We were last in Reno 4 years ago, in the summer of 2007. Then the downtown area was still vibrant and alive. This time, however, we saw the downhill changes and were saddened to see that many of the shops on the main street were closed, even the places across from the main casinos!
When we arrived in the late afternoon, a portion of Virginia Street was cordoned off for the grand opening of Commrow Hotel. This remodeled place was once the grand Fitzgerald's Hotel and Casino, one of the orignal casinos here.
On the outside is a 164 foot climbing wall! This first phase is a non-smoking, pet friendly hotel. No casino at this point, but it also has a 7000 square foot bouldering park inside!
You sure wouldn't get me to climb up those walls, even if I was attached to a rope! Our son and daughter in law love to do this sort of thing. Bret sure didn't inherit his love of climbing from me, that's for sure!
And no, we didn't drop a single penny into any slot machine here. The inside of casinos is the last place I wanted to be. I feel claustrophobic inside those noisy, smoky places. Our tour of downtown Reno was a short one, only 45 minutes of walking around and we both were done.
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