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From thriving to dying: As gaming spread across the county, Reno’s core devolved into a ghost town

For decades, downtown Reno was a thriving, exciting district where crowds of tourists and local residents mingled amid busy streets chock-a-block with casinos, retailers, bars and restaurants. From the mid-1930s to the 1970s, the city’s core was the vital, beating heart of the Biggest Little City. “It was wonderful,” said Joan Arrizabalaga, who grew up […]

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