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Blockchain LLC

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While company made bold claims at the height of crypto hype and was covered as such, plans fell through. There is no significant coverage of the current focus (gaming reputation). -- Luk talk 08:29, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DGUSA The Rebirth

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No notable independent pro wrestling event. Just one source in the article. Quick search shows just a few WP:ROUTINE results. HHH Pedrigree (talk) 11:23, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The reason why I put up the article was because this was the revival of Dragon Gate USA under the control of Dragon Gate. My apologies for not including any other sources but I've fixed it. Added a source for the results BTW. Unknownuser45266 (talk) 02:21, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Safari Motel

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Motel that fails WP:SIGCOV, there are plenty of old motels in Las Vegas, as well as homeless shelters, a lot of which do not get their own articles. The motel is mostly too local to merit SIGCOV, which the only notable event to happen was the conversion to a homeless shelter. ロドリゲス恭子 (talk) 20:39, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. Wikipedia:Notability (geographic features)#Engineered constructs says:

    Sources

    1. Glionna, John M. (2017-04-22). "Motel, once a haven, now a crime-ridden jungle in downtown Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

      Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies)#Audience says, "The source's audience must also be considered. Significant coverage in media with an international, national, or at least regional audience (e.g., the biggest daily newspaper in any US state) is a strong indication of notability." The motel received significant coverage in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which is the "the largest circulating daily newspaper in Nevada", so the audience requirement is met.

      The article notes: "In the 1950s, the Safari was part of the face of downtown Las Vegas, joining other area motels to lure tourists with its spacious rooms and rectangular neon-lit marquee. First opened in 1954, the motel was registered with Automobile Club of America, which vouched for its quality. Postcard advertisements boasted of “Beautiful, Carpeted 1-2 Bedroom Units. Smartly furnished for your comfort, with TV, Radio. Cooled by refrigeration, tiled tub and showers, heated swimming pool with large cabana & large shaded lawn area for lounging.” The Safari helped provide the allure to the East Fremont Street corridor, the city’s own version of old Route 66 and part of the original route to Los Angeles before Highway 91 — the precursor to Interstate 15 — was built in the mid-1920s."

      The article notes: "Meanwhile, they were summoned to the smaller 21-room Safari on 172 occasions — more than twice that of any other property, according to Metro. ... Police, fire and health departments and the city attorney are working to shutter the motel and perhaps seize the property. Two lawsuits filed in state and municipal courts label the Safari as a “chronic nuisance” — a haven for crime and hopeless rabbit hole for the time and energies of health and public safety officials. Authorities targeted the Safari soon after the drug-related slaying last April. They waged drug and prostitution operations, served search warrants and increased health inspections."

    2. Johnson, Shea (2019-09-04). "Las Vegas will help convert troubled downtown motel to apartments". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

      The article notes: "Las Vegas officials will contribute $95,000 in redevelopment agency funds to convert a vacant downtown motel with a troubled recent history into a 21-unit apartment complex. ... The issues with Safari Motel before it ceased operations in May were well documented: violent crime, drug use and health violations. Since 2006, officials opened 11 code enforcement cases, according to the city. There have been three fires at the property in the last five years. The new owner, 2001 Fremont LLC, bought the old motel for $950,000 on May 31, Clark County property records show. The company then requested Las Vegas assist with the motel’s conversion to market rate apartments and agreed to renovate the historic neon “Safari” sign to its original condition, according to the city."

    3. Torres-Cortez, Ricardo (2022-10-14). "Careworn Safari Motel gets new life as transitional housing". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

      The article notes: "The vintage Safari Motel in downtown Las Vegas has undergone various incarnations since it was first built nearly seven decades ago, when Clark County’s population hovered around 60,000. Long a tourist attraction, the relic of a bygone era has transformed into apartment living, been shuttered, caught fire multiple times and been labeled as a “chronic nuisance” where illegal activities abounded in recent years."

    4. Pearson, Paul (2024-04-06). "Ex-motel gets new mission: Helping the homeless". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

      The article notes: "An old motel in downtown Las Vegas is getting a new lease on life. The former Safari Motel on East Fremont Street has been turned into bridge housing for people experiencing homelessness. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Thursday morning for the site, which has been rechristened as a BETterment Community through a public-private partnership between Clark County, the City of Las Vegas, private companies and the nonprofit U.S. Vets. ... Built in 1956, the Safari had fallen on hard times in recent years. After a maintenance man was fatally shot there in 2016, and Las Vegas police officers served four drug search warrants in early 2017, a judge allowed the city to close the motel in the fall of 2017."

    5. Richards, Rochelle (2017-04-23). "Las Vegas morning update for Sunday, April 23rd – Video". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

      The article notes: "The Safari Motel, known as the most dangerous hotel in all of Las Vegas, used to be a popular tourist spot. Now it’s a crime trap the city wants to close down. According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, officers have been called to the 21-room Safari on 172 occasions since March 2016. Police, fire and health departments along with the city attorney are now working to shut down the motel, and perhaps seize the property."

    6. Kane, Arthur (2020-06-11). "Police called Alpine the worst of the worst' and tried to close it. Las Vegas officials said no". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

      The article notes: "While the Alpine escaped closure as a chronic nuisance, around the same time and a mile away city officials were cracking down on the Safari Motel. A maintenance man was fatally shot there in April 2016, and Metro officers served drug search warrants on four different rooms in early 2017. ... A judge allowed the city to close the Safari in the fall of 2017. In May 2019, Yeh sold the property to an LLC based in Beverly Hills, California, for $950,000, records show."

    7. Wilson, Miranda (2019-09-04). "Old downtown Las Vegas motel to be converted into apartments". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

      The article notes: "A shuttered 1950s-era motel with a troubled history is the latest downtown property slated for redevelopment into apartments. Las Vegas Apartments LLC will convert the former Safari Motel on East Fremont Street into a 21-unit apartment complex with financial assistance from the city of Las Vegas. ... Built in 1956, the 25-unit Safari Motel had a notorious history in recent years. A man was stabbed in one of the rooms in 2016. A fire broke out in 2013, causing $25,000 in damage, displacing the manager and killing a dog. The city described it as a “blighted and crime-ridden property” in documents."

    8. Miller, Shannon (2023-04-20). "Public-private partnerships transform an old Downtown motel into transitional housing". Las Vegas Weekly. Archived from the original on 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

      The article notes: "On one of the first warm mornings this spring, Clark County officials hosted a ribbon cutting at the site of the former Safari Motel on Fremont Street—now a bridge housing complex that provides supportive services for 50 clients at a time, or up to 184 homeless adults per year. ... Since opening in late February, the complex has served more than 20 clients, according to staff. ... The renovated motel provides a unique Vegas vibe and includes wheelchair-accessible rooms, laundry machines and a spacious courtyard with a zen garden donated by the Venetian. Each room includes a bed, closet, bathroom and kitchen equipped with a refrigerator and appliances."

    9. Jaramillo, Sally (2019-09-10). "Safari Motel to be transformed into modern apartment complex". KLAS-TV. Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

      The article notes: "“Project Enchilada:” It sounds like it has to do with Mexican food, but it’s actually the master plan that was adopted by the City of Las Vegas back in 2016. Project Enchilada aims to bring redevelopment to the Fremont East area. One of the projects involves the Safari Motel. The old downtown Las Vegas motel was built in 1956, but now it’s going to be converted into a 21 unit apartment complex thanks to approval from the Las Vegas City Council."

    10. "Authorities close motel after numerous code violations found". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 1991-02-23. Factiva lvgs000020020430dn2n0031o.

      The article notes: " Las Vegas police and city health, building and fire inspectors shut down a Fremont Street motel Friday after finding numerous code violations.Police said they found 14 children among the residents living in squalid conditions at the Safari Motel at 2001 E. Fremont St. near 21st Street.Officers of the North Area Police Station's Community Policing Team said in one month there were about 45 calls for police to the motel, most of them dealing with narcotics and prostitution.For three hours Friday, police and city health, building and fire inspectors looked through the motel's 20 rooms. Police said they found open wires, unsafe floors, makeshift sinks, human feces in alleyways, soiled pillows and urine-stained mattresses with burn holes."

    11. Less significant coverage:
      1. Cling, Carol (2000-03-06). "Wayne Newton pitches Miller Lite in commercial". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Factiva LVGS000020010808dw36003d8.

        The article notes: "Further east on Fremont Street, near the Safari Motel, is one of the planned locations for a series of 15-second TV commercials promoting the 2000 census in Southern Nevada. The spots are scheduled to shoot Thursday through Saturday at locations including the Desert Shores area an an area near Spring Mountain Road and Arville Street, according to Lynn Purdue, senior vice president of Puckett Advertising, which created the multimedia campaign to encourage participation in the 2000 census "and educate people about what the census is for.""

    There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Safari Motel to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".

    Cunard (talk) 05:26, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: To evaluate sourcing Cunard identified
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Star Mississippi 02:20, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Lean keep Per sources found by @Cunard. I would be more confident about keeping if sources more focused on its history were available/noted as well.
Anonrfjwhuikdzz (talk) 02:30, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per the sources found by cunard which seem to be reliable it meets sustained as well as the sources span multiple years and stories and provides a background of the motel as it was in the 50s Scooby453w (talk) 12:21, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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