Welcome to our Nevada History series!

Today we’re diving into how the Railroads shaped Nevada. Before the neon, before the casinos, before Las Vegas became the entertainment capital of the world… Nevada was a railroad state.

In this episode, we explore how the transcontinental railroad, the Virginia & Truckee, and the early lines of Southern Pacific and the Las Vegas railroad transformed empty desert into thriving cities. Learn how Reno, Sparks, and Las Vegas all owe their existence to steel rails, steam locomotives, and the men who carved tracks across the high desert.

You’ll discover:

🚂 How the Central Pacific Railroad chose the site that became Reno

🏔️ The brutal construction across the Sierra Nevada

🪙 How the Comstock Lode gave birth to the Virginia & Truckee Railroad

🏭 Why Sparks was created almost overnight as a new railroad town

🌵 How a desert rail stop became Las Vegas in 1905

🚆 And how modern freight and Amtrak still follow the same routes todayNevada wasn’t built by neon or mob money — it was built by railroads, one spike and one mile at a time.

If you love Nevada history, railroads, old mining towns, and the forgotten stories of the Wild West, you’re in the right place.

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Episode 28 | Raymond Davis — Author of Incorruptible, Recovery, Fear, and Finding Faith

Raymond Davis has lived through darkness most people never escape. Raised in the East Bay, Ray’s story moves from childhood identity struggles to 21 years of alcoholism, meth addiction, street life, DUIs, rehabs, and paranoia so deep he once chased shadow people in the Tenderloin. But everything changed when faith cracked through his chaos.

In this episode, Ray shares raw stories about growing up mixed-race in a divided world, surviving addiction in the Bay, wrestling with fear, losing friends to the disease, and the moment he finally surrendered on February 3rd, 2006 — a turning point that sparked nearly two decades of recovery. He talks about repairing family relationships, caring for his aging parents, learning accountability, speaking inside San Quentin, and discovering purpose through service, spirituality, and writing his book Incorruptible.

This conversation goes deep into fear, faith, identity, ego, unity, and what it really takes to walk out of the grave and into a new life. A powerful episode for anyone navigating recovery or looking for proof that transformation is real.

⁠Incorruptible By Raymond Davis⁠

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Fourth Street Live is hosted by Jacob Green, a Reno-based author, musician, biker, and storyteller, bringing raw conversations about recovery, motorcycles, and local culture.

Welcome to our Nevada History Series!

Today we’re diving into the top five most dangerous and notorious mobsters tied to Nevada — the men who shaped Las Vegas from the shadows and left a trail of crime, corruption, and unforgettable stories behind them.

From Bugsy Siegel, the mobster who helped build the Flamingo and modernize the Strip…To Tony “The Ant” Spilotro, the violent enforcer whose reign inspired the movie Casino…To Lefty Rosenthal, Moe Dalitz, and Frank Cullotta, whose lives blurred the line between glittering casinos and organized crime.

Nevada’s history is full of untold tales, and this series will bring you the wildest, darkest, and most fascinating stories from the Silver State every week.

If you love true crime, Vegas history, or behind-the-scenes stories most people never hear… hit Subscribe and join us for the journey.#NevadaHistory #RenoHistory #LasVegasHistory #SparksNevada #NevadaRailroads #RailroadHistory #VirginiaAndTruckee #CentralPacificRailroad #TranscontinentalRailroad #ComstockLode #WildWestHistory #NevadaStories #RenoNevada #VegasHistory #BiggestLittleCity #HistoryDocumentary #AmericanHistory #OldWest #NevadaLore