Walking past Circus Circus and continuing toward the Silver Legacy, I observed the advertisements for each and reflected on my walk down by the river. Though the two areas were in close proximity to each other, they were nothing alike as they stressed two very different recreational aspects of Reno: gambling and the environment. As far as values are concerned, one could be considered very admirable and the other not so much, depending on one's point of view.
However, there is a distinguishable similarity in that these two completely different regions of Reno attract people to the area; these groups of individuals may not be anything like each other (or they very well could be) but these areas are receiving ample amounts of attention nonetheless.
Why is it that the city of Reno feels that it needs to capitalize on both gambling promotion and environmental awareness?
We know which district brings in the most revenue, but why do people choose to visit a certain area over others?
I believe that Reno seems to feel as if it needs to compensate for being the smaller version of Sin City down in the south. We see that we have the opportunity to be environmentally-aesthetic and we take advantage of that. The same could be said for the artistic regions of Reno.
In some obvious ways, parts of the casino district are still off-limits to university students simply because many of us have not reached 21 yet, however, one rarely notices this nowadays as we can freely walk through the casino without so much as a second glance by casino authorities. I doubt this would be the case a few decades ago.
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