Marilyn Marston, Art Marston Printing

In 1958, Marilyn Marston moved from the Bay Area to Reno, where she met her future husband, photographer and artist Art Marston. He founded Art Marston Printing, renting office space until 1974, when the Marstons purchased the old Zellerbach Paper Company building at 420 Valley Road. After Art’s passing in 1986, Marilyn sold the business to Valley Print and Mail, where she worked for ten years. Since 2001, she has rented the building to a series of tenants. She also speaks of her involvement with the Reno-Sparks Business Corridor Association. Photo by Patrick Cummings

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Marilyn Marston discusses the history of her building, originally the Zellerbach Paper Company warehouse, which was constructed in 1939 by Harry Stewart, who owned the neighboring Nevada Transfer and Warehouse Company. Recorded by Laura Wilhelm.

Marilyn Marston describes the layout and structure of the Zellerbach Paper Company warehouse, built in 1939, which she and her husband acquired in 1974. Recorded by Laura Wilhelm.

Marilyn Marston describes the original reasons for founding the Reno Sparks Business Corridor Association, a corridor business organization for which she serves as treasurer. Recorded by Laura Wilhelm.

Marilyn Marston describes the Christmas on the Corridor event and other activities sponsored by the Reno Sparks Business Corridor Association (RSBCA) to benefit the residents of the motels along the 4th Street-Prater Way corridor. Recorded by Laura Wilhelm.

John Feroah, Reno Police, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office

John Feroah grew up in Reno, where his father worked for the Reno Police Department. After high school, John joined the Air Guard and worked briefly for the City of Reno. In 1969, he joined the Reno Police Department, part-time, while working security for the Cal-Neva. In 1971, he began to work for the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, retiring in 2003. He has since worked for the Reno Police Department Reserve and the University of Nevada Police Department.

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Doug Quilici, Copenhagen Bar

Doug Quilici is owner of the Copenhagen Bar at 2140 Prater Way in Sparks. The bar was previously located several blocks to the west, and run by Doug’s father, Gino “Bear” Quilici. That location was demolished in 1966 to make way for Interstate 80. Doug became his father’s business partner even before Bear passed away in 1997. Longtime customer and bartender Ray Maldonado also chimes in with his memories of Bear and the popular bar.

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Lilli Moffit, Owner, Reno Rails

Lilli Moffit was born in Germany and raised in Iowa. In the 1990s, she and her husband, Bill, moved to Reno, where he worked for Sierra Pacific (now Nevada Energy). In 1998, the Moffits bought and renovated a former Chinese restaurant at 1229 East 4th Street and opened Reno Rails, a model train store. Lilli continued to operate the business after her husband passed away in 2010.

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Marilyn Marston, Art Marston Printing

John Feroah, Reno Police, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office

Doug Quilici, Copenhagen Bar

Lilli Moffit, Owner, Reno Rails

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4th Street | Prater Way