All Stories: 262 All Featured Tags Sort by: Title Date Added Filed Under Residences California ApartmentsThe Vacchinas hired Frederic DeLongchamps to design this Classical Revival building in 1921. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Gambling Riverside HotelThe grand 1927 hotel took center stage during Reno's reign as the Divorce Capital of the World. By The Reno Historical Team View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Gambling El Cortez HotelAn Art Deco dazzler built for Abe Zetoony in 1931 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Tourism Chapel of the BellsOne of Reno's first wedding chapels opened here in 1965. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Residences Colonial ApartmentsThe Colonial Revival-style charmer offered 48 furnished units on West Street in 1907. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Residences El Reno Apartments (original site)The grouping of 15 prefabricated steel homes designed by Paul Revere Williams opened in 1937. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Gambling Mapes Hotel (site)The luxury hotel-casino revolutionized Reno's gambling landscape upon its 1947 opening. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Residences Miller-Rowe/Holgate HouseBuilt in 1903, the Queen Anne home offered rooms for rent in Reno's divorce heyday and beyond. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Divorce Nortonia Boarding HouseThe lovely turn-of-the-century Queen Anne house was popular among Reno's divorce-seekers. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Divorce Nystrom Guest House (moved)The 1875 Gothic-style residence was a rooming house for a century. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Tourism Park Wedding Chapel (site)Reno's first freestanding wedding chapel opened across from the Washoe County Courthouse in 1956. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Tourism Silver Bells Wedding Chapel (site)The chapel operated in a converted bungalow duplex on Virginia Street. By Mella Rothwell Harmon 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 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 Residences Tyson HouseBorn in Ireland, Ellen McNamara ran her comfortable rooming house on Liberty Street for two decades. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Government and Politics Washoe County CourthouseThe center of Washoe County government since 1873 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Tourism Chism's Auto CampAn appealing stop for travelers to and through Reno since 1927 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Tourism Silver State Lodge (site)A charming rustic retreat on U.S. 40 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Bridges Virginia Street Bridge (site)The bridge constructed across the Truckee River in 1905 became a nationally known landmark in Reno's divorce era. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Residences B.D. Billinghurst HouseBuilt for Reno's Superintendent of Schools around 1910 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Civic Organizations Carnegie Free Public Library (site)Financed by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, Reno's first public library opened in 1902. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Education Mary S. Doten School (site)The Mission-style elementary school stood on West 5th Street. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Education McKinley Park SchoolThe first of Reno's four Mission-style elementary schools opened in an existing park in 1909. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Education Mount Rose Elementary SchoolThe Mission-style elementary school has been in continuous use since 1912. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Education Orvis Ring School (site)The Mission-style grammar school stood on Evans Avenue between Seventh and Eighth Streets. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Education St. Thomas Aquinas SchoolThe parochial grade school at St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral was built in 1931. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Education Bishop Whitaker's School for Girls (site)The educational institution operated from 1876 to 1894 in today's Whitaker Park. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Industry Eveleth Lumber CompanyBuilt to support the Reno Mill & Lumber Company in 1902 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 Early Settlers & Settlement Lake MansionBuilt in 1877, the residence was home to Jane Lake and was famously moved across town twice. By Sharon Honig-Bear View Story | Show on Map Next
Filed Under Residences California ApartmentsThe Vacchinas hired Frederic DeLongchamps to design this Classical Revival building in 1921. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Gambling Riverside HotelThe grand 1927 hotel took center stage during Reno's reign as the Divorce Capital of the World. By The Reno Historical Team View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Gambling El Cortez HotelAn Art Deco dazzler built for Abe Zetoony in 1931 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism Chapel of the BellsOne of Reno's first wedding chapels opened here in 1965. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Residences Colonial ApartmentsThe Colonial Revival-style charmer offered 48 furnished units on West Street in 1907. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Residences El Reno Apartments (original site)The grouping of 15 prefabricated steel homes designed by Paul Revere Williams opened in 1937. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Gambling Mapes Hotel (site)The luxury hotel-casino revolutionized Reno's gambling landscape upon its 1947 opening. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Residences Miller-Rowe/Holgate HouseBuilt in 1903, the Queen Anne home offered rooms for rent in Reno's divorce heyday and beyond. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Divorce Nortonia Boarding HouseThe lovely turn-of-the-century Queen Anne house was popular among Reno's divorce-seekers. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Divorce Nystrom Guest House (moved)The 1875 Gothic-style residence was a rooming house for a century. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism Park Wedding Chapel (site)Reno's first freestanding wedding chapel opened across from the Washoe County Courthouse in 1956. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism Silver Bells Wedding Chapel (site)The chapel operated in a converted bungalow duplex on Virginia Street. By Mella Rothwell Harmon 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 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 Residences Tyson HouseBorn in Ireland, Ellen McNamara ran her comfortable rooming house on Liberty Street for two decades. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Government and Politics Washoe County CourthouseThe center of Washoe County government since 1873 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism Chism's Auto CampAn appealing stop for travelers to and through Reno since 1927 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism Silver State Lodge (site)A charming rustic retreat on U.S. 40 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Bridges Virginia Street Bridge (site)The bridge constructed across the Truckee River in 1905 became a nationally known landmark in Reno's divorce era. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Residences B.D. Billinghurst HouseBuilt for Reno's Superintendent of Schools around 1910 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Civic Organizations Carnegie Free Public Library (site)Financed by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, Reno's first public library opened in 1902. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Education Mary S. Doten School (site)The Mission-style elementary school stood on West 5th Street. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Education McKinley Park SchoolThe first of Reno's four Mission-style elementary schools opened in an existing park in 1909. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Education Mount Rose Elementary SchoolThe Mission-style elementary school has been in continuous use since 1912. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Education Orvis Ring School (site)The Mission-style grammar school stood on Evans Avenue between Seventh and Eighth Streets. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Education St. Thomas Aquinas SchoolThe parochial grade school at St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral was built in 1931. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Education Bishop Whitaker's School for Girls (site)The educational institution operated from 1876 to 1894 in today's Whitaker Park. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Industry Eveleth Lumber CompanyBuilt to support the Reno Mill & Lumber Company in 1902 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 Early Settlers & Settlement Lake MansionBuilt in 1877, the residence was home to Jane Lake and was famously moved across town twice. By Sharon Honig-Bear View Story | Show on Map