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SeahawkSiren



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PostPosted: Feb Fri 19, 2021 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh, BC Dave, you know that feeling, when you first get to Reno. Expectations are high, wallet is full.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi9EISWF_u8
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Zydeco



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PostPosted: Feb Sat 20, 2021 12:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Siren!

Oh I feel seen with that comment about the escalator at SL. TOTALLY!

But here's mine:

Sitting at Roxy's with that first (of a "few") martini's, looking over the fountain. When I sit there, I just feel super relaxed and content. My friends say it's a noticeable sigh and my demeanor just rests.
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BC Dave
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PostPosted: Feb Sat 20, 2021 8:58 pm    Post subject: How ‘bout this classic Reno moment? Reply with quote

Walking in that front door of the CalNeva is always a “Welcome Home Dave” moment for me. Then, tasting that first beer at anyone of those favourite bars (they are all my favourite) is that moment when I truly settle in and really know I’m there!
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Zydeco



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PostPosted: Feb Sun 21, 2021 3:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok have to add another. Last time we visited (soooo long ago it feels), I sat at the bar at Louis' Basque Corner (this is actually our first stop on most of our trips) and the bartender (who's name escapes me, but is always there) says, "Oh yea I remember you. You're here around the winter, like right after the new year. Oh, I remember you." and proceeds to talk about our last visit. Talk about a moment of "ahhhhhhhh".

But BC Dave, that beer at Cal Neva? I can taste that as well!
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BC Dave
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PostPosted: Apr Sat 10, 2021 8:00 pm    Post subject: A 1990 trip to Reno Reply with quote

The car ... (My 1981 Corolla) Quite the chick magnet eh?



The trip ... (Somewhere near Alturus)



And the destination (Needs no further introduction!)

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BC Dave
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PostPosted: Aug Tue 03, 2021 2:11 pm    Post subject: The Riverboat Reply with quote

In days of yore, while walking from the Cal Neva to the Comstock, one might get drawn in by the colorful and cool neon lights of the Riverboat hotel and casino. Here's a daytime pic of this long forgotten (and short lived) place.

I stitched two prints together to create this image


Such a bland looking spot now Sad ... https://goo.gl/maps/gDtZCCmEUVndf1en6

A link to a Pinterest photo ...
https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/362187995012894353/

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BC Dave
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PostPosted: Aug Mon 23, 2021 12:52 pm    Post subject: One chilly night on Arlington Ave Reply with quote

Downtown along Arlington Ave with the Colonial Motor Inn and Casino, decorated for Christmas, on the left. This would be somewhere around 1990.

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BC Dave
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PostPosted: Aug Mon 23, 2021 2:01 pm    Post subject: Gotta Luv the Eldo Reply with quote

So glad this place has survived and prospered. They've remodeled, built new towers, added on to the casino and added great restaurants. This pic comes from a ways back in time too. That cool neon sign is long gone.

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BC Dave
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PostPosted: Oct Fri 08, 2021 8:08 pm    Post subject: Lights Reply with quote

Playing around in my graphics program. From an old postcard ...



Here's a copy of the postcard ...



And that postcard was a hand coloured B&W photo that, originally, would have looked something like this ...

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Zydeco



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PostPosted: Oct Sun 31, 2021 10:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great historic photos. I've been following ThisSideOfReno on Instagram a lot and he's always got some great historic stuff.
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BC Dave
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PostPosted: Oct Sun 31, 2021 7:44 pm    Post subject: Me too. Well on facebook at least. Reply with quote

Yes, I've been following 'ThisSideofReno too. But only on facebook. Same fellow runs the 'Mapes Hotel' facebook page. He's got some great Reno photos.
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BC Dave
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PostPosted: Apr Fri 15, 2022 10:36 am    Post subject: The Fitz! Reply with quote

Gone for more than 13 years. My gosh ... so many good times. (Such a quite board - I had to post something.)

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SeahawkSiren



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PostPosted: Apr Sat 16, 2022 2:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh I hear ya, BC Dave, I really miss Fitzgerald's too. Although Lucky Lane was always Unlucky Lane for me. I enjoyed meals at Molly's Garden restaurant and there were some tables in there where you could view out to the casino while you were eating. Good times at the ole Fitz!
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BC Dave
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PostPosted: Apr Sat 16, 2022 8:37 pm    Post subject: Me too! Reply with quote

Lucky lane was never lucky for me either. Always meant to try Molly's, but never made it past the buffet. "Lord Fitzgerald's". Breakfast there was something like $3.99 and it was pretty decent. It was set up in a showroom.



If you were a cunning cheapskate like me you could show your out of state I.D. at Harold's and Fitzgerald's and get $5 in dollar tokens - enough for breakfast and a tip!
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Zydeco



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PostPosted: Apr Sun 17, 2022 1:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok, I'm going against the current here: I was never a fan of Fitz! It felt too packed in for my taste and I was never, ever lucky there.
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