Carson City Historical Society lecture to focus on Reno underworld era 1900 to 1950
Dr. Michael Fischer will present a lecture on "Reno's Dark Underbelly of Prostitution and Drugs from 1900 through the 1950s" on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. at the Business Innovation Resource Center (the BRIC), 108 E. Proctor Street, Carson City,
The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Carson City Historical Society in cooperation with the Carson City Library and is part of the Society's "Third Thursday" series of lectures.
On March 26 of this year Dr. Fischer presented this lecture to a full house at the Laxalt Theatre in Reno. Late arrivals were turned away because of a lack of seats. This is your chance to hear the same program at the BRIC in Carson City. The presentation will include some rarely seen photographs and will reveal long-held secrets of Reno's dark underbelly. Come early to hear this fascinating program on Reno, Nevada's lurid past! Seating is limited.
Dr. Fischer is an active researcher in all aspects of Nevada History, but the modern gambling period and Prohibition especially interest him. He also does Chautauqua performances of John Sparks and H.F. Dangberg, Sr. A native Nevadan, Dr. Fischer was the last Director of the Department of Cultural Affairs for the State of Nevada.
For more information, call David Bugli at 775-883-4154 or check the Society's website at CCHistorical.org.
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