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===20th-century revitalization and growth=== In 1931, [[gambling]] was legalized in Nevada which increased tourism to Carson City.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carson City |url=https://www.nvexpeditions.com/carsoncity/carson.php |website=Nevada Expeditions |access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref> As early as the late 1940s, discussions began about merging Ormsby County and Carson City. By this time, the county was little more than Carson City and a few hamlets to the west. By the 1960 census, all but 2,900 of the county's residents lived in Carson City. However, the effort did not pay off until 1966, when a statewide referendum approved the merger. The required constitutional amendment was passed in 1968. On April 1, 1969, Ormsby County and Carson City officially merged as the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City.<ref name=consolidatedmunicipality /> With this consolidation, Carson City absorbed former town sites such as [[Empire City, Nevada|Empire City]], which had grown up in the 1860s as a milling center along the Carson River and current [[U.S. Route 50 in Nevada|U.S. Route 50]]. Carson City could now advertise itself as one of America's largest state capitals with its {{convert|146|sqmi|km2}} of city limits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carson.org/Index.aspx?page=140|title=Carson City: History|author=Carson City Government|access-date=February 6, 2021|archive-date=July 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725141732/http://www.carson.org/Index.aspx?page=140|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1991, the city adopted a downtown master plan, specifying no building within {{convert|500|ft|m|abbr=off}} of the capitol would surpass it in height. This plan effectively prohibited future high-rise development in the center of downtown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/?id=carsoncity-nv-usa |title=About Carson City |author=Staff Writer |publisher=Emporis |access-date=May 23, 2021 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023125134/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/?id=carsoncity-nv-usa |archive-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref> The [[Ormsby House]] is the tallest building in downtown Carson City, at a height of {{convert|117|feet}}. The structure was completed in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/city/carsoncity-nv-usa/all-buildings/highrise |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023143701/http://www.emporis.com/city/carsoncity-nv-usa/all-buildings/highrise |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |title=Carson City High Rise Buildings |publisher=Emporis.com |access-date=January 17, 2013}}</ref>
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