Walking Journal # 9

As we walked down the Virginia, I noticed how old many of the buildings look within Downtown Reno. They are not buildings that should be torn down, but maybe an “updo” would help the overall appearance. The casinos on this street and like skyscrapers and many of the casinos have two or three buildings representing them, like Circus Circus. My neighborhood versus the Downtown Reno neighborhood does not differ so much on the people that walk around. My neighborhood does not have hobos per say, but we do have thieves. I want to share something on my neighborhood. Yesterday, I get into my car, that I always lock because my neighborhood is very sketchy, and I found my stereo completely taken out of the holder. Wires and all. Consequently, my neighborhood is not the best of neighborhoods if even a locked car gets broken in to.

            Anyhow, these casinos in Reno are not all that fancy on the outside, but once you go inside you see how enormous and elegant it can be. Although my neighborhood and the casinos area are similar in the not so higher class outside, they are different in values because mine is simply to find somewhere to live whereas the casinos are somewhere to stay for a little and cash in your paycheck. The government controls the casino neighborhood mostly and placing limitations and taxes on the casinos; yet, my neighborhood is somewhat controlled by them but it is mostly controlled by the students that live all around.

            The casino district does not seem “off limits” to any of the University students because personally, a group of us just walked down to it without a care of the University and they do not have rules allocating whether we are allowed to go there or not. Furthermore, the casino neighborhood plays a huge role in my neighborhood and schooling in that a good percentage of its taxes go to the state’s budget. It is quite an interesting place to walk, I suggest never going there at night unless you are with a big group of friends because I felt uneasy with just the three of us when sunset began.