Cafe Casino Florida Hard Rock

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Cafe Casino Florida Hard Rock

Cafe Casino Florida Hard Rock

Reno’s Casino Row in its glory days was dominated by gambling palaces. Today there are only a handful. But along the street – and on the street itself when one of the city’s many special events is in full swing – you’ll find entertainment of various sorts.

Start your trek at the Downtown Post Office, built in 1933. Step inside the lobby to admire its imposing art deco interior. Swastika borders around the post office tables as well as the stylized eagles in the cast aluminum panels decorating walls, counters, and doorways, are eerily reminiscent of Third Reich documentaries.

Next, head north toward the neon. Stop for a minute or two on the bridge over the

Truckee River. In the 1930s, after receiving their decrees from the Washoe County Courthouse down the street, the newly divorced threw their wedding rings from the bridge into the waters below. During the mid-seventies, three Reno men dredged up thousands of dollars worth of rings, unlucky charms, foreign coins, diamonds and other cast-offs just east of the bridge.