I love watching your videos after I've been outside doing yard work ,it's like I'm exploring without leaving my house !
Sarah, You are Wonderful. Thank You for entertaining us in Endless Ways 🙂
That taxidermy cube raises some serious questions
I Luv Victorian Homes! Where I grew up in Northwest Denver there are huge Victorians all over the place. Sadly they're either being torn down or made into apartment houses, but there are still quite a few single dwellings around.
I laughed when you were trying to whisper at 14:01.. but there was a Doorbell Camera right behind you at the house number and it sure was watching and listening to you! 😅😂😂😂 that was funny..
The comments on this one are superb! Great video! Thanks!
We need more underground mansions in today's predicament!!!😲
Love your videos, Wonderhussy! They are so interesting and informative. Plus your personality/ beauty and positively radiant!
Wow now that house number 3 is outstanding it doesn’t look like it fits in the desert but that’s what makes it amazing beautifully built what a vision the owners had!! Thanks for showing us another great video
I like the mid-century modern ones. That was fun.
Great Video.,I am in a rehab after a vein bypass and your video was the highlight of my day. You. Are a gifted storyteller . Keep making your amazing videos. Thank you so much. Tom D. Daytona Beach FL
The golf course was a municipal course when I played it many times in the 90's . We used to hear the lions roar occasionally . I am amazed at how many places you visit is where I used to live or hang out . 🙂
Oh , you got yer truck back on the road ! 😁😇😊😍
I've lived in Vegas since 1977 and I think you nailed it!
Pete Seeger has universal application!
I live in Iowa, but had the pleasure of living in Vegas back in the early 70's. Thanks for showing some cool houses. I remember some pretty nice neighborhoods, back in the day. Have thought about moving back...if I did, I would not buy one of those cookie cutter houses.
This was a really fun video. I love looking at houses and spend some time doing so online. Old ones mostly. Also found the conglomerate animals truly freaky. And I love Liberace too. My Dad used to play Vegas in the 60's and 70's (with Steve Lawrence and Edie Gorme if any of you are as old as me) and I got to meet him and spend some time. He was wonderful...
My mom used to play in Vegas as well, but she wasn't a star nor playing with any. She was the drummer in an all girl band playing at The Golden Nugget. This was in either the late very late 50's or early 60's. Don't think my father ever did Vegas, but I could be wrong. He had a hit in 1961 called Mr. Custer.
@@jazzcatt Your Dad did the song Mr. CUSTER? WOW It's one of my favorite songs.👍❤🇺🇸
@@jazzcatt That is so cool! My dad was just the piano player for famous people. Love girl drummers. :)
@@traceytrotter9934 Just? Oh girl, people like Edie and Steve didn't hire mediocre, hack players! Your dad had to be really good at his craft.
My favorite instruments are piano and keyboards. I had the fortune to work with a good one for 11 years. Deeply loved and lived with him too. He played with his share of famous people too, long before I came into the picture.
CoViD completely killed our gigs. One week we were working and the next, we weren't. After a year of waiting for things to open back up and get our two steady house gigs back, we gave up. We decided to retire and move from San Diego to the Appalachian mountains in Kentucky. Four months after we got here he died of lung cancer. CoViD also kept us away from going to the doc. CoViD killed people in more ways than one. 😞
My mom also worked with a few famous people too. She was Glen Campbell's drummer for one night before he became famous. Glen liked her but the club owner was a prude and didn't want a female back there with her legs spread around a snare drum!! So, Glen had to get a male drummer and she lost that gig. It was no big deal to her because she couldn't stay out of work, even when she wanted a break! She and Karen Carpenter were the only chick drummers around at the time.
"Little Boxes!" I remember that song well, my Dad used to sing it when we took Sunday drives - back in the day. 😀 "Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky tacky, little boxes all the same. There's a green one, and a pink one, a blue one and yellow one, and they're all made of ticky tacky and they all look just the same." 😜
I only know that song from Weeds 😁
Alright Sarah... I have to tell you one story, I was involved with S & R during the remodel of their house , I was able to get to know them quite well.. Anyway in Siegfried's Bedroom was a painted mural of himself on the wall at the head of his bed , now, he was Naked in detail with a Bengal Tiger on a leash with the wind blowing his hair and a big diamond on his finger.. I don't know the artist but it was incredible !! What fun those guys were.. Roys mom was also so nice.
Excellent video! I was a fan of Liberace when I was in first grade and saw him and his brother George (on violin) on TV back in the 1950's (before his flamboyant days). I always appreciated his enjoyment of music. I eventually became a professional musician and artist teaching at California State University, Northridge.
I lived in Daly City a brief time next to Colma the graveyard city of SF. Yes the row houses do look tickey tacky along the hill in Daly City.
Oh god! That chuckle at 2:46!!!!
Another wacky house I did a shoot at in Las Vegas was Wayne Newton's estate
Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds. One of my favorite songs.
loved the video. 21 minutes seemed like 10. The narration is captivating.
Liberace house. I thought so. It was beautiful when he was alive. I was inside and given a tour of it. It was absolutely beautiful. When he was alive. The pianos were wonderful. Yes I’m old.
I live right around the corner from Siegfried and Roy's house. :-) Lot's of iconic homes around the valley.
So its Thursday evening…I’m cleaning my house…and my brain is doing this….🎶LITTLE HOUSES 🎶 MADE OF TICKY TACK🎶AND THEY ALL LOOK JUST SAME🎶🤦♀️MAKE IT STOP😂…
Wow. The history of these houses was super interesting. I never knew Michael Jackson lived in that Spanish house with tons and tons of fans across the street.
My favorite is Sigfried and Roy's house. And it seems like it's close to The Boulevard Mall and that ⛳golf🏌️♂️course there❗
Nobody knows more about ♠️♦️Las Vegas♥️ 🎲than you do❗👌
11:58 Reminiscent of the episode where Jethro hid the house pets in the trash compactor
and Grannie innocently enough walked by and hit the compact button.
Ellie Mae never did figure out where all her critters went.
at the Trillaha' Villa late night you could hear Debbie Rowe roaring ... Meow .. !!
HOA's come in handy sometimes. But certainly a few drawbacks.
You're a hoot WH. Thanks for the amazing tour!
I’m sure whoever manages the underground house would be open to a tour if he knew someone like yourself with almost 200 thousand viewers wanted to showcase the property, I would definitely be interested in seeing that video!
There’s a downhill mountain bike trail where you found those dead animals. The view from the starting point is A1 😝
Thanks for the tour.
That underground house is the bomb. [BOIIIING] Bilbo eat you heart out. The thing about that house is. When you come to the surface on a daily basis all you see is desert. Then, After Russia or China stops lobbing nukes, you come to the surface... and what do you see? Desert. Then, if you see a human shadow etched into a concrete wall, there will be 3 more years of nuclear winter. DOH!
That Victorian house kinda looks like a cheap knockoff. Something about it makes it look like stacked wooden crates with curved walls to join them. But it does break up the 'ticky tacky... just the same.'
Jackson finding a house to live in near an elementary school. Pure gold.
I get the humor of your Ticky Tacky song. But, when that song came out, I loathed that song. I still do. People like Malvina have the audacity to sit in judgement of our culture, but never ever offer an acceptable or better alternative. Those houses that all look the same are homes. Homes where people love and are loved. Homes where people are born, grow up and die. Homes where parents raise their children, teach them how to ride a bike, send them off to school every day, care for them when they are sick, celebrate holidays and birthdays and live their lives day in and day out. Quality of life is not measured by the distance from one house to another. It is the house itself and the home one makes of it. When I see tract housing I see 'eight million stories in the naked city.' And, I also see the reason and the purpose for tract housing. Though, it is not my cup of tea.
Another great double feature installment. I enjoyed them very much. Thanks. Oh, and did you notice I didn't work 'disgusting Reptilian probing aliens' into my comment? Oh, wait...
I grew up in Kingman, AZ but my family is from Las Vegas and Henderson. I grew up going to Vegas every weekend but now I am only able to visit once a year since moving to NC. I miss it so much and want to move back. Just hoping the market gets better soon.
" I see a candlelight down in the little green valley
Where Morning Glory vines are twining 'round my door
Oh, how I wish I were there again
Down in the little green valley
That's where my homesick heart will trouble me no more." Your singing that song just made this old Marty Robbins song pop into my thoughts 😄
But this old song makes me think of Sedona AZ
Back when I was a kid living in Lucerne Valley (pop 2,000 spread out over 250 sq miles), my sisters and I would sometimes go to Victorville with mom where she worked. We would start at the bottom of the village and walk about 2-3 miles to the Hotel on Palmdale Road. There were stretches of absolutely nothing between downtown (traditional town center) to the Motel. We'd go in and ride the elevator up and down the three floors (we were bored desert kids). On one of the rides to the top floor, Roy Rogers got on with us. We were stunned, but I asked for his autograph for my grandmother, a big fan. He was fantastically gracious, knew immediately that we were there to ride the elevator for shits and giggles, and chatted with us while he signed the autograph. Unknown to us at the time, Dale Evans was a fan of our brother who was severely disabled, deformed and retarded and stayed at Pacific State Hospital in Pomona. When around 30, I learned that he was immensely popular not only with Dale Evans, but Nancy Reagan and others. My mother shared letters she received that blew me away.
I am very intrigued by the dead animal brick. Disturbing but brilliant!
👍 as a SW Gas service tech for 20 years making a dozen stops per day I saw lots of stuff. Good and bad. Thanks for the memories😃
This is fabulous!
Loved it...💗💗💗
Thank you!
Hope there is a #2
Las Vegas ! My kind of town ! ☀️🗽💲💒
This was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it. Thank you 🤗
My brother in law who lives in Pahrump was telling me how much they have built those ugly developments to the edge of the mountain. Thanks for your interesting homes in Las Vegas.
What’s amusing is your continued sincerity
This is an amazing and inspiring video! Great stories of legendary people who made it huge. If those walls could talk 🤔
Sarah Jane, i was lucky enuf to see Sigfried & Roy Show in the 1980s, i believe it was at the Frontier. The animals were freely roaming around the audience near the stage.
The Victorian reminds me of the house in Giant.
One of my favourite UA-camrs. I enjoy all of your trips and can’t wait to make the same or similar ones soon
Lol Goovy! People think I’m wired but I’m honored to carry that title, I would in a heart beat live in a underground house! Wow! Thank you Sarah! Loved your picks
This was "funtastic!" So much history and really interesting houses. My fave was the Victorian Mansion! Thanks W.H.!
Your singing is great! Brava!
Interesting choices not really into huge dollar huge homes either. I liked hanging out your house had some good laughs and serious talks. Thanks for the share.
Honorable mention: Wayne Newton's Shenandoah 😎
Really like this video. You should do more of Vegas
You are so funny and weird in a good way! Love watching you ♥️
Your plea of “how about that ?” , crushed me 🤣🌻
I simply couldn't stand living without trees. I'll visit Vegas but I needs my green trees 🌲🌲🌲🌲
We have trees. They're palms. 😉
Wonder hussy is awesome!! I hope I can run into while I still live here.
😳WOW😳 I looked that underground compound up on Zillow‼️‼️ UNBELIEVABLE😵💫😵💫
Hacienda Palomino is in the most exclusive areas of Las Vegas. Its definitely a mansion, in a neighborhood of mansions.
Whoah, "creepy and crusty" is right! I thought the hacienda looked nice from a distance, but when you get a closer look and see it looks like something out of an amusement park that's really weird.
Keep on rocking the jassbar!
Great top 5 House's Sarah I really enjoyed this video I also looked into the underground house and your right that's crazy.
You do a very good job on these videos. Great content, performance and editing. Thank you.
wow...i havent heard that song in years !!!
Cool! I remember ALL these from my 70s Childhood. Im surprised the Wayne Newton Ranch wasnt a Top 5. We would admire his huge horses and he was charitable to townskids. Then the Doctors Never Ending Growing Amusement Park Backyard off of Flamingo and Sandhill. A fond memory for me is visiting a friends grandparents Pistachio Farm. It was then I learned in that Day pistachios were dyed red not grown red. The Best of Times being a kid in the 70s in Vegas! 🕊🌼🌿🕊🌼🌿
Enjoyed this episode but would love to see some of those beautiful mansions in las Vegas ,,,, please 😀😍
I’ve played that old golf course … their backyard was covered by a net to keep the animals in
Beautiful houses,scary block shaped of dead animals,,yikes. Love your videos, stay safe and God bless you and your family, love Bones 🙂
My favorite house in Vegas is kind of hidden in plain sight on Ogden and 9th street. The main house is made of rocks and it looks like it has a dance studio or recording studio attached. I've always wanted to buy it and it seems to be always for sale but sadly out of my price range. There are also some great older homes on Pinto Lane and that area. Scotch 80's and Rancho Circle are also neighborhoods from the glory days of early Vegas.
Use to run the A Avis back in the late 70s,off 9th.
I wish I owned Jackson's house
Those were some cool houses I would have liked to see that underground house.