In 1988, a residential cul de sac applied for the name. It is in a hard to find place at the northern end of town. Since
this name is taken, it cannot be duplicated elsewhere. There is also 'Elvis Alive' off the highway headed into Mt Charleston,
and an application for 'Elvis A'. That's 3 streets with Elvis' name on it. The fire dept, for 911 emergency purposes, will
not approve another street for Elvis.
It's a shame that this name was not reserved for the future, for a better street location and promotion. Someone
was not thinking 'big picture.'
So... let's say you want to change Elvis Presley Ct for another location such as Elvis Presley Dr in the center
of town. The residents of the Ct address would have to approve the change and you, as applicant, would have to pay all the
costs those home owners have to go thru to change the name to something else. AND, for the new street, YOU would have to pay
for all the street signs to be manufactured and changed from the old name. The complete procedure is available at the Clark
County government building. It is a multiple step and approval process. As for streets with famous names on them, sometimes
tons of money and clout and power and who you know is in the works. Until someone has all of that and wants to make this change,
the residents of tiny Elvis Presley Ct at the end of Vegas will continue to have the best named street to live on....
(In other words, street names are not paid by any government fund. It is paid for by developers of the street or
by those requesting the name change.)
Writing the Mayor or any other government official will not help. They do not have the authority to make this change.
Besides, the Mayor is only in control of the city of Las Vegas. Most of what you know as 'Vegas' is outside the boundary of
the city and is considered the metropolitan area. Largely, the power and authority rests with the county commissioners.
Also, it is very highly unlikely that a major thoroughfare such as Paradise Rd, where the Hilton resides, would
be changed. It is too entrenched in Vegas history to be changed. (example: Steve Wynn wanted to rename old street Spring
Mountain after his new hotel, Treasure Island. His request caused a public uproar, and it was denied by the commissioners.)
Also, the cost would be astronomical; again, who would pay for it?
Why does Dean Martin have a street? Because the Panorama condominum being built on what was Industrial Rd came
up with the exorbinant amount of cost money (paying for all street signs and other changes) to convince the commissioners
to approve the name. Industrial was changed to Dean Martin south of the Harmon intersection. They also named a nearby
cross street after Jerry Lewis. Martin and Lewis together again in Las Vegas!
Why does Frank Sinatra have a street? One month after Sinatra's
death in 1998, the Clark County Commission voted to name a future planned roadway in honor of the frequent Las Vegas
headliner. Lt. Gov. Lorraine Hunt, then a county commissioner, proposed the idea.When this new connector street
was being designed, his name was assigned. It was paid for by taxes collected to maintain I-15. (And, well, Elvis Presley
was already taken.)
Why not consider just having a street called "Presley"? What's the point? It seems pretty lame to have
that without "Elvis" along with it.
Why do I see other street names in town duplicated? That is because they were already in existence before the
law was passed in 1989 to no longer have duplicate names for the 911 system being installed. And, no, the street suffixes
do not count.
Thank you for your consideration...
