West Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Kim Produce Farm
1932
Photographed by Michael Kindig, June 4, 2008
1. Kim Produce Farm Marker
From the early days of Las Vegas, Asian [...] considerable skill to make poor desert soil produce crops. Frank Kim, Sr [...] advertising melons, tomatoes and onions by the crate. Customers could pick them up at his home, the last house on Clark Street (now Bonanza), south of the road near present day Martin Luther King Boulevard. At the same time Kim raised a family of solid citizens.
Frank Kim, Jr. graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1943, joined the Navy in WWII, and became a policeman in 1946. Promoted to Lieutenant, he then was appointed Detective Bureau Watch Commander, served in search and rescue units, and was the first to advocate helicopters for police use. In 1988, the community granted special recognition to Frank Kim, Jr. for his 31 years of service to the Las Vegas Police Department with the dedication of Frank Kim Elementary School.
Erected by the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Preserve America & the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act. (Marker Number 4.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is in Nevada’s Mojave Desert. It is also in the American Southwest and in the Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Binion House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Moulin Rouge (approx. 0.7 miles away); McWilliams' Townsite (approx. 0.8 miles away); St. James the Apostle (approx. 0.8 miles away); Harrison Boarding House (approx. one mile away); Jackson Street Commercial District (approx. 1.2 miles away); Twin Lakes Lodge (approx. 1.2 miles away); Padre Francisco Garcιs (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Las Vegas.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. The Pioneer Trail - West Las Vegas
Also see . . . Kim Farm page for www.LasVegasPioneerTrail.com. Visit the www.LasVegasPioneerTrail.com to learn more about the Kim Farm. (Submitted on October 31, 2020, by Deuce Brandt of North Las Vegas, Nevada.)
Photographed by Michael Kindig, June 4, 2008
2. Kim Produce Farm Marker
Photographed by Michael Kindig, June 4, 2008
3. Site of Kim Produce Farm
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,383 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on December 28, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 7, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
