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The bank came first.

1596 Esmeralda Ave, built 1909.

When H.F. Dangberg put up the Farmer's Bank of Carson Valley in 1909, it stood alone in the sagebrush. It was the second building in the new town of Minden, red brick in the Italianate style, with BANK set into the parapet over the corner door.

Look up on your way in and the BANK sign is still there. Inside, the old vault still works. These days it holds the liquor.

  1. 1909H.F. Dangberg opens the Farmer's Bank of Carson Valley, only the second building in Minden.
  2. 1918The bank moves out and the Minden Post Office moves in. It stays until 1974.
  3. 1987The Carson Valley Days parade marches past the corner.
  4. 2000Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  5. 2012The Corner Bar opens its doors.
Black and white photo of the 1987 Carson Valley Days parade passing the corner
Family and friends at a Bloody Mary stand under the new Corner Bar sign in 2012
The brick front on Esmeralda in the fall

The parade in 1987, opening weekend in 2012, and the corner today.