Editing Whitney, Nevada (section)

==Background==
Stowell E. Whitney, a dairy farmer from [[Bunkerville, Nevada]],<ref name=taylor>{{cite news|title=Origin of many Clark County township names is a mystery|newspaper=Anthem View|location=Las Vegas|author=F. Andrew Taylor|date=August 3, 2010|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1316569E1E17B088&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref> purchased a ranch in the area in the 1910s.<ref name=bristol>{{cite news|title=Back at the ranch: Whitney blazed a trail|newspaper=Henderson View|author=Emmily N. Bristol|date=January 20, 2001|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12E8F3B3F36F5FA8&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=US-95, West Leg Construction from Rancho Drive West to Rainbow Blvd and North to US-95, Clark County: Environmental Impact Statement|publisher=Federal Highway Administration|year=1976|page=1999|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Da01AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1999}}</ref> The town of Whitney was established in 1931, when Whitney [[Subdivision (land)|subdivided]] his ranch due to the construction of the [[Boulder Highway]].<ref name=taylor/><ref name=bristol /> Much of this land is now within [[Henderson, Nevada|Henderson]] city limits.<ref name=taylor/> He didn't attract many buyers, since this took place during the [[Great Depression]].<ref name=taylor/> A Whitney post office was opened the following year.<ref name=taylor/><ref name=bristol /><ref>{{cite book|title=Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary|author=Helen S. Carlson|year=1974|publisher=University of Nevada Press|isbn=9780874170948|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&pg=PA245}}</ref> The town was officially founded in 1942 by the [[Clark County Commission]], and that year Whitney was given official borders.<ref name=taylor/> The town was renamed as East Las Vegas in 1958, in response to a petition signed by almost all the residents.<ref>{{cite news|title=Town renamed East Las Vegas|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|date=October 9, 1958|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14741458/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The name was changed back to Whitney in 1993.<ref>{{cite report|title=2011 Whitney Land Use Plan|publisher=Clark County Planning Commission|page=4|date=May 3, 2011|url=http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/comprehensive-planning/land-use/Documents/WhitneyAdoptedLandUsePlan2011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221063906/http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/comprehensive-planning/land-use/Documents/WhitneyAdoptedLandUsePlan2011.pdf |archive-date=2015-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-10-28}}</ref>

Prior to the 1970s, Whitney was one of a few small communities between [[Las Vegas]] and Henderson along Boulder Highway (which was [[U.S. Route 93 in Nevada|US 93]], [[U.S. Route 95 in Nevada|US 95]] and [[U.S. Route 466|US 466]] at the time). Whitney Elementary School was a converted barracks. It housed grades from first to seventh until the 1960s; after that, seventh-graders were moved to Henderson Junior High.  In the early years, the town's post office was operated by John and Nellie Bunch, owners of much of the Whitney property and surrounding areas.  The town consisted of three streets running east and west: Whitney Avenue, Keenan Avenue, and Missouri Avenue(Ghettos).  Cross streets running north and south were 1st Street, 2nd Street, and 3rd Street. Older students attended [[Basic High School]] in Henderson. Some students attended [Chaparral high school] in East Las vegas.

In the early 1990s, the outward growth of development in Las Vegas and Henderson, as well as the construction of the [[Interstate 515]] (now [[Interstate 11]]) bypass of Whitney, had a negative effect on businesses in the area. Business began to recover in the 2000s. The area has seen several new housing developments on vacant land. The people In this Neighborhood often refer to this neighborhood as East Las Vegas or Boulder district (BD).

It is home to [[Sam Boyd Stadium]] (formerly Las Vegas Stadium, Las Vegas Silver Bowl, and Sam Boyd Silver Bowl), the former home venue of the [[UNLV Rebels football|UNLV Rebels]] [[college football]] team.