For as long as people have lived here, Carson City and the surrounding areas have been changing. Americans first moved here in the 1850s, and by 1864 the State of Nevada had been created, with several bustling cities. The area hasn't stopped growing since.

And as long as these cities have existed, there have been photographers here to take pictures of them. That's what this section of the site is devoted to; the pictures of the past and how much things have changed since they were taken. I'll be working with old photographs of Carson City, Douglas County, Dayton, Virginia City, even Lake Tahoe and Reno. I'll go back to the same spot the photo was taken, and retake the picture myself, showing what the area looks like today and how much things have changed.

Most of the "Then" pictures will be historic photos from fifty or a hundred years ago. But some of them could be just a few years or even months old. It depends on what the subject is. Obviously some of the most striking pictures will be ones where everything has been wiped out and the whole neighborhood has changed, or there's just one relic from the past left in a sea of new development. But it's also fascinating to see things that have remained undisturbed for a hundred years, or that have only changed in subtle ways.

In any case, this will be a chronicle of the passage of time here in Northern Nevada, and how far we've come since those pioneer days. Or even since last week.

#33 - Bella Fiore Wines
by Scott Schrantz
2008/06/18

#31 - First Methodist Church
by Scott Schrantz
2007/08/05

#30 - Washington Street Rails
by Scott Schrantz
2007/03/15

#29 - Ormsby House Front Door
by Scott Schrantz
2007/03/11

#28 - The New Ormsby House
by Scott Schrantz
2007/02/09

#27 - 802 S. Nevada
by Scott Schrantz
2006/11/22

#26 - Flower Bucket Florist
by Scott Schrantz
2006/09/09

#25 - Virginia City - C Street 2
by Scott Schrantz
2006/08/08

#24 - Carson City Post Office
by Scott Schrantz
2006/08/01

#23 - The Merci Train
by Scott Schrantz
2006/07/05

#22 - Building A Post Office
by Scott Schrantz
2006/06/11

#21 - The Ritchford Hotel
by Scott Schrantz
2006/06/05

#20 - Ira L. Winters House
by Scott Schrantz
2006/05/24

#19 - The Carson Opera House
by Scott Schrantz
2006/05/22

#18 - Carson Theater
by Scott Schrantz
2006/05/19

#17 - The Two Houses of Ormsby
by Scott Schrantz
2006/05/06

#16 - Ormsby County Poor Farm
by Scott Schrantz
2006/04/25

#15 - Railroad Avenue
by Scott Schrantz
2006/04/25

#14 - Nye Building
by Scott Schrantz
2006/03/28

#13 - Nevada State Children's Home
by Scott Schrantz
2006/03/23

#12 - Central School
by Scott Schrantz
2006/03/05

#11 - Central School
by Scott Schrantz
2006/03/06

#10 - David Smaill House
by Scott Schrantz
2006/03/02

#9 - Carson-Tahoe Lumberyards
by Scott Schrantz
2006/02/22

#8 - Cafe Del Rio
by Scott Schrantz
2006/02/22

#7 - V&T Railroad Shops
by Scott Schrantz
2006/02/16

#6 - First Presbyterian Church
by Scott Schrantz
2006/02/14

#5 - Kelley-Schulz House
by Scott Schrantz
2006/02/12

#4 - Downtown Minden
by Scott Schrantz
2006/02/10

#3 - Warren Engine Company
by Scott Schrantz
2006/02/09

#2 - Virginia City - C Street
by Scott Schrantz
2006/02/04

#1 - South Carson Street
by Scott Schrantz
2006/02/04

I'm always looking for old photos to showcase in this section. If you have anything that you think would make an interesting Then And Now study, send it my way! You can contact me at scotts@computer-vet.com.