Briana Day
Foster case worker
The biggest thing that I miss about old Reno is the music downtown, like at Harrah’s cabaret. It was a two-drink minimum, and you could see all kinds of entertainment. Downtown was really laid back then. I miss Del Mar Station. You could see local bands play there, and in those days, everybody knew your name.
Don Bandera
Retired sheriff’s office pilot
I miss the old Mapes Hotel and Casino. They never checked our IDs back in the day. I also miss the Liberty Belle restaurant. They had the best prime rib and French-dip sandwiches. The Fey brothers who owned the place had all kinds of old slot machines on display. I miss the Sportsman’s store across from the Gold ’N Silver restaurant. That was the place to buy your sports gear that the school didn’t supply for you. I bought my letterman’s jacket there.
Clinton Peterson
Bartender
I miss the people. I miss Inez (Casale Stempeck) and Tony (Stempeck) from the Halfway Club. They were the ones who introduced me to Fourth Street. They were very unique people. They were kind, gracious, caring and very witty! They had family dinners here. People got married here, had receptions here, and they also had holiday dinners. If you didn’t have a place to go, they would welcome you in. “Some call it chaos. We call it family.”
Blaine Moore
Realtor
I miss having less traffic in Reno. There is a lot of traffic that you have to deal with nowadays. Even in the Old Southwest, traffic is backed up today. I miss Reno’s open spaces, like the ranches down in south Reno. Now when you get off the freeway at Damonte (Ranch Parkway), there are warehouses popping up everywhere.
Kaydin Meyer
Student
I miss the Awful Awful burger at the old Nugget casino. It was cheap, loaded with fries and delicious. Downtown used to be a destination place. Now you can’t walk through downtown Reno. It feels less safe today.
I miss the wide open spaces which is why myself and many others feel the same way. Also, never had to lock my doors. Please quit building these big complexes. Leave SPARKS alone.
I miss when they had the theater in between two casinos where parents could leave their kids watching black and white movies while they went gambling. That included me and my brother. (Red Skelton) I remember watching.
I miss all the above!!!!!!!!!!!! And then some places like Harold’s club and the Money Tree. Going to Sparks, JA. Nugget, the Mint,King of clubs. Silver Club, but most of all the streets were safer and the people were alot friendlier.I JUST MISS THE OLD RENO AND SPARKS
I miss the snow. I feel like when I moved here in 2005 the winters were mostly snow and now we probably get more rain than snow during the winter.
I miss the old buildings, the historical ones that Reno and Sparks seem to not care about. Lets go back to our roots and what made Reno and Sparks what they were. Its all about drinking now. Bring back the family atmosphere – heck that is why I moved here in 95. Everybody knew each other and was kind to one another. When someone smiled, you smiled back.
less people, less traffic, polite people, friendly people, customer service
I miss many things as I moved my family here in 1976. One of the small little things I enjoyed back then was a restaurant/bar on Center across from the Cal Neva. It made the greatest roast beef dipped sandwiches I’ve ever had. It may have been called the Heidelberg or something like that. Just the best.
Steve Garman: it was called The Stein if memory serves me correctly.