Downtown Reno

Neal Cobb Collection

Downtown Reno, looking northeast across the river. The iron bridge over the Truckee River was built in 1877. Reno’s Armory is the white building across the river on the north shore. The Alhambra Hall is to the left. The Mapes Hotel would later be built on this site.

Date Uploaded: April 23, 2026

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Source: Historic Reno Preservation Society FootPrints

Source URL: https://www.historicreno.org/media/custom/docs/FPv24n3.pdf

Source Caption: An early view of Reno to the east, across the iron Virginia Street bridge. Alhambra Hall is the dark wooden building to the left of the tall white structure, which was Reno’s Armory.
Courtesy Neal Cobb Collection.

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