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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.

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

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 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!

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!

I grew up about 2 blocks from the underground house. I remember we all watched it being built. Love my town.

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 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!

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'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 agree. I love older houses. They have history an you can imagine the people that lived there before you.

Wow absolutely love this video. Would love to see more of these historic vintage Las Vegas neighborhoods.

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. :)

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.

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.

I love how you represent Las Vegas.. its history is what makes me go there! And I appreciate that you like to acknowledge that.

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.

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!

Liberace also had a house in Sherman Oaks, California

I love watching your videos after I've been outside doing yard work ,it's like I'm exploring without leaving my house !

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

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.

Wow! I looked at the underground house pictures online. It is absolutely amazing!

Sarah, You are Wonderful. Thank You for entertaining us in Endless Ways 🙂

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.

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...

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

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.

We need more underground mansions in today's predicament!!!😲

I've lived in Vegas since 1977 and I think you nailed it!

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.

Great top 5 House's Sarah I really enjoyed this video I also looked into the underground house and your right that's crazy.

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.

"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." 😜

👍 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😃

Weeds is still one of my favorite series. I've watched it many times now.

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! ✌

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

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...

Ah the home that you know what time it is, when the big hand touches the little hand at Michaels place.

This was a great video, definitely do more like this one!

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.

One of my favourite RU-vidrs. I enjoy all of your trips and can’t wait to make the same or similar ones soon

This was "funtastic!" So much history and really interesting houses. My fave was the Victorian Mansion! Thanks W.H.!

Really like this video. You should do more of Vegas

This is fabulous! Loved it...💗💗💗 Thank you! Hope there is a #2

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!

Love your fun and unique attitude WH, keep up the diverse productions. Thanks!

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!

Love your videos, Wonderhussy! They are so interesting and informative. Plus your personality/ beauty and positively radiant!

Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds. One of my favorite songs.

Awesome video Wonder!

You do a very good job on these videos. Great content, performance and editing. Thank you.

Miss Wonderhussy , another excellent look at life in Las Vegas . Thank You ! Your Editing is excellent

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

Love your Vegas videos. Can’t wait to see some of these places next visit.

Another great video love seeing this

Cool I like MJ's house the best. Thanks for the vid.

You are my favorite! I watch you when I just need to relax...thank you!

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! 🕊🌼🌿🕊🌼🌿

Love your show. You entertain us soooo well and have tons of talent

That was a lot of fun Ms Hussy, really enjoyed that!

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! Love the history of the these gorgeous homes!

shes singing at the beginning and the end of the video about ticky tack houses! good video!

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 . 🙂

Awesome video of the different Las Vegas houses!

These unique little tours are pretty rad. Thanks. 👍

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..

Fascinating tour, thank you!

Just love the tour thanks

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.

The comments on this one are superb! Great video! Thanks!

Loved this one!!!! One of my faves so far. Thank you 😊

Nice vid! Be safe,sarah!

Thank you for a great excursion to these homes in Vegas. It was enjoyable and you did a great job as a tour guide. Look forward to your next vlog. Best wishes and stay awesome! 🤙😀🧧

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.

I live right around the corner from Siegfried and Roy's house. :-) Lot's of iconic homes around the valley.

I love your choice of houses!

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.

Very interesting! Thanks for the tour.

Fear and loathing kitsch. Always interesting Sarah.

Very cool vid!

This was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it. Thank you 🤗

Your singing is great! Brava!

Trippy...house underground... Great tour...thx Sarah

You are so funny and weird in a good way! Love watching you ♥️

Excellent video.

Your plea of “how about that ?” , crushed me 🤣🌻

I enjoyed seeing the houses you liked but the Victoria Mansion was by far my favorite

You're a hoot WH. Thanks for the amazing tour!

Fun video..thanks for your top 5...

Oh , you got yer truck back on the road ! 😁😇😊😍

Great video. Great comments, too.

I like the mid-century modern ones. That was fun.

This was a nice video, thanks