In 1923, Anthony Casazza purchased 140 acres of ranchland between what is now Plumb Lane and Vassar Street. Forty years later, the Casazza family transitioned from ranching to retail, opening a $2.4 million shopping complex on the property known as Shoppers Square. Business started at a humble pace – the first tenant was a drugstore, then came a grocery store, followed by 15 shops.
For more than 50 years, Shoppers Square served as a trusted and convenient retail and cultural center for thousands of Reno families – a place where on any given day visitors might catch a glimpse of a polling station or Santa Claus while picking up groceries or perusing a shop.
Casazza Family
Purchases Property
South Of Downtown Reno
Ahead Of Its Time,
Shoppers Square
Becomes A Community Icon
RPM Is Announced,
Built On A Tradition
of Retail In Reno
Reno Public Market has a new operator and manager for the upcoming “living room of Reno” at the former Shoppers Square. FIRETEN Hospitality as its new operator & manager for the Reno Public Market Food Hall. “Working with FIRETEN really has been fantastic,” said Doug Wiele, president and founding partner of Reno Public Market developer […]