Golden Spike

Date of photo: 1993-94
Photographer: Bob Wilkie

Contributor: Arlington Group Events (via Flickr)
Permanent Link: http://wnhpc.com/details/flickr2283997785
Tags: carsoncity carsonstreet downtowncc goldenspike

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Thanks to Fred Nietz

Description

The Golden Spike casino closed circa 1985-86, and remained abandoned for well over a decade afterwards. This photo shows it in a state of neglect, with For Sale signs plastered all over it. The very reasonable asking price of $795,000 is equivalent to what many west side houses go for nowadays.

This building formerly was a movie theater in the 1960s. In the late 1990s it was finally bought and remodeled into the Washington Street Station, a retail and office center.