Stories by author Alicia Barber : 127 All Featured Tags Subjects Sort by: Title Date Added 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Transportation Reno Traction Company (site)A network of streetcar lines operated in Reno and Sparks from 1904 to 1927. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Gambling Rick's Resort (site)Opened around 1909, the glamorous resort on Mayberry Drive was later named The Willows. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Tourism Royal HotelThis 1907 hotel on East 4th Street and Evans Avenue profited from its proximity to three railroad lines. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Santa Fe HotelThe second Santa Fe Hotel opened in 1949 with Basque-style family dining, a barber shop, and 22 rooms. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Savage and Son, Inc.Built in 1940 to serve as the new headquarters for the plumbing company founded in 1893 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 Sewell's MarketOne of Reno's first modern, full-service supermarkets opened by the Sewell family in 1942. 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 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 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 Education Silas E. Ross HallA new modern home for UNR's School of Business in 1957 By Alicia Barber & Jack Hursh 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 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 Sprouse-Reitz Co.Built in 1948 to house a popular five-and-dime variety store By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Tourism St. Albans Hotel (site)Demolished in 2020, the hotel had anchored the SE corner of Virginia and Fourth Streets since 1908. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Tourism Sutro MotelA unique 1951 motel split into two halves that border Sutro Street and East 4th Street (former U.S. 40). By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Thoma-Bigelow Building (site)A Reno focal point from its opening in 1903 to a 1960 Civil Rights protest By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Food Thomas' Café (site)A favorite of the divorce colony, the elegant eatery was called "The Delmonico's of Reno." By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Tom's Laundry (site)Chinese immigrant Sue Wah overcame decades of prejudice to achieve prosperity in early Reno. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Industry Union Iron WorksOne of several iron works along East 4th Street, Ed Casinella's specialized in ornamental work. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Previous Next Loading Stories 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Transportation Reno Traction Company (site)A network of streetcar lines operated in Reno and Sparks from 1904 to 1927. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Gambling Rick's Resort (site)Opened around 1909, the glamorous resort on Mayberry Drive was later named The Willows. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism Royal HotelThis 1907 hotel on East 4th Street and Evans Avenue profited from its proximity to three railroad lines. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Santa Fe HotelThe second Santa Fe Hotel opened in 1949 with Basque-style family dining, a barber shop, and 22 rooms. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Savage and Son, Inc.Built in 1940 to serve as the new headquarters for the plumbing company founded in 1893 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 Sewell's MarketOne of Reno's first modern, full-service supermarkets opened by the Sewell family in 1942. 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 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 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 Education Silas E. Ross HallA new modern home for UNR's School of Business in 1957 By Alicia Barber & Jack Hursh 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 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 Sprouse-Reitz Co.Built in 1948 to house a popular five-and-dime variety store By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism St. Albans Hotel (site)Demolished in 2020, the hotel had anchored the SE corner of Virginia and Fourth Streets since 1908. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism Sutro MotelA unique 1951 motel split into two halves that border Sutro Street and East 4th Street (former U.S. 40). By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Thoma-Bigelow Building (site)A Reno focal point from its opening in 1903 to a 1960 Civil Rights protest By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Food Thomas' Café (site)A favorite of the divorce colony, the elegant eatery was called "The Delmonico's of Reno." By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Tom's Laundry (site)Chinese immigrant Sue Wah overcame decades of prejudice to achieve prosperity in early Reno. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Industry Union Iron WorksOne of several iron works along East 4th Street, Ed Casinella's specialized in ornamental work. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map