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The Chip Board Archive 24

Interesting Chip from Reno

This chip is probably a business card for one of the Hanson boys. I believe this is the first shopping center constructed in the Reno area.

The Village Shopping Center on California Avenue is a million-dollar enterprise conceived of by builder Jack Hanson, and built by Walker Boudwin Construction. Comprised of ten different businesses, anchored by the Hanson Market which is owned by father and son Frank and Jack Hanson, it is 310 feet long, constructed of Redi-lite concrete masonry. Designed by structural engineer John Webster Brown, the building has been described as “earthquake resistant” with firewalls between each of the ten units. The building is fronted by a 14-foot walkway, covered by a 12-foot canopy. A truly innovative feature of the center is the “high fidelity” taped music provided by Art Rempel, issuing from speakers in Hanson’s Market and along the walkway.

Anyone have any other information they could share about this chip or its history?


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