The Bank Saloon is located at 418 S. Carson St. in Carson City, Nevada, across from the Nevada State Capitol. Built in 1899, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and is known for playing a vital role in the social and political atmosphere of the area.
Opening on August 19, 1899, the establishment was also known as Jack's Bar and is apparently the longest continuously operating bar in Carson City. It remained open during the era of Prohibition, and it is believed to have hosted many informal meetings that affected the course of history in Nevada.
The original Jack's Bar closed in June 2002, and the building fell into severe disrepair, resulting in visibly leaning walls and nesting pigeons. Restoration work on the building began in May 2017 and finished in 2020.
The Bank Saloon had an official re-opening in November 2020. The building remains a representative of a class of establishments that served the social and political atmosphere of Carson City, a small rural community that is the state's capitol.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Kyle McLonely
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