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We’ve turned back the clocks to the 1920s and 30s. We’ll walk streets and alleys and visit significant buildings, recalling Reno’s saloons and reformers (the WCTU and Anti-Saloon League). We’ll even visit an alleged speakeasy for mid-tour refreshments. Then join us for an optional post-tour Repeal of Prohibition celebration at the Amendment 21 Grill, 425 South Virginia Street.
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Roads and Rails - The Historic Fourth Street Corridor |
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East Fourth Street’s early connection with the transcontinental railroad and highway established this corridor as Reno’s main industrial business thoroughfare. Fourth Street’s close proximity to the Central Pacific and later Southern Pacific, the Virginia and Truckee and the Nevada-California-Oregon railroads, made the corridor the perfect location for warehousing and manufacturing industries.
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The Other Side of the Street |
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Perhaps you've done the Mansions on the Bluff and DeLongchamps walks but how about the houses on the other side of Court, Ridge, California, and Arlington? Distinctive architecturally-styled homes line these quiet streets where many of Reno's families lived, some for more than 50 years. Today the neighborhood is a blend of family homes and businesses.
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A new walk through an historic and possibly endangered neighborhood at the foot of the campus, with vintage Queen Anne homes and charming bungalows.
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University of Nevada - Reno Historic District (Campus) |
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Visit Morrill Hall, MacKay School of Mines, the Keck Museum, and learn the history of this beautiful campus.
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Upper Ralston-Northern Little Italy |
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Enjoy a walk in a residential neighborhood with a mix of architectural styles. Proximity to the University has traditionally determined the mix of residents, professors, and students alike.
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Wells Avenue Neighborhood |
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Take a stroll through a working class neighborhood along the path of the Wells Avenue streetcar, across the V&T tracks, and past the homes of the "Thoma Street Gang."
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Visit vestiges of one of Reno's earliest residential neighborhoods dating from the mid-1870s. Hear the stories of its early "movers and shakers," such as Fire Chief George Twaddle, businessman Frank Humphrey, and banker Charles Bender and view the varying architectural styles from the Carpenter Gothic Clifford House to the modest brick bungalows of the Smith-Petersen subdivision.
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