Post #323630 by pappythesailor on Mon, Aug 6, 2007 5:29 PM

Here's the last of 'em. Anybody seen "Milano"? He must have been huge to only have one name. Like Charro or Ann-Margaret.

(from the Reno Evening Gazette 26 August 1958)

MILANO, a native of the South Pacific, is shown hand carving "tikis" or native gods as dec-
orative pieces for Dick Graves' new south sea restaurant opening in Sparks in November. The
new restaurant is to be called 'Trader Dick's" and will be located at the site o£ the old Sparks
Nugget. Graves, owner of the Nugget casino, s aid that this fifth food operation (the other
four are: Round House, Golden Rooster Room, Coffee Shop and Prime Rib Room) will feature
several dining rooms, bars and slot machine areas and a very unusual oriental-type buffet.
Remodeling costs are estimated at $100,000. Frank Green of Reno is the architect for the
project and Eli Hedley, owner of three Disneyland shops, is the decorator and designer.