Reno or Bust: Sin and the American Roadside

Papers

Opening remarks and plenary session
Dan Hershberger

Keynote address
Alan Hess

Captive Tourists: Reno’s Divorce Industry of the 1930s
Mella Harmon

On the Beach: Recreation and Relaxation without Humiliation
Carrie Scupholm

Segregated Accommodations in Texas
Gregory Smith

Sombreros, Tequila and Sin: Tourist Districts of Mexican Border Towns
Douglas C. Towne

Cowboys n’ Indians: Western Mythology on the Nebraska Roadside
Carol Ahlgren

Love, Sin, Sex, and Sleaze at the Drive-in
James Kopp

Running on Empty: The Death and Life of American Roadside Architecture
Timothy Davis

Traveling the Victory Highway: A Nostalgic Look at Northern Nevada’s Foremost 20th Century Transportation Corridor
Joseph Ashley

A Most Serious Obstruction in the Way of Travel from Coast to Coast: Nevada’s Contribution to the Lincoln Highway
Rob McQueen


Conference Sponsors

Comstock Historic District Commission
Historic Reno Preservation Society
National Automobile Association (The Harrah Collection)
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Nevada State Historic Preservation Office
Preserve Nevada
Reno Historical Resources Commission
Society for Commercial Archeology