Some call Reno’s downtown alleys the heart of the city’s infamous past. Others say the alleys paint a vivid picture of early Western society. Either way, for decades the network of alleys that…

While “MidTown” is a relatively new term for the popular Reno district it denotes, the neighborhood itself has been a busy commercial and residential area for nearly a century. Roughly bounded by…

Paul Revere Williams (1894-1980) is widely recognized as one of the most significant African American architects of the 20th Century. Over five decades, he produced nearly 3,000 designs for buildings…

Like countless cities in the American West, Reno was founded because of the establishment of nineteenth-century railroad networks. However, Reno's network did much more than simply inaugurate the…