not yet sure what all is discussed here but i'm here anyway. i got to reno in july '74 after being honorably discharged from the u.s. army (stationed in tokyo...
Hi Jay, Like you, I recently joined this group. I read your post, and it was a 'blast from the past'; maybe distance does make our hearts warmer? Reno still...
anything i learned about reno before or after the '70s came from this w'site- http://www.oldreno.net/ some great reading there, imo. do you currently live in...
Hi westgateishere, I live up in North Reno/University Ridge area. I found out Sunday that the value of this home is just about what it was in 2000. Oh well,...
Oh by the way, I was born and raised here. If I had been just a couple of years older, I would have remembered the 60s. I do remember the homes built during...
i used to live in n.h., now next door in vermont. one of the rock bands (one of many) i was in practiced in someones garage up on the hill by unr, but on the...
Hi--My name is Dwayne Kling and I was at one time GM of the Silver Spur (and later the Horseshoe). Your comment on the Silver Spur was great. We ran those 69...
hey, dwane! good chance i saw you on the floor back in those days. but i did't know who you were, of course. nothing like an inexpensive breakfast and we'd...
Hey--Yes, still in Reno. I will never leave. Retired after working in the Virginian, the Ponderosa, and the Peppermill. Did write a book about Reno ...
Hi there, While I am a ‘young’ man at 46, therefore, I witnessed the tail end of the casinos you mentioned, I had a friend in high school who worked as a ...
i do remember the ponderosa and also the peppermill but it was only a restaurant when i was there. i don't remember the virginian, however. already been...
If you think Reno was big in 1981 you should see it now!!!!!!!!! Dwayne ________________________________ From: westgateishere <westgateishere@...> To:...
i remember the brushes and ink used to write keno tickets. i think it was an old chinese custom. too bad it fell by the wayside. when i lived in verdi, we used...
Very true that Keno went down hill when the computer was introduce. No where near the keno action today that we had years ago. To answer your question re ...
Dwayne, Thanks for the post! Paul From: renogamblinghistory@yahoogroups.com [mailto:renogamblinghistory@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dwayne Kling Sent:...
dwayne, i must have been living under a rock sometimes not to have at least heard of you much less have met you. you're a bit of a celebrity, sort of. i just...
Thanks for the compliment!! I do think that any of the books I was involved with, you would find interesting. Not bragging--Just want to make you aware of ...
i've kept contact with 6 or 7 people from my reno days. they date back to the late '60s, early '70s. i gave all of them an invite to join this forum. hope they...
Hello Jay: I worked at Harrah's from '78 through '79, dayshift in the Virginia Street casino, both slots and later in the pit. During busy times, I would work...
yes, definitely a great place to work for a 20s something guy! yeah, the blackout. i worked it on days off for frank, an older gent, the regular dayshift...
I have uploaded 4 photos to the Information Please photo album. Click on the "Photos" link on the left, and then the "information Please" album to view them. A...
kinda quiet around here lately. hope everyone is ok. does anyone remember the kings inn?, ca late '70s or so? i think it was a few blocks north and west of the...
Yes, corner of West and Third St. Opened in 1974 with 167 rooms.  Closed permanently in 1982 and still closed. Dwayne ________________________________ ...
found it, via google earth, thanks. went to street views. wow! it looks pretty forlorn. hard to imagine, sitting there unused for almost 30 years. one of many...
Ok, I know it's not a casino, but a fellow is looking for any information on an old Reno establishment named Wech's Bakery. Some more info he provided: ...
If you have "The Rise of the Biggest Little City" and you look under Eldorado (page 46) you will see that the bakery  was located in the 300 block of...
having had C.O.P.D. for the last ten yrs and it getting worse, i am now living in a veterans home (read nursing home). it doesn't look like too much has...
I love Reno but only lived there from 2002-2006. I'm from Las Vegas and consider myself an amateur Nevada historian. I read any book about Nevada I can get my...
a movie you might look out for-'the misfits' (clark gable, marilyn monroe,...) takes place in and around the reno area, mid 'fifties'. filmed in the area too. ...
