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Vol. 14, No. 4 – Fall 2011
HRPS' Harvest of Homes Tour 2011
A History of Reno's Early Schools: 1868-1912
The Old Ryland House
HRPS Helps a Wells Avenue Neighborhood
HRPS Endowment Scholarship Awarded
Barrie Schuster Receives National Jefferson Award
Vol. 14, No. 3 – Summer 2011
The Lure of Neon: An Interview with Will Durham
Neon's Beginnings and History in Nevada
Reno's Lovers Lane
Reno's Beginnings in
Early Reno
Book
Mt. Rose Elementary Centennial Approaches
Vol. 14, No. 2 – Spring 2011
Prejudice to Pride, the State Hospital's Historic Cemetery
HRPS Educational Programming: Inciting Your Inner Curiosity
HRPS Scholarship Recipient & Wells Avenue Conservation District
Reno History Comes Alive for Students
Reno's Hebrew Cemetery
Vol. 14, No. 1 – Winter 2011
Six Historic Reno Homes on October 2010 Tour
Slabs of Bronze
Nevada in the West, a Magazine of Popular History
Report of 2010 HRPS Historic Walking Tours
HRPS Putting More Emphasis on Preservation
The HRPS Porch Party
Report on the Harvest of Homes tour
Vol. 13, No. 4 – Fall 2010
Reno and the Chinese Experience
Serendipity Strikes Again: A Nevada Architectural Treasure is Rediscovered
HRPS Opens the Door to the Past with Its First Reno Harvest of Homes Tour
Nevada State Treasurers: Some Had Sticky Fingers
Vol. 13, No. 3 – Summer 2010
The 2010 Historic Resources Commission Awards
A Short History of the Lincoln Highway
The Gray, Reid, Wright Company: A Nevada Institution
Vol. 13, No. 2 – Spring 2010
The People of Nevada's Early Mental Health System
Reno's Historic Wells Avenue Neighborhood
The V&T's McKeen Motorcar No. 22
Black Springs: The Legacy of the Westbrooks
Vol. 13, No. 1 – Winter 2010
What in the Name of God? A Look Back at the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Reno Baseball Memories, History and Lore
HRPS Walking Tour Season 2009
Black Springs: A Colorful History
Letter to
FootPrints
Editor
Vol. 12, No. 4 – Fall 2009
543 Ridge Street Receives HRC Award: The Ginsburg/Cassity Home
The Ginsburg Family Businesses
Geologic and Natural History Tours in the Reno Area
Now, Emily's Journey
Wagon Tracks Across the Truckee Meadows
Vol. 12, No. 3 – Summer 2009
Nevada's Early Mental Health History: The Buildings
Creating Junior Historic Preservationists
Alice's Journey
Vol. 12, No. 2 – Spring 2009
Powning: the Family, the Park and the Addition
Southern Pacific's 4-8-8-2 Cab Forward Locomotive
"Literary Reno:" HRPS Members Immortalized in Documentary
The History (or Lore) of the Monumental No. 6 Firehouse Bell
Vol. 12, No. 1 – Winter 2009
The 2008 HRC Award Goes to a Grand Old House
Mount Rose Hot Springs
HRPS Walking Tours, 2008 Summary
The Role of the Chinese Laborers in Building the Central Pacific Railroad
Vol. 11, No. 4 – Fall 2008
Reno Halls, Theaters and Movie Houses: A History
Early Reno Fire Stations
Hawkins House, Again
Vol. 11, No. 3 – Summer 2008
Downtown Reno Comes Full Circle
Roy Frisch – The Man Who Knew Too Much
"Walls of Wrath" Bus Tour
Helen J. Stewart, First Lady of Las Vegas
On the Historic Register: "Hawkins House" 549 Court Street, Reno, NV
Vol. 11, No.2 – Spring 2008
100 Years: Mackay School of Mines 1908-2008
The Downtown Post Office Mystery Mural Hunt
Finding My Great-Grandparents' House, 57 Boyd Place
Trinity Episcopal Church
Vol. 11, No.1 – Winter 2008
Reno's Downtown Post Office
50 Years Later, Memories of the Rosemount Lodge
Walking Tours 2007
River Corridor Vision
Nevada Women's History Project Conference
Reno's First Shopping Center
Thomas Flyer Anniversary
Your Historic Resources Commission
Vol. 10, No. 4 – Fall 2007
The Beginnings of HRPS, Ten Years Ago
HRPS and Reno Milestones 1997-2007
A Tale of Five Presidents
Vol. 10, No. 3 – Summer 2007
Harry Gosse and the Riverside Hotel
Relocated History
City of Reno's Landmark & State Champion Trees
Vol. 10, No. 2 – Spring 2007
Virginia Street Bridge, The Bridge of Sighs
It Is Not Just a Stump
The Mapes Hotel and Casino, Reno's Landmark Hotel
Historic Maps Online – Next Best Thing
Vol. 10, No. 1 – Winter 2007
Reno's Arches: The Whole Story
Memories of the Mizpah
Shangri-La was Home to Shaws, the Mission and Seach Family
The Sanborn Maps of Reno
The Anniversary of the Interstate
Vol. 9, No. 4 – Fall 2006
Reno Press Brick: A Reno Institution
Reno's African-American Divorce Trade
Roberts: A Whiskey Barrel on Every Corner
Vol. 9, No. 3 – Summer 2006
East Fourth Street, Old and New
Open Mic Night as HRPS
Jacob Davis, A Riveting Notion
Vol. 9, No. 2 – Spring 2006
Housing Reno's 1930s Divorce Trade
The Virginia and Truckee in Reno, 1872-1950
Reno and the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Carpenter Gothic Country Houses of Northern Nevada
Vol. 9, No.1 – Winter 2006
Hillside Cemetery, 1875-2005
A Night of Not-So-Living History
Architect Russell Mills
Reno's Catholic Churches, A Trial by Fire
A Street by Any Other Name…
Vol. 8, No. 4 – Fall 2005
2005 UNR Master Plan
A Look Back at July 2005 Walking Tours
Downtown Reno Churches 1870-1950
The Role of Joss House in the Chinese Community
Vol. 8, No. 3 – Summer 2005
Take a Walk and Discover Reno
Vol. 8, No. 2 – Spring 2005
Truckee Meadows Remembered: A Success Story in Preserving Nevada Ranching Culture
The Gray Lady of West First Street
On the National Historic Register: Morrill Hall
The Steadfast Lutherans
HRPS Powning Project Update
Vol. 8, No.1 – Winter 2005
Bethel AME; The Oldest Surviving African American Church in Nevada
Edward Parsons, Architect
2004 HRPS Historic Preservation Award: 93 Bell, A Real Adaptive Reuse Success!!
Memories of Teaching in Frandsen
The Federated Church, A Tale of Two Churches
Works Progress Administration 1936 Survey a Find for Researchers
Vol. 7, No. 4 – Fall 2004
Early Reno's Religious Structures
Frederic DeLongchamps, Architect
Nevada's First Synagogue, Temple Emanu-El, 1921
Tough Little Church on Second Street
A Historic Preservation Success, the Lake Mansion
Vol. 7, No. 3 – Summer 2004
Reno's El Reno Apartments
El Reno Developer Roland Giroux by Caricaturist Lew Hymers
Paul Revere Williams, Architect
On the Historic Register, the Luella Garvey House
On the Historic Register, the ATO House
Sharon Walbridge Honored with HRC Advocate Award
FootPrints Receives HRC Significant Historic Resource Award
Truckee Meadows Remembered – Barns or Bust
Friends of the Washoe County Library Present Award to HRPS
Vol. 7, No. 2 – Spring 2004
The Westward Migration to the Truckee Meadows
Bringing Water to the Truckee Meadows, The Ditches
Viewing the Ditches Today, Walking the Steamboat
Water Diversions Along the Truckee River
The Development of Reno and the Truckee Meadows: Land Ownership, Discovery of Gold & Silver, Farming, Railroads, Water and People
629 Jones, in the Cann Family for 100 Years
Postcards by William Cann
Vol. 7, No. 1 – Winter 2004
A Historic Preservation Story, 93 Bell
HRPS Focus: C.C. Powning and the Powning Addition
HRPS Awarded Grant from Nevada Arts Council
C.C. Powning and Reno Water, Land and Light Co.
A C.C. Powning Lettter and the power of Coincidence
The Powning, Poor, Bell Connection
On the National Register of Historic Places: the El Cortez Hotel
Update on 937 Jones, the Arrizabalaga or Upson House
Correction to the deLongchamps House, 821 No. Center
The Verdi Library Collects the Town's History
Vol. 6, No. 3 – Fall 2003
The American Dream, Reno's Little Italy In Powning's Addition
Historic Districts
Christopher Columbus Powning, Reno's First Leader
Nominated for the National Register of Historic Places: 937 Jones Street
September Tours in the City of Trembling Leaves
Literary Reno Tour
2003 Historic Reno Preservation Society Award to Joanne de Longchamps House Northern Nevada International Center
Vol. 6, No. 2 – Spring 2003
A Fleischmann Planetarium Update
The Old Riverside District: North Side of the Truckee
One Sound State
The Story Behind the Lear Theatre
The Streetwalkers Active Again in the City of Trembling Leaves
On the National Register of Historic Places: The 20th Century Club
Shangri-La
Vol. 6, No. 1 – Winter 2003
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Highways
Overview of the Bricks & Stones Neighborhood
The Giraud-Hardy House, 442 Flint Street, Reno
B.D. Billinghurst Junior High School
The Lander Street Grocery
On the National Register of Historic Places: The B.D. Billinghurst Home, 729 Evans Avenue, Reno
Historic Resources Commission Report
RSCVA Emphasizes Cultural Tourism and Historic Sites
Old Barns are Like Old Suspenders
How to be a House Detective
Preserving Nevada Barns
Vol. 5, No. 3 – Fall 2002
The Story of HRPS Walking Tours
Overview of the Wells Avenue Tour Neighborhood
Memories of 511 Roberts and Wells Avenue's Oldest Resident
Beloved Physician Passes / The Naming of Thoma Street
Remembering Sage
Completion of the Lincoln and Victory Highways: California Celebrates by Building the California Building
A Grand Day at the Exposition
2002 Preservation Award Presented to Artist's Co-op Gallery
Vol. 5, No. 2 – Spring 2002
The Powning Addition: Reno's Little Italy
Five Years Old and On the Move!
Calling All Photos, Memories, Memorabilia
Historic Reno Preservation Society Strategic Plan 2001-2003
Famous figures in Reno's Historical Past: Frederic J. DeLongchamps
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Historic Registers but Were Afraid to Believe
My Legacy: The Next Generation
Vol. 5, No. 1 – Winter 2002
A Night to Reminisce
Who Controls Your Property?
Demolition Through Neglect
Walking Tours Update
Another Landmark Gone
“The Riverside” Documentary to Air on KNBP in February
HRPS Teams with RSCVA to Promote Heritage Tourism
HRC Reports
HRC Examines Its Ordinance
HRC Property Survey Goes From Cyberspace to Paper
Reno Hosts National Trust Meeting
HRPS Remembers When... Scenes from around Reno
Creating a Walking Tour
Vol. 4, No. 2 – Summer 2001
A Letter From the HRPS Board to the Membership
Neighborhoods for Everyone! A Glorious Success
HRPS Annual Meeting
Preservation and Choice
HRPS Preservation Award Winners
At Last the Map Is Here and Ready for You to Enjoy!
2001 Historic Preservation Week Walking Tours Success
Preservation Possibilities
“I Will Not Go Downtown. There's Never Any Place to Park!”
Vol. 4, No. 1 – Winter 2001
On the Atchison, Topeka To The “Santa Fe”
Opportunity Knocks: Are You at Home or Perhaps in the Office?
The Last Word
Our Town, One Town: Neighborhoods to Downtown
City of Reno Conference of Neighborhoods
AT&T Before and After Renderings
Vol. 3, No. 3 – Fall 2000
Wondering about Thinking
Walk, Walk, We're Gonna Walk All Over You
Progress – At Last – On Good Old East Fourth Street
Heritage Coalition Is Not Idle!
HRPS Sponsors First VIP Bus Tour
Recycling Old Buildings: Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse
One Region One Vision and Historic Preservation
Adaptive Reuse, Artfully Done
Vol. 3, No. 2 – Spring/Summer 2000
Huffaker School: 1867-1951
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch – Annual Meeting
HRPS Partners with Virginia City's Fourth Ward School
What Was the Population of the City of Reno from 1870 on?
Preservation Week 2000
An Interview with Christine Fey
Adaptive Reuse: Think About It!
Who Was Granville W. Huffaker
McKinley Park School: A “Make-Over” Success
Claire and Ron Evenson Memorial Fund
Vol. 3, No. 1 – Winter/Spring 2000
Lights, Camera, Laughter – It's Retro at the Trocadero!
National Trust Celebrates 50th Anniversary
How About a Microbrewed Reno?
Reinventing the Biggest Little City in the World
Walking Tours a Bold Success
Oral History Workshop Part of HRPS Educational Series
Century Ends with Reno History Class
Vol. 2, No. 3 – September 1999
Trailing the Donners
HRPS Receives Preservation Week Award
Blast from the Past Walking Tours
County Works to Restore Historic Courthouse
HRPS Gives the History of Reno as a Gift to Our Children
Heritage Tourism Coalition
The First Hotel Built in the World After World War II
Wells Avenue Behind the Scenes
Vol. 2, No. 2 – April 1999
Arches & Columns: “Nevada's First Robber Baron”
Join Us for HRPS 1st Oral History Workshop
Heritage Tourism Coalition
Walking Tour Training
Bus Tour: “Trailing the Donners”
“Railroad Project Threatens Historic Rail Deport”
“The History of Reno” - A Gift from HRPS to Our Children
Building Partnerships
Vol. 2, No. 1 – January 1999
Arches & Columns: Reno's Art Deco
70th Anniversary of Reno/Tahoe International Airport
Reno Metallica
Exempt Firemans' Cemetery Tour
The 52nd National Preservation Conference
Meet Gaye Canepa – President of the Reno/Sparks Business Corridor Association (Fourth Street)
Great Fun at Louis' Basque Corner
Mapes Update
Vol. 1, No. 3 – August 1998
Life Before Louis'
HRPS in Action
Walking the Walk
Historic Preservation Part of Uptown Downtown ARTown
Flanigan Warehouse Tour
Mayors Conference River Walk
Mapes on America's Eleven Most Endangered Historic Places List
Vol. 1, No. 2 – May 1998
4th Street Needs You!
Letter From the Editor – Sharon Walbridge
Vol. 1, No. 1 – January 1998
Historic Reno Preservation Society a Reality
Champions of the River
A Logo At Last
HRPS Membership
Truckee Meadows Heritage Trust Joins Preservation Effort
Heads Up! - What's the fate of the Amtrack train station and the El Cortez Hotel?
Goals of Historic Reno Preservation Society