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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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 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!
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.
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.
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!!
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. :)
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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!
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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
"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 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.
I just saw a really cool series of videos on here, by a lady that grew up on a Titan 1 missile complex, that her grandfather bought surplus, and her dad took care of. That sucker was MASSIVE! Something crazy, like 33,000 sq. ft., among 16 underground buildings (including 3 missile silos!), spread across 65 acres! Boy, the potential that place had. Unfortunately, her dad had to sell it, to settle her grandfathers' estate. (It went for $1.5 mil: it was in really good condition, but looking on Google Earth, it looks like the new owners trashed it...)
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
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!
Sarah excellent choice for Wonderhussy's top 5 houses in Vegas! Love them all as well but the Colonial was my favorite big fan of all old fancy flash of old Vegas! Keep them videos coming! ✌
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.
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.
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.
I loved the video. There are definitely some interesting homes in Las Vegas. I especially liked the Sigfried and Roy home. I also love the Michael Jackson home. It has some really cool architecture. It is too bad you could get access to that underground home. I went online and saw some photos of it. What an amazing place. I look forward to seeing more of your outstanding videos.
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
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.
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.
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.
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! 🕊🌼🌿🕊🌼🌿
Those "ticky tacky" houses you talk about are people's homes and they are most likely proud to have them. I had 3 in my lifetime, loved every one of them and was thrilled to be able to be a homeowner.
Sounds like you're kind of going out of your way to be offended. Given the context of the video, I fail to see how anyone could think Wonder Hussy intended to give offense. There's no intrinsic negative judgment in pointing out the vast majority of LV is subdivisions built over the last 30 years in which the houses in any given development tend to look highly similar or even close to identical. If you've watched more than just a couple W.H. videos, you know 'judgmental' and 'negative' are just about the opposite of what would be accurate descriptors of her attitude and work.
Well you did send me down a rabbit hole with that underground house, what an amazing structure this is, had to make a post in FB about that location! Me as an introvert and pretty much a recluse, this is paradise lol Thank you for showing us around Sarah!
11:13 How long would it be, if that Victorian mansion were left unattended, until it turned into an example of the abandoned homes you so often visit out in the middle of nowhere? You know the ones, all full of rat poo and saggy ceilings, crumbling drywall and vermin-chewed mattresses, broken windows, bullet holes, a dusty rusty old refrigerator with the remnants of mummified TV dinners, a once-elegant kitchen with cabinet doors hanging by one hinge and faded linoleum peeling up from the floor? Likely, Vegas will never devolve into on of those old mining camp ghost towns, but who knows for sure? As more than one old tombstone epitaph read: "As you are, I once was. As I am, you will be."
I saw that saying on several tombstones in my hometown cemetery as I was working there in 2 summers for college money. I understood exactly what it meant. I just didn't realize in 1963-64 how fast I would get close to needing one myself!
Way back in 1964, I was about 8 years old, we moved into a brand new housing tract called the Foot Hills, in Las Vegas south of Paul E. Culley elementary school. I think there was about 5 model homes to choose from.
I remember that song! Omg! We're dated!! 🤣🤣👍 But the victorian was my favorite. I've seen the underground house! It's pretty amazing in its own weird way. The "tree" columns and the "windows" that let light in? Made it really unique. I just don't think I could call it home. Give me a little cabin off in nowhere and I'm happy. Great video though! 👍
This was an interesting and entertaining video, Sarah, I'm glad to see you're diversifying your content. Are you going to be doing any videos on your fetish days?
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 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 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 . 🙂
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❗👌
" 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 😄
We do have some interesting houses in our fair valley! I love the ones up on Hollywood and along the base of Sunrise Mountain! I think a large mansion is also there that the owner of the Review Journal lives in, it’s surrounded by a huge fence! I don’t like HOAs either! Too restrictive. Great video WH!! You could have stopped by and said hi, I live just down from Sunrise next to Nellis Airforce base!!! Another missed chance to meet you! 😢 maybe one day! stay safe lady!! ❤️❤️❤️
Why I could be your neighbor! Do you have a clear shot of that huge white building they are building on the west gate at Nellis? Was out there snapping photos on red flag days.
We weren't a fan of HOAs either. Then the pandemic hit. My neighbor had been renovating her bathroom. There was a toilet in the front yard for about six months growing weeds around it. Now we live in Skye Canyon with an HOA but at least I don't pass by toilets when Im walking the littles. hehe.
Ziegfrued and Roy also owned a house on Rancho and Rainbow. It's double fenced in. No address. No address on Google maps. But from the satellite view it's a big house, big pool, huge yard. Very of mysterious.
Wonder Hussy....very cool of you to reference and sing a few bars of the great Malvina Reynolds song "Little Boxes"....BTW....you sounded amazing! I was fortunate to see her perform at the Berleley Greek Theatre in 1977 at Mimi Farina's (Joan Baez's little Sister) Bread and Roses benefit concert..... thankyou for your video and tribute to Ms. Malvina.....she was quite a character much like yourself....
I walked past the thriller villa when I lived in Vegas too!! Always wondered what it was like inside. Never went in or saw any of the others though. Shame. Thanks for putting this together.
Good times Wonderhussy thank you for yet another awesome video Im addicted to you,your a hard habit to break. Love you hun cannot wait to see the next adventure.
Las Vegas is a curious place. I shared a house once in a gated community in a neighborhood that had seen better days. Some beautiful houses inside the property. Rumor had it that the late BB King had a house there. I had to keep my car washed according the the HOA. 🤣
My husband and I got married and had our reception at the Liberace Mansion in 2000. A European guy bought it and restored it since then. It was really cool.
I enjoy the memories. Live in Vegas many times and my last place was off Lake Mead and My Hood on Judson. Also did everything from driving for a company that been around Vegas for years. Deliver many cabnets to a lot of the houses that was being built in the 80s and 90s. Also a driving job picking up adds for Star and Stripes and deliver tickets for different things in the late 70s. So you took on lots areas I been many times. There at MJ house I have friends that live real close to there. Just keep on enjoying life.
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.
Great video! I actually got married in Liberace's house back in the 90's. We lived just a block away from SR's house and could hear the lions roar at night.
