Lane City 1978 – 2020 In this week’s edition of White Pine: Then & Now we visit Lane City, a ghost town three miles west of Ely in a wide spot of Robinson Canyon. Founded in 1869 as Mineral City, by 1872 the town had boomed boasting roughly 600 inhabitants, a school, and a post office. The name was changed in 1896 to Lane City after Charles D. Lane, who had recently … [Read more...] about White Pine County Then and Now
Then and Now
White Pine County: Then & Now
In today’s edition of White Pine: Then & Now, we are visiting downtown Ely once again. The original photo was taken during the first few months of 1949 during what is known as Operation Hayride (or Operation Haylift after the release of the movie by that name in 1950). The comparison photo was shot on December 30, 2023. We can see that aside from the Army trucks loaded … [Read more...] about White Pine County: Then & Now
White Pine County: Then & Now
Good day and welcome to this weeks edition of White Pine: Then & Now! Today we examine another vignette of life in downtown Ely looking southeasterly from in front of the old Olympia Market looking at Sprouse-Reitz Five & Dime in 1954. Out of frame to the left is the old Collins Hotel. The building immediately to the left of the Sprouse-Reitz is the old Anderson’s … [Read more...] about White Pine County: Then & Now