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Harrah's Reno
Harrah's Reno is a former casino hotel in downtown Reno, Nevada.
It was credited for being the first property of the Harrah's casino chain, founded by William F. Harrah.
The site is currently owned by Madison Capital Group, a real estate developer based in Charlotte, North Carolina, which plans to redevelop the property into a mixed-use development dubbed Revival.
William F. Harrah opened his first bingo parlor on October 29, 1937, but by December 1937, that parlor was closed. Harrah then spent the winter raising money and re-opened his casino, Harrah's Plaza Tango, which later became Harrah's Heart Tango. The Heart Tango location was between Virginia and Center streets, in the heart of the Reno casino action. Over time, Harrah slowly acquired neighboring casinos adjacent to his Virginia Street casino. Harrah slowly built his operation.
Harrah's was featured briefly in the 1961 movie The Misfits, the final film of its stars, Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable.
In 1968, Harrah acquired The Reno Golden Hotel and contracted noted casino architect Martin Stern Jr. to create and construct a luxury 24–story hotel tower to build atop the bones of the former Grand Hotel. The tower opened on October 10, 1969. In 1981, a 100-room tower was added to the existing 24-story tower by the new owners, Holiday Inn.
Harrah's expanded sideways from their Virginia Street "Blackout Bar" location in 1956 when Pick Hobson's Frontier Club next door was acquired. Gaming space included the buildings across Lincoln Alley, where the 1969 hotel tower was added, and then the 1978 expansion across Center Street accessed via a two-story-high airway.
Once the Center Street casino opened, Harrah's had more than 2,000 slot machines on their combined three casino floors. In 1985 the properties boasted 105 table games, a 12-table poker room, and a sportsbook. The block where Harrah's first Tango club opened along Virginia Street once housed a dozen different casinos, including famous properties like the Bank Club and Harold's Club. As those casinos closed, Harrah's expanded their operations or razed the old clubs to make way for parking, meeting space, and open outdoor areas.
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Harrah's Reno
Harrah's Reno is a former casino hotel in downtown Reno, Nevada.
It was credited for being the first property of the Harrah's casino chain, founded by William F. Harrah.
The site is currently owned by Madison Capital Group, a real estate developer based in Charlotte, North Carolina, which plans to redevelop the property into a mixed-use development dubbed Revival.
William F. Harrah opened his first bingo parlor on October 29, 1937, but by December 1937, that parlor was closed. Harrah then spent the winter raising money and re-opened his casino, Harrah's Plaza Tango, which later became Harrah's Heart Tango. The Heart Tango location was between Virginia and Center streets, in the heart of the Reno casino action. Over time, Harrah slowly acquired neighboring casinos adjacent to his Virginia Street casino. Harrah slowly built his operation.
Harrah's was featured briefly in the 1961 movie The Misfits, the final film of its stars, Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable.
In 1968, Harrah acquired The Reno Golden Hotel and contracted noted casino architect Martin Stern Jr. to create and construct a luxury 24–story hotel tower to build atop the bones of the former Grand Hotel. The tower opened on October 10, 1969. In 1981, a 100-room tower was added to the existing 24-story tower by the new owners, Holiday Inn.
Harrah's expanded sideways from their Virginia Street "Blackout Bar" location in 1956 when Pick Hobson's Frontier Club next door was acquired. Gaming space included the buildings across Lincoln Alley, where the 1969 hotel tower was added, and then the 1978 expansion across Center Street accessed via a two-story-high airway.
Once the Center Street casino opened, Harrah's had more than 2,000 slot machines on their combined three casino floors. In 1985 the properties boasted 105 table games, a 12-table poker room, and a sportsbook. The block where Harrah's first Tango club opened along Virginia Street once housed a dozen different casinos, including famous properties like the Bank Club and Harold's Club. As those casinos closed, Harrah's expanded their operations or razed the old clubs to make way for parking, meeting space, and open outdoor areas.
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