Built in the mid-1940s from 20-year-old plans, the Mapes' art deco style was already becoming nostalgic. It opened as Nevada's tallest building in 1947, and its Sky Room overlooked a town that ...

Mullen, originally appeared in the Reno Gazette-Journal on Jan. 30, 2000, the date of the Mapes Hotel-Casino's implosion. Since its publication, Nevada ... you walked down Virginia Street.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain; highs near 50 in the valleys and in the 40s at higher elevations. Mostly clear ...