La Concha Motel

The La Concha Motel was a motel that opened in 1961 and closed in December 2003. It was designed by architect Paul Williams who was one of the first prominent African American architects in the United States and was also the architect who designed the first LAX theme building. It was located at 2955 Las Vegas blvd south Winchester, Nevada and was considered one of the best-preserved examples of 1950's Googie architecture.. It was named after the resort community of La Concha Spain. La Concha motel was also neighbors of El Morocco Hotel that opened in 1955 and closed 1983. It was announced in late 2003 that La Concha Motel did not have many more days of this world. It was owned by Lorenzo Doumani who inherited the property by his father...