Northline Walking Journal - Old Harold's Club

I thought that the Harold's Club was a particularly interesting place as Northline concludes with Allison and Dan viewing its destruction (along with the Nevada Club) in the early hours of December 1999 and though there is nothing left today but an open plaza, I felt it was a relevant setting to touch on.

In a sense, the demolishing of the Harold's Club could not only symbolize the city of Reno preparing for the upcoming new millennium and making way for new renovations to accommodate a new generation, but it might also symbolize Allison making way for a new life as well, and demolishing her past.

As I viewed that plaza from a distance (near present-day Harrah's) I could only imagine what it would be like to stand there in the dark and cold of December while a gargantuan building takes a blast and crumbles to the ground. It would be awesome to see, but also somewhat sad in that acknowledging that a group of people put a lot of work and effort into a project whose fate would lie in nothing more than dusty rubble. Luckily, there may be a movie about the Harold's Club currently in pre-production so that this infamous site can leave its tattoo on the city of Reno for all to see and learn about its rich history.