Stories by author Alicia Barber: 122 All Featured Tags Sort by: Title Date Added Filed Under Tourism Longhorn MotelA popular South Virginia Street motel opened in 1954. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Government and Politics Southside Fire Station (site)The 1917 fire station was designed to blend in with what was once a residential neighborhood. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Western BuildingThe building custom-built to house “Reno’s Newest Modern Offices" appeared on South Virginia in 1951. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Auto Painting & Trimming/Heidtman Motor Co.Constructed in 1927 and 1936, the two buildings have been combined to house a single business. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Dr. Pepper Bottling CompanyBuilt in 1939, the plant was later home to Interiors by Gravelle. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Nevada Auto ServiceOne of the first commercial properties on South Virginia Street serviced cars in 1929. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Barnes Radio ServiceAn early radio entrepreneur on South Virginia Street By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Sewell's SupermarketNow Statewide Lighting, Sewell's oozed with midcentury charm when it opened in 1959. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Peerless CleanersThe family-owned cleaners opened on the former site of the Commercial Soap Company in 1947. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Crider BuildingA mixed-use apartment and commercial building est. in 1936. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Benetti BlockThe five storefronts opened amid a post-World War II building boom. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Heidtman Commercial BuildingThe three storefronts have housed a wide variety of stores, offices, and eateries since 1940. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Frohlich-DaCosta CornerFrom the Piggly Wiggly to Heric's Doughnuts to Del Mar Station, this corner has seen it all. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Dunc'sCall it Dunc's, Mr. O's, the Office Bar, Eddie's Corner Bar, Chapel Tavern, or 40 Mile, this neighborhood bar has spanned generations. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Shoshone Coca-Cola Bottling CompanyOriginating as a water company on the outskirts of town, the soda bottling plant provided both refreshment and visual delight. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Alpine Glass CompanyThe Rosselli brothers founded their glass company down the street in 1925, moving it here in 1929. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Residences Martha Wingfield HouseProminent Nevada businessman George Wingfield's mother, Martha, lived here from 1911 to 1940. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Reno Pet Food MarketStarting out as a grocery in 1923, the space has offered pet supplies, doughnuts, appliances, and more. 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 Businesses Hale BuildingEarly tenants of this 1946 building included the Modern Music Center and an FM radio station, KNEV. 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 Businesses Giraudo BuildingPaul Giraudo's 1928 apartment building was the longtime home of Penguin Ice Cream. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Tourism Ho Hum MotelThe charming little motel opened on South Virginia Street in 1953. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Tourism Senator HotelBuilt by Pietro Saturno, the three-story 1907 hotel is one of the area's oldest commercial buildings. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Solari BuildingThe 1938 building on South Virginia Street was the longtime home of Hansel & Gretel Children's Clothing. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Sidney Leggett BuildingOne of Reno's original ad men ran his sign and billboard shop in this 1931 mixed-use building. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Coney Island BarFounded as a tamale factory in 1926 and operated by the same family for nearly a century. By Alicia Barber 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 Hinkel's CaféGerman immigrant Gene Hinkel opened his cafe at the corner of Granite (now Sierra) and Ridge Streets in 1941. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Gambling Holiday HotelMillionaire Norman Biltz opened the new hotel on the south bank of the Truckee River in 1956. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Previous Next
Filed Under Tourism Longhorn MotelA popular South Virginia Street motel opened in 1954. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Government and Politics Southside Fire Station (site)The 1917 fire station was designed to blend in with what was once a residential neighborhood. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Western BuildingThe building custom-built to house “Reno’s Newest Modern Offices" appeared on South Virginia in 1951. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Auto Painting & Trimming/Heidtman Motor Co.Constructed in 1927 and 1936, the two buildings have been combined to house a single business. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Dr. Pepper Bottling CompanyBuilt in 1939, the plant was later home to Interiors by Gravelle. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Nevada Auto ServiceOne of the first commercial properties on South Virginia Street serviced cars in 1929. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Barnes Radio ServiceAn early radio entrepreneur on South Virginia Street By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Sewell's SupermarketNow Statewide Lighting, Sewell's oozed with midcentury charm when it opened in 1959. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Peerless CleanersThe family-owned cleaners opened on the former site of the Commercial Soap Company in 1947. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Crider BuildingA mixed-use apartment and commercial building est. in 1936. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Benetti BlockThe five storefronts opened amid a post-World War II building boom. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Heidtman Commercial BuildingThe three storefronts have housed a wide variety of stores, offices, and eateries since 1940. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Frohlich-DaCosta CornerFrom the Piggly Wiggly to Heric's Doughnuts to Del Mar Station, this corner has seen it all. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Dunc'sCall it Dunc's, Mr. O's, the Office Bar, Eddie's Corner Bar, Chapel Tavern, or 40 Mile, this neighborhood bar has spanned generations. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Shoshone Coca-Cola Bottling CompanyOriginating as a water company on the outskirts of town, the soda bottling plant provided both refreshment and visual delight. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Alpine Glass CompanyThe Rosselli brothers founded their glass company down the street in 1925, moving it here in 1929. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Residences Martha Wingfield HouseProminent Nevada businessman George Wingfield's mother, Martha, lived here from 1911 to 1940. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Reno Pet Food MarketStarting out as a grocery in 1923, the space has offered pet supplies, doughnuts, appliances, and more. 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 Businesses Hale BuildingEarly tenants of this 1946 building included the Modern Music Center and an FM radio station, KNEV. 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 Businesses Giraudo BuildingPaul Giraudo's 1928 apartment building was the longtime home of Penguin Ice Cream. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism Ho Hum MotelThe charming little motel opened on South Virginia Street in 1953. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism Senator HotelBuilt by Pietro Saturno, the three-story 1907 hotel is one of the area's oldest commercial buildings. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Solari BuildingThe 1938 building on South Virginia Street was the longtime home of Hansel & Gretel Children's Clothing. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Sidney Leggett BuildingOne of Reno's original ad men ran his sign and billboard shop in this 1931 mixed-use building. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Coney Island BarFounded as a tamale factory in 1926 and operated by the same family for nearly a century. By Alicia Barber 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 Hinkel's CaféGerman immigrant Gene Hinkel opened his cafe at the corner of Granite (now Sierra) and Ridge Streets in 1941. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Gambling Holiday HotelMillionaire Norman Biltz opened the new hotel on the south bank of the Truckee River in 1956. By Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map