Jean is a small commercial town in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of the Las Vegas hotel-casino corridor along Interstate 15, and 12 mi (19 km) north of the Nevada-California border.
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 Aerial view of Jean (June 2010) | |
  Jean Location within the state of Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 35°46′48″N 115°19′48″W / 35.78000°N 115.33000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Clark |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Founded by | Lincoln County Commission |
| Named for | Jean Fayle |
| Elevation | 2,841 ft (866 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 89019 |
| Area code(s) | 702 and 725 |
There is no land zoned residential in Jean. The town is primarily zoned commercial, industrial, manufacturing, government and institutional. A 3 million square foot mega-warehouse complex is currently in development at the Jean exit at Interstate 15 (I-15).[1]
Jean will also be the entry point for the new Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport (SNSA), currently in development.
Jean is accessible via Interstate 15 (I-15) as well as from Las Vegas Boulevard South, and from the towns of Goodsprings and Sandy Valley via Nevada State Route 161.
Traffic
editAccording to the Nevada Department of Transportation, over 16 million vehicles travel through Jean along Interstate 15 annually between Las Vegas and California.[2]
Businesses
editJean is home to the world's largest Chevron gas station, in Terrible's Road House, with 96 pumps, a 50 thousand square-foot convenience store, a White Castle restaurant, and an electric vehicle charging station. Jean is also home to One9 commercial truck gas station, Starbucks, Berry's Plastic Factory, the Jean Sport Aviation Center and the Jean Airport. The town also houses a Nevada State Police- Highway Patrol substation, the Jean Post Office, the Goodsprings Township Courthouse, a Clark County Fire Station and the Jean Conservation Camp.
History
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Jean was originally named Goodsprings Junction. On June 28, 1905, postmaster George Arthur Fayle renamed the town Jean in honor of his wife.[3] He also built the famous Pioneer Saloon in Goodsprings, Nevada.
Pop's Oasis Casino was the first casino to open in Jean in 1972. Two other casinos, The Nevada Landing Hotel Casino and the Gold Strike Hotel Casino, were later opened. Pop's Oasis closed in 1988 and was demolished. Chips and tokens from Pop's Oasis were poured into the foundation of the Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino. The Nevada Landing subsequently closed in 2007 and the property was leveled in May 2008.
The Gold Strike remained open and was renamed Terrible's Hotel and Casino in 2018.[4]
Terrible's closed in 2020 during the pandemic and was sold to Tolles Development in 2022. The site along with several other large adjacent parcels are now being developed into a 3 million square-foot mega warehouse complex.[5]
The Las Vegas welcome center in Jean was moved to Primm in early 2000 and the building in Jean was converted in 2004 to the current Nevada State Police substation.
Geography
editJean is located on a mountain pass, Jean Pass (south), west of the Jean Dry Lake basin. Sheep Mountain borders Jean to the east, southeast of Jean Dry Lake. Northwest of the pass lies the southeast foothills of the Bird Spring Range.
Adventure tourism
editJean is a very popular adventure tourism location offering Sin City Skydiving, Parasailing, Vegas Off Road Tours and the annual Mint 400 race.
In popular culture
editIn 2016 Ugo Rondinone built Seven Magic Mountains, a popular tourist attraction near Las Vegas.
Jean has been featured in popular Hollywood movies and music videos:
Lionheart featuring Jean-Claude VanDamme, 1990 film[6]
Casino, 1995 film[7]
Vegas Vacation, 1997 film[8]
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1998 film[9]
Pearl Harbor, 2001 film[10]
The Hangover, 2009 film[11]
The Master, 2012 film[12]
Absolute Dominion, Netflix film 2022[13]
Kelsey Ballerini music video Peter Pan (2015)[14]
Jean is featured in the 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Developer looks to break ground in 2023 on industrial complex south of Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". gis.dot.nv.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Ivanpah Frontier". Las Vegas Territory. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ https://lasvegassun.com/staff/mick-akers; https://lasvegassun.com/staff/mick-akers (2018-10-31). "Gold Strike casino in Jean being rebranded as Terrible's - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
{{cite web}}: External link in|last2=and|last= - ^ "Developer looks to break ground in 2023 on industrial complex south of Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ Lionheart (1990) - Filming & production - IMDb, retrieved 2023-06-13
- ^ Casino (1995) - Filming & production - IMDb, retrieved 2023-06-13
- ^ Vegas Vacation (1997) - Filming & production - IMDb, retrieved 2023-06-13
- ^ Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) - Filming & production - IMDb, retrieved 2023-06-13
- ^ Pearl Harbor (2001) - Filming & production - IMDb, retrieved 2023-06-13
- ^ The Hangover (2009) - Filming & production - IMDb, retrieved 2023-06-13
- ^ The Master (2012) - Filming & production - IMDb, retrieved 2023-06-13
- ^ Alexander, Lexi, Absolute Dominion (Action, Sci-Fi), Junes Zahdi, Julie Ann Emery, Patton Oswalt, Blumhouse Television, retrieved 2023-06-13
- ^ "Kelsea Ballerini's 'Peter Pan' video was filmed last year at the dry lake bed near Jean, Nv. (Courtesy)". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
External links
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Media related to Jean, Nevada at Wikimedia Commons