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Exploring Nevada: Going to Reno: Divorce Story
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A DVD from the Nevada State Archives from the Exploring Nevada television series produced by Gwendolyn Clancy. Exploring Nevada Going to Reno: Divorce Story In this edition of Exploring Nevada we'll return to the 1930s, when the six-week "quickie" divorce drew crowds from all over the country to Nevada, and the phrase "Going to Reno" meant that you were getting a divorce. With guest host Mella Harmon, you'll visit the buildings and sites in the Reno area where the divorce drama played out, from the historic downtown train depot to the county courthouse and Riverside Hotel, where interviewee James Bates played the horn and admired the divorcees. You'll tour the former Washoe Pines Guest Ranch with longtime Washoe Valley resident Maya Miller, and visit the Truckee River, where historian Neal Cobb spent many childhood hours diving for rings under the famous "Bridge of Sighs." The music track features the 1910 song "Going to Reno" plus a modern-day adaptation by Reno musicians John Ponzo and Chris Lopez. Reno has long since turned its attention to other economic pursuitem but the olf buikdings serve at witness to a time when Nevada served as home away from home for thousands of America…
Directors & creators
Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs
Subjects
Reno, Nevada, VHS, documentary, marrige, history
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