Going Down the Stoney End
(Jan 12, 2010) - One of the more interesting Streisand locations, and certainly the most picturesque, is Sunrise Mountain, located on the outskirts of Las Vegas and an easy 20 minute drive from The Strip. It was amid this brush landscape of the Mojave desert where Barbra sat for the "Stoney End" album cover.

It's easy to drive out to the mountain where you'll immediately recognize the unique vista. The cover of "Stoney End" will come to life before your very eyes as you inch closer toward the foothills. So hop in your vintage pick-up (preferably candy apple red, sofa optional), crank up the album and head out toward Sunrise Mountain for a visit to one of the most unique of all Streisand-related locations.

 

About the Photographer Noted photographer Barry Feinstein was called upon to shoot the cover of "Stoney End." He captured an image of Barbra Streisand that has since become a classic. But "Stoney End" was not the only time the talented photographer shot an iconic album cover. Around the same time as the "Stoney End" photo shoot, Feinstein was behind the camera when Janis Joplin sat for the cover of her last album, "Pearl." Feinstein has worked with many artists. He is perhaps best known for his photographic portraits of Bob Dylan. One of Feinstein's images was used as the cover of Dylan's album, "The Times They Are A-Changin' ".

How to Get to Sunrise Mountain From the Vegas Strip, head east on Tropicana Blvd. At Boulder Highway, make a right. Continue on Boulder Hwy until Russell Road. Make a left on Russell Rd. Continue to Broadbent Blvd. Make a left on Broadbent Blvd. Take the first right into UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium. You'll see Sunrise Mountain on your left. Drive around the unpaved roadway (literally a "Stoney End" - and the exact location where we suspect the album cover shoot took place). Park at Bill Bennett airfield.