‘It was beautiful’: Mapes Hotel was a fixture for generations of one Reno family From his childhood and college days to his last visit before it was torn down, Rick Casazza remembers his time ...

This article, written by then-investigative reporter Frank X. Mullen, originally appeared in the Reno Gazette-Journal on Jan. 30, 2000, the date of the Mapes Hotel-Casino's implosion. Since its ...

This event presents a great visual story for local television—featuring my current project, The Mapes Suite, which reinterprets the demolition of Reno’s historic Mapes Hotel through music and ...

Thursday marks 25 years since the downtown skyline changed forever when the iconic Mapes Hotel in Reno was imploded, a significant event in the city's history.

Learn more about the full cast of Charlie Chan in Reno with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide ...

Local historian and author Alicia Barber told News 4-Fox 11 the lengthy city plaza saga after the demolition of the Mapes Hotel illustrated some of downtown Reno's challenges. "The large scale of ...

Cafferata, who attended her high school senior prom in the Mapes' Sky Room on the top floor, has great affection for the concrete-and-brick structure. In this relatively short work (80 pages), she ...

Discover showtimes, read reviews, watch trailers, find streaming options, and see where to watch Charlie Chan in Reno (1939). Explore cast details and learn more on Moviefone.

RENO – A string of firecrackers – very large firecrackers – went off in rapid-fire fashion a couple minutes past 8 a.m. Sunday. The Mapes Hotel stood its ground for many seconds, its windows ...

They demolished the Mapes Hotel early in the year 2000, reducing the historic high-rise to a pile of debris by the Truckee River in downtown Reno.

A series of lawsuits and requests for restraining orders prompted a state review of open meetings laws related to the Reno City Council’s handling of the decision to demolish the Mapes.