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Show SEVENTEEN From the WPA Guidebook Series, first printed in 1940. US -_ RENO, 82.5 m., (4,491 395 (see Tour 4).. alt., 21,500 pop.), is at ; a junction with : : Railroad stations: 135 E. Commercial Row for Southern Pacific and Virginia & Truckee; 325 E. 4th St. for Western Pacific. — Airports: Of US 395, 4 m. SE. of city; owned by United Airlines but used also by private and other planes. Bus stations: Union Stage Depot, 232 N. Center St., for Feather River Stage Co., Inland Stages, Mt. Lassen Transit Co., Pacific Greyhound Lines, Las VegasTonopah & Reno Stage Lines, Virginia & Truckee Transit Co., Oregon, California & Nevada Co., Reno Loyalton-Calpine Stage; 246 Sierra St. for Burlington Trailways; 354, N. Virginia St. for Nevada Transit Co., Reno to Sparks, fare 1oc. Taxis: 25¢ within city limits; $1 for two to airport, time 15 minutes. ~ Traffic Regulations: Turns in either direction at intersections except where eee sign direct otherwise; parking in business district strictly limited to one our. Accommodations: 89 hotels, many furnished apartments and avto courts. Crystal Bar in Nicos City. 1943. Prize fighter Jack Dempsey once offered $4000 for the chandelier. NEVADA NIGHTLIFE in 1942-43 From Herbs journals. Left Even at Rene, this late 3:45 A.M. heuv, Rens Apvil was 12,1942, still veuy . mueh ahve and. busy. The stveets weve nearly Full of parked cavs and I found it dffrcuth te find a favians place but neav the Gant I found SB spek ak task and theve, ate my bveakfask. The cafe rtsel was gang stvang, nearly eveyy booth beving accupied. And on the stveets ‘a good number of people weve seen, T bid favewell te Rena aud started Southwavd slong Vvginra Read. loolenA Fondly a Thyo ak all passed. Cavson Cty the vanches Steamboat and hemes Springs alongs the aud 4.37 ak yiis way, whieh dvave T leneu Sa past Washoe. : : Thence ovev the vidge Aud. deum the long Fertile ulushee Valley curth ts veh farmland. and luxuviant vaugeland bevdeving the voad ond extending eastuerd toward the Pine Nok Mks, and westwervd. te the vnghty Siewus, whose Snou -cApped the early mavning hight. summits cauld be seen glistening . Herb’s War Map: Americans followed _the progress of the war in Europe and the Pacific, using maps like this. ASM eh Automatic Control, Recording, and Indicating Instruments Waterbury, Connecticut [oe |
