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Category: Northern Nevada Then and Now

For as long as people have lived here, Carson City and the surrounding areas have been changing. Americans first moved here in the 1850s, and by 1864 the State of Nevada had been created, with several bustling cities. The area hasn’t stopped growing since.

And as long as these cities have existed, there have been photographers here to take pictures of them. That’s what this section of the site is devoted to; the pictures of the past and how much things have changed since they were taken. I’ll be working with old photographs of Carson City, Douglas County, Dayton, Virginia City, even Lake Tahoe and Reno. I’ll go back to the same spot the photo was taken, and retake the picture myself, showing what the area looks like today and how much things have changed.

Most of the “Then” pictures will be historic photos from fifty or a hundred years ago. But some of them could be just a few years or even months old. It depends on what the subject is. Obviously some of the most striking pictures will be ones where everything has been wiped out and the whole neighborhood has changed, or there’s just one relic from the past left in a sea of new development. But it’s also fascinating to see things that have remained undisturbed for a hundred years, or that have only changed in subtle ways.

In any case, this will be a chronicle of the passage of time here in Northern Nevada, and how far we’ve come since those pioneer days. Or even since last week.

7 days ago March 14, 2023March 14, 2023Scott Schrantz

Reno Motels Then and Now, Part 2

February 26, 2023March 14, 2023Scott Schrantz

Reno Motels Then and Now, Part 1

September 9, 2022February 26, 2023Scott Schrantz

St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church Then and Now

September 1, 2019October 2, 2019Scott Schrantz

Swallow Cliffs Then and Now

August 4, 2019September 1, 2019Scott Schrantz

Donner Summit Snowsheds Then and Now, Part 3

August 2, 2019July 31, 2019Scott Schrantz

Donner Summit Snowsheds Then and Now, Part 2

July 30, 2019August 2, 2019Scott Schrantz

Donner Summit Snowsheds Then and Now, Part 1

May 6, 2019April 23, 2020Scott Schrantz

Frank Murphy House/Adele’s Then and Now

January 15, 2019January 27, 2019Scott Schrantz

Minden Train Depot Then and Now

November 27, 2018January 14, 2019Scott Schrantz

501 E Caroline Then and Now

November 19, 2018November 26, 2018Scott Schrantz

Fiona’s Then and Now

October 7, 2018October 28, 2018Scott Schrantz

Chinatown Then and Now

September 30, 2018September 30, 2018Scott Schrantz

White House Hotel Then and Now

September 11, 2018September 10, 2018Scott Schrantz

Warren Engine Company Firehouse Then and Now

September 3, 2018September 3, 2018Scott Schrantz

Minden Grammar School Then and Now

August 28, 2018August 28, 2018Scott Schrantz

Winnie Lane Then and Now

August 12, 2018August 28, 2018Scott Schrantz

East Telegraph Street Then and Now

August 5, 2018July 29, 2018Scott Schrantz

Silver City Mall Then and Now

July 29, 2018August 12, 2018Scott Schrantz

Oddfellows Hall Then and Now

July 22, 2018July 28, 2018Scott Schrantz

Gardnerville Arby’s Then and Now

July 15, 2018July 15, 2018Scott Schrantz

Heidelberg Bar Then and Now

July 8, 2018July 15, 2018Scott Schrantz

Dug’s West Indies Then and Now

July 1, 2018July 8, 2018Scott Schrantz

Abe Curry House Then and Now

June 6, 2018June 10, 2018Scott Schrantz

Minden Auto Camp Then and Now

February 9, 2018March 17, 2018Scott Schrantz

Horseshoe Club Renovation

January 29, 2018February 9, 2018Scott Schrantz

Thurman’s Ranch House Demolished

April 23, 2017April 23, 2017Scott Schrantz

Lake Tahoe’s Outlet, Then and Now

July 5, 2016July 5, 2016Scott Schrantz

Penguin Burger Then and Now

January 31, 2014January 30, 2014Scott Schrantz

F.W. Day Then and Now

January 23, 2014January 23, 2014Scott Schrantz

Flooding at Fort Churchill Then and Now

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