It seemed like it took less than an hour, and just like that they were gone. Today, the former Silver Spur, the Westerner and the Dutch Wife motels on West 4th joined other former tourist stops like downtown's Golden West Motor Lodge and the Heart O' Reno…motels that lost their charm and viability decades ago. The West 4th motels have had a fast decline in the six months they've been closed. Mayor Hillary Schieve told us, "It’s become very concerning. As you can see, a lot of the infrastructure has been ripped out of it. We found needles up here." Before he started breaking down the motels, Diversified Demolition president Ken Mercurio agreed: "You know a lot of people have broken in and have inhabited it, and when they do this there are a lot of dangers."
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