Reno in Washoe County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Ginsburg Jewelry Company

1914-1971

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 21, 2016

1. Ginsburg Jewelry Company Marker (south base)

Inscription.
[south base]Clock originally located at 133 North Virginia Street
November, 1935
Harry Ginsburg, Proprietor
In the mid 1960’s, the clock was donated to Park Lane Mall
on Plumb Lane and South Virginia Street
by Sam Ginsburg who took over the family business
upon his father’s death in 1954.
In 2007, the clock was generously donated to the City of Reno by
M & H Realty Partners

[north base]Restored and relocated
to this location to mark the
50th Anniversary of the Club Cal-Neva Casino
April 1, 2012
By the Bill and Barbara Cavanaugh Thornton Family
A Time For Peace

Erected 2012 by Bill and Barbara Cavanaugh Thornton Family.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 39° 31.547′ N, 119° 48.767′ W. Marker is in Reno, Nevada, in Washoe County. It is at the intersection of North Virginia Street (Business U.S. 395) and East 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on North Virginia Street. Marker and clock are located along the sidewalk at the northwest corner of the Reno City Plaza. Touch for map. Marker

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is at or near this postal address: 10 North Virginia Street, Reno NV 89501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Sierra Nevada

and in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Virginia Street Bridges (within shouting distance of this marker); Lake's Crossing (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Votes for Women (about 400 feet away); Frederick Joseph DeLongechamps (about 400 feet away); Site of Nevada’s First Public Library (about 400 feet away); Reno's Beginning (about 500 feet away); Jacob Davis's Tailor Shop (about 600 feet away); Reno (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reno.

Also see . . .
1. A Time for Peace: Clock of the Ginsburg Jewelry Co. in downtown Reno. (Submitted on January 1, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Ginsburg House.

Ginsburg Jewelry Company Marker (<i>north base</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 21, 2016

2. Ginsburg Jewelry Company Marker (north base)

The Ginsburg name is well-known in Reno not just for Harry Ginsburg’s longstanding jewelry store, but for the 18-foot-high, four-sided clock that he had installed in front of his Virginia Street business on November 18, 1935. The Ginsburgs were born, raised, and married (1903) in Russia, before immigrating to the west coast of the United States in 1906. Harry Ginsburg’s father had reportedly been watchmaker to the Czar and family until 1904. (Submitted on January 1, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Ginsburg Jewelry Company Clock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 21, 2016

3. Ginsburg Jewelry Company Clock

(marker is located at base of clock)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 21, 2016

4. Ginsburg Jewelry Company Clock

Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 655 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 1, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.