Back to the Past
This photo of downtown Reno in 1950 was Charles Phoenix’ Slide of the Week. The neon here seems to pop off the screen; it’s almost 3-D. This is such a different world from what we have now, but yet there’s familiar stuff to let us know we’re in the same place. The Reno Arch may not be the modern version we’re used to, but it’s still recognizable. The Riverside Hotel still beckons from the end of the street. And to the left the outline of the Hotel Mapes glimmers in the setting sun. It’s not our downtown, but it’s still downtown.
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great pic. What a different era!
Now if those old downtown motels could update their signs and get rid of any reference to having “Color TV” or “Air Conditioning” on them! Jeeesh.
Great photo–thanks for posting it Scott!
Actually, I love the old signs. I keep thinking I’ll go out and photograph them all one of these days before they are torn down.
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