Roll 15: Carson City, Nevada

This roll was shot on my Nikon FM2 with Kodak Ektar 100, 35mm film.  My subject:   Carson City, the capital of Nevada.

I was out and about the other day near the Governor’s mansion in the old, historical district.   Nevada is a unique place in that the Governor’s mansion has a private residence but is also public building.  There is even a small banquet hall to rent for private events.   The historical society has a “blue-line” walking tour down several miles of streets with a self-guided information brochure.   Many of the houses broadcast on specific radio frequencies and there is a section of tour called “Talking Houses” where you can listen to fabled stories of the historic homes’ previous residents.

For today, I started my tour at the Governor’s mansion.

I did make it a little further down the street to the Bliss Mansion.  This is the home of D.L. Bliss who was quite the lumber, railroad and hotel entrepreneur in the late 1800’s.   This particular home is still operating as a bed and breakfast, as well as a haunted history tour.

Nevada happens to be celebrating its 150th birthday this year.   I hope to find some other historical markers to photograph for you soon … I love this kind of stuff, don’t you?

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