Hughes/Truckee Lane Building

The modern forties-era building faced away from the river toward Reno's business district.

IXL Laundry

Massive skylights flooded the commercial laundry building with light upon its construction in 1934.

John Mackay Statue

The statue donated by the Mackay family honors the Comstock mining baron whose family's contributions transformed the university.

Johnson-Jeffries Fight (site)

The 1910 "Fight of the Century" reflected and heightened the era's deep racial tensions.

Journal Building

One of Reno's oldest structures, built to house the operations of the Nevada State Journal in 1876.

Kiah's Squeeze Inn (site)

The popular Southern homestyle restaurant was the first Black-owned business on Virginia Street.

Lobster House

Longhorn Motel

A popular South Virginia Street motel opened in 1954.

Louis' Basque Corner

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

Martha Jackson House (site)

The remarkable story of one of Nevada's African American pioneers.

Martha Wingfield House

Prominent Nevada businessman George Wingfield's mother, Martha, lived here from 1911 to 1940.

Martin Iron Works

An industrial mainstay of East 4th Street pivotal to Reno's construction industry

Miguel's Mexican Food

Chef Miguel Ribera opened his namesake restaurant in 1959.

Mining Experiment Station

Opened in 1921 as a federal Mining Experiment Station, the building long housed UNR Facilities.

Morris Hotel

Built for F.C. Savage in 1931, the 40-unit hotel occupied a enviable spot along busy U.S. Highway 40.

Mt. Hope Baptist Church

Needham Rooming House

The Needhams offered necessary lodging for Black visitors to Reno, including divorce-seekers.

Nevada Auto Service

One of the first commercial properties on South Virginia Street serviced cars in 1929.

Nevada Welding Works

The 1931 industrial shop was reportedly the first electrically welded building in the state.

Nevada-California-Oregon Locomotive Machine Shop

The locomotive house for the N-C-O Railroad was constructed in 1889.

Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad Depot

The ornate 1910 depot served the N-C-O Railroad, which once ran north to Lakeview, Oregon.

Original Reno City Hall (site)

Headquarters for Reno government from 1907-1965

Osborne House

Osen Motor Sales Company

The gorgeous 1923 DeLongchamps building reflects the high status of the early automobile business.

Ox-Bow Motor Lodge

One of many motels that opened on South Virginia Street in the 1950s

Peerless Cleaners

The family-owned cleaners opened on the former site of the Commercial Soap Company in 1946.

Pettis House

Piazzo Building

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

Pincolini Building

Guido Pincolini opened his namesake commercial building on the corner of South Virginia and Mary Streets in 1954.

Pinky's Market

Brothers Guido and Bruno Pincolini opened their namesake market on East 4th Street in 1946.