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New Bar Headed to Center of Downtown?

by Mike Van Houten / Apr 1, 2011

A new bar license is on the agenda for 195 North Virginia St. This building is located on the corner of 2nd Street and Virginia Street, and from what I can tell, is the closed-down tourist shop across the street from Beverly's Gifts. The one in the semi-restored building that still has all its inventory in the ground level.
Hmmm intriguing. The applicant is John Iliescu/John Iliescu Jr., a guy who owns decent-sized chunks of downtown Reno. Will be interesting to see what he does with this property. It's a cool building.

Additional Info

Parcel Info from Washoe County Assessor

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  • Neil
    April 2, 2011 - 4:02:01 PM

    GREAT!

  • Steve Watts
    April 2, 2011 - 5:15:35 PM

    just what downtown needs, another bar! Now if we can just get a few more tattoo shops...

  • Anakin-Marc
    April 3, 2011 - 10:59:32 AM

    I'd rather have a bar that's contributing to the tax base than an empty building that's just taking up space and acting as an eyesore.

  • Bitteraztec
    April 3, 2011 - 11:36:46 AM

    And the building will look cooler without the big “Loans” sign on the corner. I am happy any time a loan, pawn, liquor or motel sign is removed from downtown. Good restaurants and bars/nightclubs are key ingredients to a vibrant downtown tourism core. If downtown starts filling up with reputable businesses and clientele, the shady bars, liquor stores and riff raff will be driven out.

  • Wiley_n_Reno
    April 4, 2011 - 9:39:16 AM

    If there is something new going in that God-awful, 1966-era, storefront then I will patronize it!

  • Kenny
    April 6, 2011 - 10:58:18 AM

    This might be a knee jerk reaction to the rumored moratorium in the downtown area. Interesting to see where the parking will be located...

  • remano
    April 12, 2011 - 10:00:19 AM

    I see there's also a notice posted on the window of the former sub shop on W. First at Arlington (across from Java Jungle) announcing the application for a license for a full liquor bar, no cabaret. Any other detail, Mike?

  • Barb
    April 29, 2011 - 6:08:21 PM

    please update Downtown, get rid of tacky eyesore signage etc.

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