Built in the mid-1940s from 20-year-old plans, the Mapes' art deco style was already becoming nostalgic. It opened as ...

Thursday marks 25 years since the downtown skyline changed forever when the iconic Mapes Hotel in Reno was imploded, a ...

Like a rich, colorful tapestry, the Mapes Hotel was tightly woven in Rick Casazza’s memories as a kid growing up in the Biggest Little City. With Reno roots dating back to the late 1870s when ...

Veteran casino executive Ferenc Szony, whose dad used to perform at the Mapes, remembers his time at the hotel as a kid and ...

A national recession stung Reno in the 1980s. The Mapes closed in 1982. The Kings Inn, Onslow and Riverside hotels followed the Mapes into history. The Holiday, Harold's Club and the Nevada ...