The Reno Inn

The Hotel Murphy, shared by Nancy Quackenbush, daughter of Ruby Shepherd McAlpine. Circa 19161920
The Hotel Murphy, shared by Nancy Quackenbush, daughter of Ruby Shepherd McAlpine. Circa 19161920

Part 1 – Its Predecessor, the Hotel Murphy

I keep getting requests for stories about the Reno Inn. There are SO MANY that it’s been hard to know where to start. But start I will. And the starting point is not the Reno Inn that so many knew. It is the Hotel Murphy.

The Reno Inn sits within the much larger footprint of the Hotel Murphy. The Murphy was a grand place in its day. It was said by some to b…