Part of the fabric of the family’s story includes the Mapes Hotel, which stood tall in downtown Reno for over half a century until it was demolished on a chilly winter day on Jan. 30, 2000.

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.

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. October 1, 2024 Log in ...

RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — 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.

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.

Once the grandest high-rise hotel in the city, the Mapes was imploded by the city on Jan. 30, 2000. The story of the rise and fall of the beloved hotel, erected in 1947, is ably told in a new book ...

RENO, Nev. - A year after the implosion of the historic Mapes Hotel, the City Council is being asked to toughen the city's historic preservation ordinance. January 19, 2025 ...

T hursday 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. The Mapes Hotel, built in 1947, was ...