So many memories. August 13, 1990 in Reno. This would have been right around Hot August Nights and a few weeks before the Balloon Races. This would have been exactly 32 days before I met the mother of my kids and fell embarrassingly in love for the first time. I just just picture the person filming this, balancing one of those briefcase-sized VHS camcorders on his shoulder like he's a field news cameraman. heh. I really wish Reno hadn't changed from this time. You could still get a job and raise a family and buy an affordable home back then. It still had that small city feel, large enough to have just about anything you wanted, but small enough that even our rush hour traffic only lasted five minutes. Now it's unrecognizable as the quaint city in this video.
@bobcuster8930
2 жыл бұрын
" I really wish Reno hadn't changed from this time" LA- What hasn't changed.? Don't cling to the past. and I say that as someone who loves history. Nostalgia is a great deodorant...
@dannydougin3925
Ай бұрын
@@bobcuster8930 Nostalgia is a great deodorant... Yep and you don't wear any.
@meloyellowduck
5 жыл бұрын
Those were the good old days. I miss Reno having a mini Vegas vibe.
@bobcuster8930
2 жыл бұрын
That "mini Las Vegas vibe" is simply is untrue.
@Rubycon99
2 жыл бұрын
@@bobcuster8930 Lol all your comments are just "nuh uh"
@PlusUltraAdrian
Жыл бұрын
Crazy that I found this video. It was recorded exactly 33 years ago today. And I literally just came from visiting downtown Reno for the first time in my life.
@norcalemt02
4 жыл бұрын
I remember going to that grocery store across from circus circles before it was demolished for silver legacy.
@toddcote2710
3 жыл бұрын
Mayfair market
@timtiffany4302
Жыл бұрын
😢
@MA_808
5 жыл бұрын
those were the days...thanks a lot
@ps.iloveyou4ever
9 ай бұрын
I love Reno...So many good memories there with my family...❤❤❤❤
@ryanfresh8521
4 жыл бұрын
I miss Circus Circus when it had those lights that had that waterfall effect. Now it’s these LED lights.
@mixedflix9147
4 жыл бұрын
Ya LED lights can be irritating at times. Wonder how LED lights appear when doing a video 🤔
@samuelestigoy4219
2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for Sharing ' I worked in Harrah's before I Joined the Navy in August 1986 . I still keep my Nevada Drivers license for my Memories ❤❤❤
@forrestwinkle1896
2 күн бұрын
This is awsome the summer of 1990 was the first time i had ever been to Reno. My parents finely took me with them. We stayed at circus circus I was only 14 so I would be able to have fun also. Great video
@troysierra5228
Жыл бұрын
That supermarket between Eldorado and Circus Circus was torn down for the Silver Legacy. Opened in 1995. Railroad tracks between Fitzgerald and Eldorado is now underground. Fitzgerald is now non gambling. Turned to the Whitney Peak Hotel. Harold's Club became Harrah's. Then closed in 2018. Apartments to open in 2024?? The Sundowner became residential timeshares. The Mapes was demolished in 2000. It's become a city square in from of city hall. The Virginia Street Bridge over the Truckee River was demolished in 2017. Rebuilt to look Deco-ish. The Bowling stadium and old city bus terminal on Center Street were built around 2000's. Only to sit almost dyfuct.
@richardredhead
5 ай бұрын
Lived in Reno in the 80's, started our family there, but left in 1991 to pursue a better career opportunity. After a few years in our new location, started entertaining thoughts of returning to northern Nevada at the earliest opportunity. Well, 25 years later, we were able to retire and move to Lake Tahoe. Now at an age that necessitates semi regular trips into Reno for health care. Still a pretty decent place, but way too big and sprawling for my taste. The classics: "ya shoulda been here yesterday" and "you can't go home again" always come to mind whenever we visit. Kind of a shame, but that was then and this is now. Especially if you enjoy the outdoors, it's still a better choice than just about anywhere else of similar size.
@piecesofapril2436
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing!! Brings back sooooo many memories for sure. Born and raised! My dad was a Reno police officer and downtown was his beat.
@antwonsavage3867
4 жыл бұрын
What his name i know alot of them
@mikecarr1484
Жыл бұрын
My grandfather was Reno pd for 27 years. Bud buley. Or red.
@piecesofapril2436
Жыл бұрын
@@mikecarr1484 my dad possibly knew your grandfather. Robbie Robinson was my dad. When was your grandfather in active duty?
@piecesofapril2436
Жыл бұрын
@@antwonsavage3867 Robbie Robinson
@muxz
5 жыл бұрын
So weird to see downtown without Legacy between Eldo and Circus Circus
@meloyellowduck
5 жыл бұрын
Very true.... but all the more strange to see every thing else gone (Like Fitzgeralds, Harolds, and that really big complex near the end I forget what it even was.)
@AA-ve9sy
3 жыл бұрын
@@meloyellowduck Del Webb Sahara and then Flamingo Hilton?
@skyblue6364
3 жыл бұрын
Sundowner?
@carlosflores4380
Жыл бұрын
Grew up in reno been here since 93. Its changed sooo much city is growing so fast
@topnotchrc9790
2 ай бұрын
That bridge over that river we use to drop our fishing lines down there and catch trout when we were kids. Great childhood memories
@IM2L84F8
Ай бұрын
I think that was the Sierra St bridge. Though I do remember the big browns that use to lurk right below the west side of the Virginia street bridge. Yes, I too have fond childhood memories of this special place, cheers.
@skyblue6364
3 жыл бұрын
Aww thanks for the memory. I was 2 months old when we moved to Reno. I'm still here😃 I had totally forgot about the Sundowner. Ty
@robertthomas2601
4 жыл бұрын
My goodness. Reno is dead today compared to this. Even on weekends. Today once you get past the Cal Neva Club it's crickets. The Virginian I believe is residential now.
@SantaDog81
3 жыл бұрын
My girlfriend and I almost cried when we saw little Nugget and Harrah's have closed down our last visit. It's almost apocalyptic seeing the addicts and mentally ill running amok around the closed shops and casinos.
@walterwhite1
3 жыл бұрын
@@SantaDog81 it’s a complete shithole now
@mtemmefied
Ай бұрын
The arch was updated few years before in 87'. Miss the old one!
@robertsilva8097
3 жыл бұрын
There used to be a casino right on Virginia Street where they filmed Sister Act the movie where they had Planet Hollywood and dance American Bandstand gift shop / Casino
@Set-Apart-By-Grace
5 жыл бұрын
I remember them well...
@archstanton5973
2 жыл бұрын
Once table games were opened up and differences between Class II and Class III slots were blurred for the tribal casinos the end started rolling for Reno. There was no way in hell that Reno was going to rebrand itself as "northern Las Vegas" as the big corporations were NOT going for it and thus we have the abandoned downtown Reno with the remaining 3 Circus Circus and Eldorado and Silver Legacy are entirely "walled off" from the sidewalks and how long will Cal-Neva hold out....... Downtown Reno is truly an abandoned downtown today.
@ernestochaides3913
3 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know Circus Circus had its own train back then
@bobcuster8930
2 жыл бұрын
Circus still has that monorail train...
@connormacleod9900
2 жыл бұрын
Thank You For Sharing This Beautiful Video Vlog
@apuleo8909
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video brings back good memories. Those where Times in Reno.
@edgarpadaoan-sx4ri
9 ай бұрын
Should have kept the Mapes hotel ! turn it into a condo! It was a classic!
@elliemartin6748
4 күн бұрын
Hot August Nights and the Hot Air Balloon Races! Then in Virginia City, the Emu and Camel races! Wish they still had the Air Races at Steed Base…
@lauriesherrill365
2 жыл бұрын
hot august nights ended a week and a day before the august 13 1990 date on this. and it started events in july. hard to imagine a monday with this much traffic and the street so lit
@MrRJDB1969
27 күн бұрын
There's the Reno that I remember. How different we were back in 1990, 1991, etc etc. Too many changes and most of them are for the worse.
@MichaelMiller-qz4fr
Жыл бұрын
Perfect michael Miller special thanks reno
@getreal4174
3 жыл бұрын
Lots of memories there too.sad to see RENO becoming a ghost town.
@muziklvr7776
3 жыл бұрын
0:40 Ford product starting. Kinda sounds like an EFI 5.0. The good old days.
@gregt8638
Жыл бұрын
I don't see homeless in this video. NICE!
@stephengrissette7808
Ай бұрын
So cool! Reno is still just as creepy as this video, to this day.
@piecesofapril2436
5 жыл бұрын
Mapes!!!!!
@youdontknowme6298
Ай бұрын
Aww right around Hot August Nights haha I got kicked out of the Fitzgeralds during a blizzard back in the day lol
@badgerrrlattin35
3 жыл бұрын
One is always aware, in that Virginia Street/Downtowne area when visiting today; of faded glory. Almost a ghost town now, it's so obvious that this was once a bustling hub of activity. I never got to see it in it's "good ole daze" period. At least vids like this can be a testament of what this place was.
@danc1197
Жыл бұрын
Legalized gambling in California is what put these Nevada casinos under. Most of the tourists came from California since it's just a short drive away. Now nobody has any reason to travel to these slums when the local casinos are much newer and nicer and not surrounded by bad neighborhoods. Most of them are in outlying areas with no neighboring businesses.
@dylanrupp8214
4 жыл бұрын
Love it
@dylanrupp8214
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing i was 16 back then, reno was still cool.
@adamharris7775
4 жыл бұрын
80s-90s.
@ibberman
Жыл бұрын
70's
@robertsilva8097
3 жыл бұрын
I was 16 years old in 1990 on the Day that you were there in Reno recording this I got married in August of 1990 in Reno Nevada to A 25 year old woman she is still my wife when we went on a honeymoon my parents had to come along too because back then you cannot cross state lines even though that person might be your wife or husband each state law is different in the state of Nevada you can be 16 get married with your parent's permission the laws might have changed now back then it was different
@robertsilva8097
3 жыл бұрын
I just subscribe to this beautiful Channel
@armandtoledo6706
3 жыл бұрын
They completely destroyed the architectural history of Reno and the city as well.
@angelajaydurante5547
Жыл бұрын
Amazing memories
@marksitts2290
3 жыл бұрын
Around the time I moved here from the Bay Area.
@solopractitioner
Ай бұрын
When the towns main industry was gaming.
@michwashington
Жыл бұрын
I subscribed because of this video ❤
@dylanrupp8214
3 жыл бұрын
Too bad its sucks now.
@kaiju9149
Жыл бұрын
Reno is more residential now, doesn't mean that it sucks.
@ibberman
Жыл бұрын
@@kaiju9149 Is Sparks dead too?
@user-ln9ik6xi1s
2 ай бұрын
VCR CAMCORDER, AND A CELL PHONE CALL WAS 3 BUCKS A MINUTE
@robertsilva8097
3 жыл бұрын
I hope you'll keep making videos when you can
@connormacleod9900
2 жыл бұрын
Hello To Everyone
@relaxinmaxin7246
3 жыл бұрын
I think the Sundowner is condominiums
@marisgarcia6314
Жыл бұрын
David Peterson,Donde estás?
@robertsilva8097
3 жыл бұрын
On the day that you recorded this video some people may not know this but in the city of North Las Vegas they had a specialty police unit I believe they were known as the north Las Vegas necrotic Bureau AKA Nasty Boys they wore black BDU military pants black jackets with ninja mask and on the jacket they had the word police the criminals in North Las Vegas was scared of the specialty unit I'm not sure if it's still together or not to the state the unit
@realityorfiction
Жыл бұрын
Did el Dorado connect with circus circus and silver legacy back then?
@shirleytyree276
Жыл бұрын
TheMiguel... no, it didn't. In Jan 1997 there was a terrible flood in downtown Reno, causing all sorts of destruction and damage. In those days you could walk out of one casino at night, cross the street and walk right into another casino. It was an awesome feeling when you were there at night. Because you would be having such a great time in the casino, and then you went outside to go down the street or across the street to the next, you would be hit with amazing fresh mountain Air and be able to take that in before you went into the next casino. After the flood though, so many of those hotels/casinos fought each other out and connected etcetera, and turn that whole area into what seemed like a great big casino Mall, mostly the silver legacy or things owned by the silver legacy (I hated it actually, and I hated that you could never go outside anymore before just walking quickly next door to the next casino. Since now it was all mostly enclosed indoors. It's a shame how things have to change, and it sure was great watching this video and being able to remember what it was like, and having so many great times down there.
@elliemartin6748
4 күн бұрын
We had the absolute best time that was behind Fitrgerlds, they only had penny slots, and you actually used Pennie’s! It faced the RXR tracks. Great memories!
@robertsilva8097
3 жыл бұрын
Hey I just saw myself in your video I'm somewhat famous now I think damn look at that car damn that car definitely has junk in the trunk damn that car Baby Got Back that one car has a big trunk
@archstanton5973
Жыл бұрын
ALL gone now. The only thing left are El Dorado and Silver Legacy and CircusCircus which are all just indoor malls which only perpetuates killing Downtown traffic. And all the motels that served the non-resort-hotel street casinos are all boarded up and/or fenced off or are struggling as single room occupancy residents serving what little indigent residents there are left in Reno.
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