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Results for subject term "Immigration": 5

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Piazzo Building

Santino Piazzo and his family ran their market on the ground floor and the St. Francis Hotel above.

By Alicia Barber
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Santa Fe Hotel

The second Santa Fe Hotel opened in 1949 with Basque-style family dining, a barber shop, and 22 rooms.

By Alicia Barber
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Chinatown (site)

Reno's Chinese community experienced decades of racism, displacement, and violence.

By Alicia Barber & Edan Strekal
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Louis' Basque Corner

Originating in 1907 as the Hotel Richelieu but best known for the Basque restaurant that opened downstairs in 1967.

By Alicia Barber
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Jacob Davis's Tailor Shop (site)

Davis invented copper-riveted jeans, which he co-patented with his supplier, Levi Strauss, in 1873.

By Mella Rothwell Harmon
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