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Last Motels Standing: Easy 8 Motel

This is part of a series of essays and poems with photos on the last motels still standing in Reno. We previously had a series on the last motel residents of Reno. Motels, initially conceived for tourists, increasingly became a last housing option for many, due to bad credit, not enough money for deposits, or not wanting to deal with a multitude of bills and complications, or a first housing option for residents coming out of homelessness. Many motels are now being torn down, after being bought out and razed by slow to act developers, with many vacant lots now dotting the downtown landscape.

quiet on our side 

it doesn't get any easier 

a man sat at the bottom of the staircase screaming for someone in their room

over and over again

hurry up, hurry up

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there wasn’t anyone else

the woman at the office let me walk around without any trouble, explaining myself and my purpose 

she said she wouldn’t answer any questions, i get it

the motel next door told me to leave 

i can’t blame them 

the Yamaha motorcycle almost took on a life of its own

i have never seen anything like it

you have to look out for yourself for once

don’t keep waiting but i’m wrapped up in intimate memories 

this terrible memory

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i love seeing older RVs around town

it was the first thing i noticed when i was walking up

there was lots of police activity across the street at another motel 

quiet on our side, i'd rather keep it that way 

i’m just here to document what will be removed at one point 

just like me

removed 

Photos and Essay by Jake Lorgé for Our Town Reno




Monday 08.08.22
Posted by Nicolas Colombant
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