railroad and melarkey streets, winnemucca, NV
The Martin Hotel is located on the corner of Railroad and Melarkey Streets in Winnemucca. Established in 1898, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, its dining rooms served heavy passenger and commercial traffic generated by the adjacent Southern Pacific Railroad. As a rooming house it was once a favorite place for area cattle ranchers and sheep men to stay on their infrequent trips to town.
The Martin’s family style Basque dining room, bar, and meeting rooms are still a favorite gathering place for area ranchers, townsfolk, and travelers alike. With its unique stucco exterior, familiar veranda, and hitching posts, and its interiors covered with an amazing variety of pressed tin walls and ceilings, the Martin Hotel offers a truly wonderful setting to experience an authentic family style Basque American meal.
Jade Brodie is a talent and a delight. Her songs are familiar yet powerful, stylish yet old-timey, and rolling with imagery and experiences appreciated by folks and friends of the American West. Jade first made it out to Winnemucca working with the railroad and continues to live and work in Humboldt County as cowboy. She's …
