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Carson City Pix Awesome pictures/videos both past and present of Carson City, NV and surrounding areas including Lake Tahoe and the mighty Sierra! Joe Reinbolt (admin)✌️❤️😎👍

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I had an epic adventure in Genoa, NV (oldest settlement in Nevada)! Only 20 minutes south of Carson City! By Joe Reinbol...
08/18/2026

I had an epic adventure in Genoa, NV (oldest settlement in Nevada)! Only 20 minutes south of Carson City!
By Joe Reinbolt 🎧🥾✌️😀😎❤️🦌

Lunchtime in Carson City! By Joe Reinbolt 🎧😃😍😎✌️🦌🦌
08/17/2026

Lunchtime in Carson City!
By Joe Reinbolt 🎧😃😍😎✌️🦌🦌

08/17/2026

360 degree view from atop Mt Rose! Elevation: 10,766 ft!
By Joe Reinbolt 🎧🥾😃😍✌️😎

New signage at the Fox and Fire (formerly Flat Earth Pizza on East William St). Now open and serving up delicious pizza...
08/16/2026

New signage at the Fox and Fire (formerly Flat Earth Pizza on East William St). Now open and serving up delicious pizza and locally-brewed craft beer! Brought to you by the fine folks at The Fox!

Good morning world! Have an epic day! Joe Reinbolt ❤️😎😀✌️🥾🎧
08/16/2026

Good morning world! Have an epic day!
Joe Reinbolt ❤️😎😀✌️🥾🎧

Some of my favorite historic Carson City homes! By Joe Reinbolt 😀😍😎🥾🎧✌️🏘
08/15/2026

Some of my favorite historic Carson City homes!
By Joe Reinbolt 😀😍😎🥾🎧✌️🏘

I love the site of deer first thing in the morning! ✌️😀😎❤️🥾🎧🦌🦌
08/15/2026

I love the site of deer first thing in the morning! ✌️😀😎❤️🥾🎧🦌🦌

Flashback Friday- The Old Post Office! Picture below circa 1940By Joe Reinbolt 😀😍😎✌️The historic Old Post Office in down...
08/14/2026

Flashback Friday- The Old Post Office!
Picture below circa 1940
By Joe Reinbolt 😀😍😎✌️

The historic Old Post Office in downtown Carson City, located at 401 N Carson St (at the intersection of North Carson and West Telegraph Streets), is officially known today as the Paul Laxalt State Building.

Architectural Significance
Richardsonian Romanesque Design: Designed by Mifflin E. Bell, Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury, the structure combines Romanesque Revival elements with Chateau-style massing, heavy textured brickwork, and deep arched window surrounds. It stands as the only example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Nevada.

Carson City's Clock Tower: The building features a prominent 106-foot four-faced clock tower—the first and only public clock tower built in Carson City.

Preserved Exterior: While the interior has been adapted over the decades, the exterior facade, wood-framed windows, and stonework remain virtually identical to their late 19th-century appearance.

Key History & Milestones
First Federal Office Building in Nevada: Constructed between 1888 and 1891 at a cost of roughly $135,000, it was the first federal office building erected in Nevada (and second federal structure after the Carson City Mint).

Multi-Agency Hub: When it opened in May 1891, the building housed 16 rooms across several government functions:

The U.S. Post Office on the ground floor.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada on the second floor (presided over initially by Judge Thomas P. Hawley).

The U.S. General Land Office and the U.S. Weather Bureau.

Pioneering Elevator (1935): The first passenger elevator in Carson City was installed inside the building during a 1930s modernization.

Transition Out of Federal Service: The federal court relocated to Reno in August 1965, and postal operations relocated to a newer facility in 1970–1971.

State Ownership & Modern Role
National Register Listing: The building was deeded to the State of Nevada in 1971, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and designated as Nevada Historical Marker No. 75.

State Operations: Over the following decades, the interior was renovated to host state agencies, initially serving as the Nevada State Library and later housing the Nevada Division of Tourism (Travel Nevada) and Nevada Magazine.

Renaming: In 1999, the state officially rededicated the facility as the Paul Laxalt State Building in honor of former Nevada Governor and U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt.

Woohoo, I found a couple of bucks! Joe Reinbolt 🎧🥾😀😍😎✌️🦌🦌
08/14/2026

Woohoo, I found a couple of bucks!
Joe Reinbolt 🎧🥾😀😍😎✌️🦌🦌

From Joe Reinbolt's Photo Vault! 😀😍😎✌️The Mothership has arrived! I want to climb aboard and sail away!
08/14/2026

From Joe Reinbolt's Photo Vault! 😀😍😎✌️
The Mothership has arrived! I want to climb aboard and sail away!

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