Irwin Molasky is considered a real estate pioneer and one of the most important people in the development of Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

, Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

 in the United States

United States

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Background

Molasky's father ran an Ohio

Ohio

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 newspaper distribution business and managed several apartments. Molasky went to a military high school and went to college at Ohio State. Molasky left Ohio State after one year and transferred to UCLA.

Molasky built Las Vegas' first enclosed mall

Shopping mall

A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...

, the Boulevard Mall

Boulevard Mall

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; first major hospital

Hospital

A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....

, Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center

Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center

The Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center is a for-profit hospital operated by Sunrise Healthcare System and owned by the Hospital Corporation of America. This 730 bed hospital is located in Winchester, Nevada.-History:...

; first high-rise condominium

Condominium

A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...

, Regency Towers; the area's first master-planned community, Paradise Palms

Paradise Palms

Paradise Palms is a Mid Century Modern housing tract in Las Vegas, Nevada.In the 1960s Irwin Molasky's company Molasky Development hired the young architectural firm of Palmer & Krisel fresh from their success building hundreds of successful tract homes for Alexander Homes and other custom projects...

; and the first high-rise office building in Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

, the 17-story Bank of America Plaza; and the state's first hospice, The Nathan Adelson Hospice.

Lorimar productions

Molasky was a founder and served as an Officer of the Board of Directors of Lorimar Productions

Lorimar Productions

Lorimar, later known as Lorimar Television and Lorimar Distribution, was an American television production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros., active from 1969 until 1993...

, a conglomerate of television

Television

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, broadcasting

Broadcasting

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, and print companies. Lorimar Productions was founded by Merv Adelson, Irwin Molasky, and Lee Rich, who named the company after Adelson's ex-wife Lori, and Palomar Airport in San Diego, California.

University of Nevada

Irwin Molasky was a key figure in the development of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public, coeducational university located in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA. The campus is located approximately east of the Las Vegas Strip. The institution includes a Shadow Lane Campus, located just east of the University Medical Center of...

 through a donation of 45 acres (182,108.7 m²) prime of land at Flamingo Road and Maryland Parkway, as well as being the Founding Chairman of the UNLV Foundation. He also participated in locating McCarran International Airport

McCarran International Airport

McCarran International Airport is the principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, United States. The airport is located five miles south of the central business district of Las Vegas, in the unincorporated area of Paradise in Clark County. It covers an area of and...

 at its current site and assisted with the land purchase for the Las Vegas Convention Center

Las Vegas Convention Center

The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority in Las Vegas, Nevada....

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