“The Reno Cure.” A Living History Presentation

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Reno has long been known as “The Biggest Little City.” But it wasn’t just the introduction of legalized gambling in 1931 that brought the town its fame. For the first half of the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of people came to the Truckee River town (and to Glenbrook), to get a “quickie” dissolution to their marriage.  Local historians David & Gayle Woodruff assume the fictive Reno Divorce Ranch characters of Clive and Vivian Sterling, as they recount the unique, interesting, and often amusing history of the Reno Divorce Industry and its Divorce Ranches…and the very important role they played in Reno’s early years.