Author: Howard Goldbaum
01 Sep The Donovan Mill
The Donovan Mill in Silver City began milling ore for gold and silver in 1861, and continued in operation until 1959. It was the longest running stamp mill on the Comstock....
05 Jun Hardin City
Hardin City was a Nevada boomtown born from rumors of a massive silver discovery in the Black Rock Desert....
28 May Black Rock Hot Springs
Accessing Black Rock Hot Springs, Nevada means traveling across the Playa—an ancient dry lake bed within the Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area....
11 Apr Beatty Veterans of Foreign Wars
Beatty’s VFW Post is named after Sargeant John Strozzi, a Beatty resident who gave his life for his country in WWII. The post has some 120 members and is housed in a 1905 church building which was moved to Beatty from Rhyolite....
23 Mar Cook Bank
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17 Dec Historic White Pine Co. Courthouse
Replaced in 2021 by the new Justice Center, Ely’s historic White Pine County Courthouse was built in 1908. The building now holds some of the county’s administrate offices. ...
04 Feb Ruins of the Playa Grande Sugar Mill
Many thousands of visitors come each year to the island of Vieques off the east coast of Puerto Rico. Most do not venture farther than the stunning beaches. But hidden in the lush jungle foliage are the remarkable ruins of the island’s largest sugar mill....
03 Jul Chimney Springs: A Geological Wonderland
The spectacular scenery of this area is not easy to reach, even though it’s only two miles from Pyramid Highway. The deeply rutted dirt roads require a high clearance 4WD vehicle and an attentive driver. ...
26 Feb Pu‘u o Lokuana Cinder Cone
Located in the 116,000 acre Kahuku Unit of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, the Pu‘u o Lokuana cinder cone has an unusual history. ...
25 Feb The Golden Pools of Ke-awa-iki
The Golden Pools of Ke-awa-iki, with its myth-evoking name, is a place of astonishing natural beauty....
14 Feb Airmail Arrow
Soon after the Wright brothers made their first flight in 1903 the next communications revolution was about to begin. And Reno was to have an important role in it....
22 Aug Thomas Creek Trail
The Thomas Creek Trail is a popular hiking destination for scores of outdoor enthusiasts every day, with the ample parking at its trailhead....
04 Jul The McCarran Mansion
Built in 1913 as the Gibbons Mansion, the home was purchased by Pat McCarran in 1921....
04 Jul The Lake Mansion
Built in 1877, the building was sold to Myron Lake in 1879. His toll bridge was the first commercial crossing of the Truckee River....
04 Jul The Bowers Mansion
The Bowers Mansion, near the west side of Washoe Lake, stands as a reminder of how fortunes were made and lost with the Comstock bonanza....
04 Jul El Cortez Hotel
The El Cortez Hotel was Reno’s tallest building when it was completed in 1931....
03 Jul The Depot Restaurant (The NCORy Building)
Now The Depot restaurant, the NCORy building was constructed in 1910 as a passenger depot for the line connecting Reno with northern California and southern Oregon....
02 Jul Nevada Discovery Museum
The Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum is a place where young children and their families can enjoy informal science, technology, engineering, art and math learning....
30 Jun Reno Now and Then
This project was completed in the fall of 2008 by the students in the Interactive Media class at the Reynolds School of Journalism. We worked with Neal Cobb and Jerry Fenwick, the authors of the 2008 book Reno Now and Then....
22 Feb Italy 2020
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13 Dec Incandescent Rocks
The Incandescent Rocks Area of Critical Environmental Concern features a myriad of banded multi-colored rock formations....
08 Nov La Cueva del Indio (The Indian Cave)
Reached by descending a steep and rickety wooden ladder into the opening of a coastal limestone formation, the Indian Cave is renown for its collection of well-preserved petroglyphs from the Taino culture....
03 May McKissick Canyon
A 3-mile hike with 2,000 feet of elevation gain, the trail up Mckissick Canyon leads to a stunning view over the Winnemucca Valley, with rock-scrambling access to the peaks of the Dogskin Range....