Address 62 So. C Street, this building had two commercial spaces. Moses Wertheimer a German Jewish immigrant owner of a San Francisco cigar factory was in the south half of the building in 1868. It operated until the mid 1890โs. North half was a saloon from 1864 to early 1900โs. In 1930โs C. Pucinelli merged halves and reopened as the Old 62 Bar.
This was a dingy one-bit saloon with a cat-house through the back door. Unlike most brothels where you didn’t pay for sex, instead, you paid for champagne that was hugely overpriced. It was genteel.
Location. 39ยฐ 18.538โฒ N, 119ยฐ 39.011โฒ W. At the intersection of C Street (Nevada Route 341) and Washington Street, on the right when traveling south on C Street. Click for map. 290 C Street, Virginia City NV 89440, United States of America.