There was a time in the 40s and 50s when Reno was the only gambling destination in the US. It was a boom town. Someone should do a series or a movie about it. The stories there are incredible.
We are moving in a few months. After we live in Central America and Mexico (my husband’s thing) for a while, we are thinking of moving to the Reno area. Anyone have any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
Not really.
My parents were married in Reno in 1953.
Dad said the place was little more than scrub and a few drunks back then. Sure, there was gambling, but nothing like the casinos that emerged since.
Reno is STILL a small, very remote town. The nearest metropolitan area is Sacramento, 125 miles over Donner Pass.
All the land in Nevada (81%) is held by the US Government and deliberately kept vacant.