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Rick's Resort

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Exonumia - Tokens Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Rick's Resort
1) Rick's Resort / Reno / Nev // GF 25c IT. 2) Rick's Resort // GF 5c IT. Rick's Resort was owned by Rick DeBernardi. It had twenty small cabins and a two story structure on about fifty acres. The bottom part of the larger structure had a long oak bar, a small kitchen/restaurant opening up onto a patio that looked towards the Truckee River and the second floor had five bedrooms and two sitting rooms. The first floor also had one large living room with a small entertainment area with live performances by local talent and a back room for gambling. The front part of the house had a small circle driveway after you entered from about one hundred yards on a willow lined single lane road off of Mayberry. A portion of Hunter Creek was diverted thru the land in front of the house and went to a large wooden tank and small pump house for the water needs of the site. Horses were kept for carriage rides into town at the north end of the site closer to the River and a large barn and tack room were set up for those needs as well. Later, a garage was outfitted in the back with a small gas pump. The barn was used for the training area for Jack Johnson although the crew was only said to use it for a couple of pictures and a few parties. later, George Wingfield purchased the property, changed the name to the Willows, and Nevada's elite partied with rich divorcees here. City: RenoCounty: WashoeState: NVDate: