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By: Meghan Saar 03/01/2008
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Best known for his 1940 novel The Ox-Bow Incident, Walter Van Tilburg Clark lived in Reno, Nevada, as a youth. His autobiographical novel, The City of Trembling Leaves, discusses 1920s Reno, and your enjoyment of it will increase tenfold by visiting the nearby sites Pyramid Lake and Lake Tahoe.
Walking the Read
The Truckee River Walk includes a stop on Arlington Street, where you can see the Victorian homes designed by Reno architect Frederick de Longchamps, shaded by Cottonwoods and Elms.
This picturesque residential walk will show you what inspired Clark to call Reno the “City of Trembling Leaves.”
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