March 2007 News from Preservation Online: "After a Las Vegas developer and nonprofit worked together to relocate a 1961 shell-shaped motel lobby in December, the city has a new appreciation for its mid-century architecture, preservationists say.

Instead of being bulldozed, the La Concha Motel's lobby was dismantled and moved off the Las Vegas Strip on Dec. 18 to make way for a modern hotel. The 1,000-square-foot lobby, designed by African American architect Paul Williams (1894-1980), will be renovated as a visitors center starting in September.

"It's been huge for Vegas," says Andrew Kirk, executive director of Preserve Nevada. "[The La Concha relocation] has contributed to a far greater awareness of the historic resources and what constitutes historic in Las Vegas."

The Doumani Family owns the La Concha and they donated the motel lobby to the Neon Museum.