The Genesis of Reno : The History of the Riverside Hotel and the Virginia Street Bridge /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harpster, Jack, 1937- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Reno, NV : University of Nevada Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Riverside Hotel (Reno, Nev.)
Riverside Hotel (Reno, Nev.) > History.
Hotels.
Buildings.
Bridges.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Ponts > Nevada > Reno.
Hôtels > Nevada > Reno.
Bridges > Nevada > Reno.
Hotels > Nevada > Reno.
Nevada > Reno.
Reno (Nev.) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Reno (Nev.) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The genesis
  • The birth of the "biggest little city"
  • The wooden bridge goes public
  • Bridging two centuries
  • Betwixt heaven and the hot place
  • A modern caravansary
  • The Delmonico of Reno
  • Death and rebirth
  • The Great Depression
  • Top hats and 10-gallon sombreros
  • It was the best of times: the 1950s
  • It was the worst of times: the 1960s
  • The white knight
  • A decade of reckoning
  • Resurrection
  • One of the worst bridges in the country
  • "Let's get this bridge built.".

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