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^Top • Reno Arch • Virginia Street
Downtown Reno at Virginia Street and Commercial Row.
The last picture above shows the wind-damaged sign after a severe storm on December 14, 2002.
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^Top • Nugget • Rocky's • Gambler • Knitting Factory
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The Knitting Factory Concert House opened in December, 2009, in the space once occupied by Rocky's. The entrance to the 1,200-capacity venue is in the alley
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The Old Reno Casino on Commercial Row between Sierra and Virginia Streets closed
in July, 2004. The Peppermill purchased the gaming license and is applying
for permission to build a new casino in Spanish Springs north of Sparks. |
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The white building at the corner in the last two
pictures is the now vacant Reno Masonic Hall, the
oldest commercial building in Reno, built in 1872. The first
floor housed the Reno Mercantile Company from 1895 to 1970. |
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Fitzgerald's closed on November 30, 2008, laying off 495 employees. After a two to three year remodeling the developers say they will reopen as a boutique hotel under a new name with no gaming. The last picture above shows the dismantling of the rainbow bridge after the train trench was completed. |
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With the closing of Fitzgerald's and the Golden Phoenix and the dismantling of the rainbow bridge the whole west side of Virginia Street appears to be shuttered. The Fitzgerald's parking garage in the last picture is closed although the retail space on the first floor is still in use. The city covered the train trench for two blocks along Commercial Row to use as a plaza for special events. |
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