Irwin Molasky

Irwin Molasky is considered a pioneer and one of the most important people in the development of Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States.

He built Las Vegas' first enclosed mall, the Boulevard Mall; first major hospital, Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center; first high-rise condominium, Regency Towers; the area's first master-planned community, Paradise Palms; and the first high-rise office building in Las Vegas, the 17-story Bank of America Plaza; and the state's first hospice, The Nathan Adelson Hospice.

Molasky was a founder and served as an Officer of the Board of Directors of Lorimar Productions, a conglomerate of television, broadcasting, 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 their last initials (M for Molasky, A for Adelson, R for Rich).

Irwin Molasky was a key figure in the development of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas through a donation of 45 prime acres 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 at its current site and assisted with the land purchase for the Las Vegas Convention Center.