All Stories: 269 All Featured Tags Sort by: Title Date Added Filed Under Civic Organizations Reno Elks Home (site)Destroyed by fire in 1957, Elks Club Lodge No. 597 stood on the Reno riverfront for more than 50 years. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Government and Politics Reno Downtown Post OfficeThe glorious Art Deco/Art Moderne Federal Building and Post Office opened in 1934. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Government and Politics Reno City Hall (former)Built in 1965, Reno's second City Hall building now houses the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Industry Reno Brewing Company Bottling PlantThis modern 1940 bottling plant greatly expanded the capacity of the Reno Brewing Company. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Industry Reno Brewing Company (site)East 4th Street's reputation as a brewery district began with the opening of Reno Brewing in 1903. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Reid House By Donna and Paul Erickson View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Regina ApartmentsAn eight-unit apartment building built on Island Avenue in 1941. By Deb Hinman View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Industry Rainier Brewing Company Bottling PlantThe bottling works and distribution center opened along the railroad tracks in 1905. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Quilici BarLater known as the Rumpus Room and Abby’s Highway 40, the bar was opened by Roy Quilici in 1940. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Healthcare Q.S. Wong, Chinese Herb SpecialistA health practitioner who overcame decades of racial prejudice By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Price House By Donna and Paul Erickson View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Tourism Pony Express LodgeDeveloped by Harolds Club in the fifties from Cremer's Auto Court, which was founded in 1933. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Ponderosa Meat CompanyFrom its origins as Reno Frozen Food Lockers in 1947, the family business has endured for generations. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Entertainment Pioneer Center for the Performing ArtsOriginally called the Pioneer Theater-Auditorium in 1967, the performing arts center is topped by a spectacular geodesic dome. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Food Pinky's MarketBrothers Guido and Bruno Pincolini opened their namesake market on East 4th Street in 1946. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Pincolini BuildingGuido Pincolini opened his namesake commercial building on the corner of South Virginia and Mary Streets in 1954. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Piazzo BuildingSantino Piazzo and his family ran their market on the ground floor and the St. Francis Hotel above. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Phillips Stone HouseThe river rock house, now a restaurant, was built outside of Reno city limits around 1918. By Suzanne Loomis, Barbara Moreland, & Betty Hendrickson View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Pettis House By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Early Settlers & Settlement Peleg Brown RanchThe ranch was established by pioneer Peleg Brown in 1858 and bought by Louis Damonte in 1940. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Peerless CleanersThe family-owned cleaners opened on the former site of the Commercial Soap Company in 1946. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Pearl Upson HouseA turn-of-the-century Queen Anne home in the Powning Addition By Mella Rothwell Harmon & The Reno Historical Team View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Payne House By Donna and Paul Erickson View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Early Settlers & Settlement Patrick Ranch HouseOnce the center of a sprawling ranch, the house is now nestled in the heart of Reno's Old Southwest. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Tourism Park Wedding Chapel (site)Reno's first freestanding wedding chapel opened across from the Washoe County Courthouse in 1956. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Education Palmer Engineering BuildingConstruction of this 1941 building helped the School of Engineering regain its "Class A" rating. By Amanda Buell & Reno Historical Team View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Tourism Ox-Bow Motor LodgeOne of many motels that opened on South Virginia Street in the 1950s By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Osen Motor Sales CompanyThe gorgeous 1923 DeLongchamps building reflects the high status of the early automobile business. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Osen House By Donna and Paul Erickson View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Osborne House By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Previous Next
Filed Under Civic Organizations Reno Elks Home (site)Destroyed by fire in 1957, Elks Club Lodge No. 597 stood on the Reno riverfront for more than 50 years. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Government and Politics Reno Downtown Post OfficeThe glorious Art Deco/Art Moderne Federal Building and Post Office opened in 1934. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Government and Politics Reno City Hall (former)Built in 1965, Reno's second City Hall building now houses the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Industry Reno Brewing Company Bottling PlantThis modern 1940 bottling plant greatly expanded the capacity of the Reno Brewing Company. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Industry Reno Brewing Company (site)East 4th Street's reputation as a brewery district began with the opening of Reno Brewing in 1903. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Residences Regina ApartmentsAn eight-unit apartment building built on Island Avenue in 1941. By Deb Hinman View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Industry Rainier Brewing Company Bottling PlantThe bottling works and distribution center opened along the railroad tracks in 1905. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Quilici BarLater known as the Rumpus Room and Abby’s Highway 40, the bar was opened by Roy Quilici in 1940. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Healthcare Q.S. Wong, Chinese Herb SpecialistA health practitioner who overcame decades of racial prejudice By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism Pony Express LodgeDeveloped by Harolds Club in the fifties from Cremer's Auto Court, which was founded in 1933. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Ponderosa Meat CompanyFrom its origins as Reno Frozen Food Lockers in 1947, the family business has endured for generations. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Entertainment Pioneer Center for the Performing ArtsOriginally called the Pioneer Theater-Auditorium in 1967, the performing arts center is topped by a spectacular geodesic dome. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Food Pinky's MarketBrothers Guido and Bruno Pincolini opened their namesake market on East 4th Street in 1946. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Pincolini BuildingGuido Pincolini opened his namesake commercial building on the corner of South Virginia and Mary Streets in 1954. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Piazzo BuildingSantino Piazzo and his family ran their market on the ground floor and the St. Francis Hotel above. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Residences Phillips Stone HouseThe river rock house, now a restaurant, was built outside of Reno city limits around 1918. By Suzanne Loomis, Barbara Moreland, & Betty Hendrickson View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Early Settlers & Settlement Peleg Brown RanchThe ranch was established by pioneer Peleg Brown in 1858 and bought by Louis Damonte in 1940. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Peerless CleanersThe family-owned cleaners opened on the former site of the Commercial Soap Company in 1946. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Residences Pearl Upson HouseA turn-of-the-century Queen Anne home in the Powning Addition By Mella Rothwell Harmon & The Reno Historical Team View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Early Settlers & Settlement Patrick Ranch HouseOnce the center of a sprawling ranch, the house is now nestled in the heart of Reno's Old Southwest. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism Park Wedding Chapel (site)Reno's first freestanding wedding chapel opened across from the Washoe County Courthouse in 1956. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Education Palmer Engineering BuildingConstruction of this 1941 building helped the School of Engineering regain its "Class A" rating. By Amanda Buell & Reno Historical Team View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism Ox-Bow Motor LodgeOne of many motels that opened on South Virginia Street in the 1950s By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Osen Motor Sales CompanyThe gorgeous 1923 DeLongchamps building reflects the high status of the early automobile business. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map