If there ever is an apocalyptic event that would require the fallout aesthetic that Shelter provides, then any visitor can rest assured he or she will be surviving in style in an atmosphere that seems to evoke Prince’s “1999” ethos in the best of ways.
Owned and operated by Jamy Keshmiri, who also owns the building on the corner of N. Virginia and First Street that houses the stylish bunker/bar/bowling alley triumvirate, Shelter resides in the sprawling basement.
But Shelter’s patrons will feel anything but claustrophobic in the space. Multicolored lights adorn the area, with fiber optic lights embedded in the bar-top and eye-popping illuminations adorning each of the six bowling lanes that will ensure if any unlucky customer misses their strike it won’t be for lack of visibility.
It is the latest addition to the Renaissance sweeping the River Walk District and Midtown as a whole. And true to that ideal, Reno’s mayor and one of the driving forces in the Midtown revival, Hillary Schieve, was there to cut the ribbon at the RSVP early opening event April 8, 2015.
Family entertainment is offered by day with bowling and food, letting it’s hair down at night to become a venue for the college crowd with a well-stocked bar and DJ.
Shelter is open daily from noon until about as late as late as they can keep them.
